* At Weeks Homes we're transforming the South Australian home-building experience
* Pivotal leadership opportunity to lead our new homes sales strategy in SA
At Weeks, we've been building beautiful homes for South Australians for over 40 years. Every one of these spaces is unique and forms a place where people and families come together to make memories that will last a lifetime. We believe that by helping to bring these spaces to life is one of the most important jobs of all. Our company culture is focussed on safety, innovation, and quality.
We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia's leading home building group.
About the opportunity
Reporting to the CEO, the State Sales Manager (SSM) is a senior and impactful position responsible for the Weeks Homes sales results, delivery execution and team development within the South Australian market. You will achieve high yield by leading, developing, and hiring effective local teams (across 3 key regions), ensuring sales and customer experience standards are met on a consistent basis and leading strategic business planning within the market. The role provides direct leadership to a Sales Manager, Lead Management and Sales Support Coordinators, and indirectly leads Sales Consultants and Associates located on site and across multiple display homes. More specifically, you will:
* Lead, coach and develop the sales team, providing daily support, structured training, one‐on‐one performance feedback, and oversight of KPIs, targets, and conversion rates
* Drive sales performance and operational excellence, ensuring volume, revenue, and market share KPIs are set, tracked, and reported, while advocating for and implementing improved sales processes
* Support team effectiveness and customer outcomes, including recruitment, onboarding, rostering, performance management, and resolving escalated customer matters in partnership with the Sales Manager
* Translate national business objectives into clear, actionable plans by collaborating with internal stakeholders to improve sales processes, cross‐functional ways of working, and product development
* Build and maintain strong relationships with key external partners and internal teams, including land developers and marketing, to support brand consistency, successful promotions, and aligned product offerings
* Provide market‐driven insights and strategic direction by analysing competitor activity and customer behaviour, adapting sales strategies to current and future conditions, and evaluating the feasibility of new market opportunities to inform actionable business decisions
About you
You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will demonstrate:
* Proven experience in a similar role (Project Marketing Sales/Residential Sales experience ideal)
* Strong personal gravitas in all communication, with the ability to convey confidence, credibility, and influence when engaging stakeholders at all levels
* Transformational and values driven leadership style
* Confidence to lead meetings, recruit, onboard, train, and mentor team members to set them up for ongoing success
* Adaptable to fast‐paced, changing priorities and problem‐solving skills
* People‐focused with a strong work ethic and results‐driven mindset
We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don't feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We'd love to have a chat with you about your career goals.
Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Our perks and benefits
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia's leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that's why we offer a bundle of benefits:
* Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
* Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
* Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
* Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we're proud of being industry leading with this benefit!)
* Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
* AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
* A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we're proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
* Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
* A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
* NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
* Attractive remuneration
* And so much more!
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre‐employment medical.
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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