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Manager Sales

San Jose, California

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Position Type: Full time
State: CA
City: San Jose
Zip Code: 95125
Compensation: $59,500.00 - $89,500.00

Overview

Creating a better way to live is the purpose that binds AvalonBay associates. At AvalonBay, every day is an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life. Whether it’s helping someone choose one of our communities as their home, providing great service to our residents, or supporting our fel low associates, we are committed to creating an unforgettable experience as a great place to live - and work.

The Role

This position offers a Signing Bonus of $5,000

The Sales Manager is primarily responsible for supporting and managing all aspects of the leasing process across multiple communities (1633 Units), developing and implementing appropriate sales strategies and practices based on the needs of the community, determining community sales goals, and motivating, coaching and monitoring performance of sales associates in order to achieve community and organizational goals.  


Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Proactively manage the sales process by converting prospect leads into leases; assist with move-ins, lease renewals, and move-outs; ensure that all lease information is accurately and timely recorded according to policy; lease apartments as needed.

  • Understand the community’s budgeted occupancy, rents and leasing needs and set appropriate weekly and monthly leasing goals for the leasing team; track, monitor, and report progress and overall performance.

  • Schedule and delegate workload between Leasing Consultants to ensure work is being completed accurately and in a timely fashion.

  • Provide feedback, coaching, and support to the sales team to drive achievement of established goals; hold one-on-one meetings with sales staff.

  • Model effective leasing and sales behavior; professionally present and educate residents and prospective residents on layout, amenities, design and features of the community and brand as well as the surrounding area/neighborhood; conduct tours as needed.

  • Ensure appropriate resolution of customer service issues; empower effective sales and customer service interactions that results in high level of customer loyalty and satisfaction.

  • Oversee the delivery of various resident-oriented services (e.g. package pick-up/delivery, community newsletter, parking passes, etc.)

  • Provide pricing recommendations; assist in the completion of Market Survey Reports to be used by the management team to assess the competitiveness of the community.

  • Follow all applicable AvalonBay policies and procedures and ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws, specifically Fair Housing regulations.

You Have:

  • High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

  • 3+ years of multi-family or related property management experience required, equivalent experience in retail and/or hospitality property management 

  • 1+ years of people management experience 

  • Experience managing community operations, including financial performance, customer service, communications, marketing, negotiation, crisis management, and staffing 

  • Successfully resolves resident issues as demonstrated by past work experience.

  • Experience supporting and developing subordinates and providing feedback and coaching to subordinates that result in improved performance 

  • Ability to exercise professional judgment with composure. Manages contracts with third party service providers as demonstrated by previous work experience.

How AvalonBay Supports You

We know that our teams are the beating heart of our success and we’re committed to showing our appreciation.

We offer:

Comprehensive benefits — health, dental and vision, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an employee stock purchase plan and more. Click on Benefits (https://jobs.avalonbay.com/benefits) for information.

Growth based on achievement and promotion from within.

Associate recognition (a company-wide recognition program that celebrates associate efforts and successes in contributing to the overall success of the organization – including destination awards, ‘AvalonBay’s Very Best’ recognition program and others!).

A 20% discount on our incredible apartment homes.

A culture built on purpose and our core values - A Commitment to Integrity, A Spirit of Caring, and A Focus on Continuous Improvement.

Additional Info

AvalonBay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive and diverse work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  We believe that in order to achieve our purpose of creating a better way to live, we must recruit, develop and retain associates with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives and create an environment that encourages all voices to be heard, understood and appreciated. With this we know we can do great things.

AvalonBay makes employment decisions without regard to a person’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics or testing), citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by the law.

AvalonBay will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements under the law.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

AvalonBay does not require or request that you provide any information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  Please redact this information prior to the submission of your application and/or leave these fields incomplete on your application.

For California residents, if you elect to apply to AvalonBay you accept the AvalonBay California Personnel Privacy Notice (https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california-personnel-privacy-notice/)

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