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Sales Area Manager

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Employee stock purchase plan
flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid Time Off

Job Description

D.R. Horton, Inc., established in 1978, is recognized as the largest homebuilder in the United States and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company focuses on constructing and selling high-quality homes, primarily targeting entry-level and first-time move-up homebuyers. In addition to homebuilding, D.R. Horton provides mortgage financing and title services through its subsidiaries, offering a comprehensive home buying experience to its customers. The company has built a solid reputation for delivering value and quality, backed by a commitment to customer satisfaction and community development. More information about the company can be found on its official website at www.drhorton.com.

D.R. Horton is currently seeking a dynamic and experienced Sales Area Manager to lead and oversee sales operations across multiple new home communities within a specified geographic region. This full-time role based in Greenville, South Carolina, offers an opportunity to join a Fortune 500 company that is growing rapidly and values team players and enthusiastic attitudes. The Sales Area Manager will be responsible for driving sales performance through effective leadership, coaching, and strategic execution, ensuring a consistent and superior customer experience across all model homes.

In this pivotal role, the Sales Area Manager will manage multiple active community sales operations, working closely with sales representatives to enhance closing effectiveness and customer service. The position demands strong analytical skills to monitor traffic, convert leads, and manage backlog performance, implementing strategies to boost results. Maintaining brand standards and professional sales environments at model homes is a key responsibility, alongside coordinating with marketing, online sales, and corporate teams to optimize lead generation and buyer engagement. The Sales Area Manager will also review contracts, pricing, and incentives to ensure adherence to company policies and profitability targets.

Collaboration with construction and operations teams is essential to ensure timely inventory releases and home readiness, while assessing local market conditions, competitor activities, and buyer trends helps to formulate effective sales strategies. The role includes managing community visibility initiatives such as grand openings and broker events, while also supporting leadership in staffing forecasts and succession planning within the sales organization. Professionalism, ethical business conduct, and commitment to customer satisfaction are core values that the Sales Area Manager will uphold.

Candidates chosen for this role must be prepared for overnight travel and will supervise a team of two or more employees. The company offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock purchase plans, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, as well as paid vacation and company holidays. D.R. Horton encourages professional growth and development, providing an environment where employees can build their future alongside America’s Builder.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of new home sales or residential real estate experience
  • 2+ years of leadership or team oversight experience
  • Active real estate license where applicable or enrollment in licensing process upon hire
  • Ability to travel overnight
  • Strong computer proficiency
  • Ability to sit for extended periods and perform physical job functions

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Real Estate, or related field preferred
  • 5+ years of new home sales or residential real estate experience
  • 2+ years of leadership, coaching, or team oversight experience
  • Active real estate license required where applicable
  • candidates not currently licensed must be actively enrolled in the licensing process upon hire and obtain licensure within division-required timelines
  • Knowledge of residential homebuilding sales processes, contracts, financing coordination, and customer lifecycle management
  • Skill in coaching and influencing sales professionals to achieve performance goals through data-driven insights and field leadership
  • Strong computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn new programs/systems quickly
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to execute instructions
  • Ability to sit for the majority of an 8-hour workday, use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
  • Specific vision abilities including close and peripheral vision

Job Duties

  • Lead and manage sales operations across multiple active communities, ensuring achievement of revenue targets
  • Coach and develop Sales Representatives through field observation, performance feedback, and structured training to improve closing effectiveness and customer experience
  • Monitor community traffic, conversion metrics, and backlog performance
  • implement strategies to improve results
  • Ensure model homes maintain brand standards, visual presentation, and professional sales environments
  • Partner with Online Sales Concierge, marketing, and corporate teams to align lead generation strategies and optimize buyer engagement
  • Review contracts, pricing, and incentives to ensure compliance with company policies and profitability expectations
  • Collaborate with construction and operations teams to manage inventory releases, home readiness, and customer communications
  • Analyze local market conditions, competitor activity, and buyer trends to inform sales strategies and leadership recommendations
  • Support grand openings, broker events, and promotional initiatives to increase community visibility and traffic
  • Assist leadership with forecasting, staffing plans, and succession development within the sales organization
  • Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner to serve customers and increase the goodwill and profit of the company
  • Ability to travel overnight

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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