Sales & Marketing Manager

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As Sales & Marketing Manager, you'll play a central role in shaping how Places for People presents itself to customers, partners, and the wider marketplace. You'll elevate the quality, consistency, and reach of our marketing and communications, helping us build vibrant new communities and strengthen our brand presence across both New Homes and Shared Ownership. You'll also work closely with a range of partners and stakeholders involved in major projects including housing partners and internal marketing colleagues, and external creative, digital, and print suppliers ensuring our developments are promoted effectively and cohesively. With a strong focus on creative marketing delivery, you'll ensure our schemes stand out – from the way we communicate online to the experience customers receive on-site and build and execute tailored strategies

You'll take ownership of the marketing journey and customer experience across multiple developments, ensuring everything from signage and show home presentation to campaign activity and collateral meets a consistently high standard. Working closely with the Sales, Marketing & Investments Director, you will shape strategy for upcoming schemes, build tailored campaigns for diverse buying routes, and continually refine our processes to improve performance and customer satisfaction. The role requires strong commercial awareness, the ability to understand the local market landscape, and the confidence to recommend targeted actions based on insight and data.

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Please note: Assessments are used within this role as part of our shortlisting phase.

To be eligible for an interview you must be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria in your application:

• Experience within a Marketing Manager role within the New Homes/Developments sector, with a proven ability to deliver effective multichannel marketing campaigns that enhance customer engagement and support scheme performance.
• Line management experience, including coaching, developing, and motivating teams to achieve high standards of customer experience and overall commercial outcomes.
• The ability to manage marketing budgets confidently, ensuring spend is targeted, monitored, and delivers strong value and measurable outcomes for each scheme.
• Ability to manage projects independently, taking ownership of deadlines, campaign delivery, onsite presentation, and cross-functional coordination to maintain consistent brand standards.

You are commercially minded, with a clear understanding of the wider housing market, competitor activity, and current trends. You're confident analysing performance, responding to market shifts, and making informed recommendations that strengthen our brand, enhance engagement, and support overall scheme success. As a people leader, you're skilled in setting clear expectations, inspiring your team, and driving high performance through coaching, development, and consistent communication.

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply – you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone who does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading social enterprise, we don't discriminate based on any protected attribute. In fact, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving communities for both our customers and employees.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

Benefits

We are a large, diverse, and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year

• Competitive Bonus

• Company Car/Car Allowance

• Training and development

• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.