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.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug-Free Work Place

To learn more about Drees Homes, please visit our website - www.dreeshomes.com.