Sales Manager Job Description
Real estate sales managers perform various duties, tasks, and responsibilities as shown in the job description example below:
Supporting and helping build successful agents
Generating client leads to buy, sell, and rent a property
Managing a sales team and providing leadership, training, and coaching
Recruiting agents to the brokerage to increase size and sales
Assisting in negotiations between buyers and sellers
Responding to agent questions on contracts, negotiations, strategies, and goal planning
Showing properties to potential buyers and renters
Teaching weekly training classes (live or virtual)
Setting individual sales targets with the sales team
Preparing loyalty contracts, purchasing agreements, rental agreements, deeds, and other documents for each real estate transaction
Hiring and training staff
Planning and directing sales team training
Working on sales scripts with agents
Meeting with clients and maintaining client relationships
Tracking, collecting, and interpreting sales figures and reporting
Ensuring every member of the sales team has the necessary resources to perform properly
Staying informed on real estate industry
Controlling expenses and monitoring budgets.
Key Skills
Positive and enthusiastic attitude
Excellent verbal communication skills and active listening skills
Knowledge and application of sales techniques such as building rapport, needs/values selling, negotiating, and closing the sale
Ability to work any of the seven days of the week and holidays
Prior timeshare experience and flexible prospecting skills
Strong sales, negotiation, and communication skills
Ability to work independently combined with exceptional interpersonal skills
Ability to critically think and problem-solve
Good organizational, multitasking, prioritization, and effective time management skills
Knowledge of real estate sales process, local, state, property regulations
Strong computer