Leasing and Occupancy Specialist II (Southwood)

WinnCompanies • Morrow, GA

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About The Position

WinnCompanies is looking for a motivated Leasing and Occupancy Specialist II to join our team at Southwood, a 196-unit mixed-use community located in Morrow, Georgia. In this role, you will perform all day-to day leasing and marketing activities related to apartment rentals, move-ins, re-certifications, and lease renewals at a mixed income property while maintaining budgeted occupancy at the highest attainable rents at all times.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with web-based applications and computer systems such as Microsoft Office.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Superb attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of people and personalities.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree.
• NALP and SHCM certification.
• Knowledge of Yardi or Real Page software.
• Experience in property management, affordable/tax credit programs, hospitality, customer service, sales, retail or restaurant industry.

Responsibilities

• Interact with prospective and current residents to achieve maximum occupancy.
• Generate and manage traffic, lotteries, wait list, property tours, leasing apartments, qualifying prospects and following up on prospects leads.
• Prepare lease documentation applicable to program types, complete move-in paperwork and procedures.
• Maintain applicable databases, and ensure tour route, amenity areas and show units are to company standard.
• Deliver customer service that exceeds expectations for new and current residents.
• Educate and implement WinnCompanies programs, processes and policies to new and current residents as applicable.
• Review, prioritize and distribute resident service requests as required.
• Assist with the planning and facilitation of property events or programs required by the mixed income program guidelines.
• Assist on-site management with ensuring all marketing documents, supplies, reports, advertisements and web content are current and updated as necessary based on property, regional or corporate initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with area businesses, local housing offices, employers and real estate brokers to generate new business or to maintain an extensive waiting list for all unit types.
• Remain current with local events and hiring trends that may have an impact on the property.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of current and sub markets; to include competitors and customer demographics.
• Responsible to gather appropriate documents by program types for residency approval submission to the appropriate person or third party vendor for review and approval during application or recertification process.
• Remain up to date with any/all Federal, State and/or other regulatory requirements and programs.

Benefits

• Regular full-time US employees are eligible to participate in the following benefits:
• - Generous time off policies (including 11 paid holidays (12 for MA employees); Generous Accrued Time Off increasing with years of service; Generous paid sick time; Annual day of service; Floating Holiday)
• - 401(k) plan options with a company match
• - Various Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision plan options
• - Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account options with HSA annual employer contribution
• - Long Term Disability and voluntary Short Term Disability; Basic Term Life Insurance and AD&D; optional supplemental life insurance
• - Health Expense Reimbursement program (including gym memberships, equipment, and subscriptions)
• - Tuition Reimbursement program and continuous training and development opportunities
• - Wellbeing program (group challenges, seminars, opportunities to earn points to reduce medical premiums), Employee Assistance Program, & Commuter and Parking Reimbursement options
• - Employee Corporate Discount Programs (Verizon Wireless, Home Depot Pro, Staples, and more!)
• - Flexible and/or Hybrid schedules are available for certain roles
• - Employee Relief Program supporting employees with unexpected hardships that place undue financial stress on them and their families
• - To learn more, visit winnbenefits.com

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED