Lease-up: Consultant

EXPERIENCED APARTMENT LEASE-UP SALES SPECIALIST WANTED for LARGE, BRAND NEW COMMUNITY! Wood Residential Services, a division of the largest Real Estate developer in the nation, has an immediate opening for a highly experienced Lease-up Residential Sales Specialist for one of its large, beautiful brand new apartment communities in the Torrance area of Southern California. We are looking for a Sales Specialist. Over the last several years you have proven your ability to sell and provide customer service. You've worked late nights and long weekends, yet you seem to be stuck. You are ready for sales and customer service role with great hours and a real opportunity for advancement without high pressure. Come home as a Sales Specialist for Wood Residential Services. You are the face of Wood Residential Services. In this sales and customer service role you are often the first contact, by phone, online or in person, for our prospective residents. By combining your sales, customer service and marketing skills, you'll build relationships with prospective residents and introduce them to Wood Residential Services. It is your responsibility as a Sales Specialist to meet with prospective residents, make a connection through a friendly smile or handshake and show them why they should select Wood Residential Services as their home. Responsibilities As a Sales Specialist, you start your day by reviewing the contact leads supplied to you and following up with individuals you have previously met. While this is a sales role, most of your leads come from Wood Residential Service's call center, walk-ins, phone calls or responses to your advertising. Combining the best of inside sales and outside sales, your role is to build a professional relationship with prospective residents, matching their needs to Wood Residential Service's properties. Additionally, as a sales and leasing consultant, you will: •  Showing apartments and answering prospective residents' questions about pricing •  Prepare leasing agreements •  Verify applications and follow up on applications including resident screening •  Follow up on prospects and leads •  Coordinate with the marketing team to place online ads and ensure signage is correctly positioned •  Maintain prospect records using proprietary online tools Requirements Our Sales Specialists share common passions - confidence, creativity and organization. Combining confidence and creativity, our leasing consultants reach out to attract new residents, determine their needs, address those needs and then close the sale. Your organizational skills enable you to juggle multiple prospects, existing residents, walk-ins and follow ups all in stride within the course of your day. While we look forward to teaching you about property management and leasing units, we need you to bring your confidence, creativity and organizational skills to Wood Residential Services along with: •  Excellent communication skills demonstrating verbal and written expression, active listening and ability to maintain interpersonal relationships •  Ability to identify strengths & weaknesses of alternative sales approaches •  Prioritization & organization of time and customers •  Experience operating computer systems, specifically Microsoft Office Suite and property management systems, Yardi. •  Willingness to work non-traditional hours including early evenings, weekends and holidays Successful Sales Specialists have come from retail, customer service, hospitality, finance and real estate. Benefits It's a great place to work! Wood Residential Services offers financial incentives based upon performance. In addition, we provide a salary and benefits package which includes a 401k, dental insurance, medical insurance, disability benefits, prescription drug coverage, confidential employee assistance programs, life insurance, paid sick time, paid company holidays, job training programs, and paid vacations. Wood Residential Services is an equal opportunity employer.