Vice President - National Sales Manager - First Equity Mortgage - Drees Homes
Fort Mitchell, KY
About the Job
Overview
Drees Homes is a family-owned home building company with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we have taken care of our employees and our customers. It's why we rank as the 18th largest privately-owned builder in the country and have a track record of long-tenured employees. We're proud of being named a 2022 and 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company, a program sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and we've been officially certified as a 2023 & 2024 Great Place to Work. Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability and success.
Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees has operations in ten metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, DC.
Responsibilities/Qualifications
First Equity Mortgage, a subsidiary of Drees Homes, is seeking a dynamic Vice President - National Sales Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for enhancing and facilitating Drees Homes financed purchase loans through exceptional customer service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage relationships with Drees Divisional Management, Sales Managers and Market Managers to maximize team efforts to sell homes and originate mortgages
- Ensure First Equity meets desired capture rate, margins, profitability, and customer service goals
- Staff and train Loan Officers to ensure they have the knowledge and skills required to meet both Drees and First Equity objectives
- Manage and assign responsibilities to Loan Officers to maximize efficiency and distribution of workload
- Provide finance related sales tools such as extended locks and relative marketing information to Drees sales staff by working in conjunction with FEM secondary marketing
- Monitor Loan Officers to ensure they are compliant with guidelines established by regulatory agencies to avoid risk
Knowledge and Skills:
Proven ability to successfully lead a sales team
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Results oriented with strong organization and negotiation skills
Analytical problem solver with the ability to see the big picture
High level of personal and professional integrity
Customer focused, self-motivated and positive attitude
Good computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite
Requirements:
- College degree required, in related field preferred
- Valid NMLS license
- Minimum 8-10 years personal Mortgage Loan Originator experience
- Minimum 3-5 years Mortgage Loan Origination Management experience
- Experience in the residential construction loan origination industry a plus
This position is in our First Equity Mortgage Fort Mitchell, KY office.
First Equity Mortgage offers competitive pay and a full benefits package including profit sharing & 401(k) plans.
To learn more about First Equity Mortgage and Drees Homes, please visit our websites - www.firstequityonline.com or www.dreeshomes.com
Summary
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place