Business Agent - Pubs & Restaurants – NW – Manchester

Purpose of the Role

We require an experienced property/business agent to join our Pubs & Restaurants Team. You will be directly responsible for sourcing and transacting pub and restaurant businesses, covering the North West of the country. You will generate leads to sell, process instructions and manage deals to completion. You will identify, contact and qualify buyers.  You will be client facing and will be the first point of contact in any sale and also be dealing with buyers and applicants across this region.


Duties and Responsibilities

• Contact buyers primarily by telephone and register requirements using our Salesforce based CRM system.
• Register and maintain applicant requirements
• Prepare, send and monitor marketing collateral, mail and email campaigns.
• List, market and manage opportunities for sale including the processing of viewings and offers.
• Arrange & follow up viewings and process offers including buyer due diligence.
• Negotiate and agree deals, manage lawyers and the sale process.
• Regular client updates on instruction activity
• Promote yourself and Christie & Co by liaising with our marketing team to create good quality marketing materials.
• Implement your own business generation strategy within a given territory to generate new sale enquiries.
• Present Christie & Co credentials, deliver pricing advice and secure sale mandates.
• Collaborate with our regional and national team on corporate projects.
• Network across the territory
• Enhance our reputation and profile locally, regionally and UK wide

Working Relationships and Contacts

The role will report directly to our Regional Director for Pubs & Restaurants (North) and ultimately to the Pubs & Restaurants Managing Director. However, you will also work closely with existing regional fee earners, finance and insurance brokers, support staff and a wider central support team of IT and Marketing personnel. Otherwise, you will be encouraged for forge your own relationships with business stakeholders across a given territory.

General Responsibilities

• To be a good ambassador for the company;
• To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy in all activities, and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible;
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and relevant EC directives;
• To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act;
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience within commercial or residential Estate Agency business; Essential
• Commercial brokerage experience; Desirable
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; Essential
• Highly organised and self-motivated; Essential
• Relevant Real Estate degree; Desirable
• GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or above in Maths and English; Essential
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office – especially Excel and PowerPoint; Essential
• UK Driver’s licence and confident with driving long distances; Essential

Personal Characteristics

• Strong team player
• Self-motivated, persistent, and intuitive
• Polite and professional
• Excellent communicator
• Proactive, organised and meticulous
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Flexible and adaptable, responding well to change
• Able to use your own initiative
• Able to effectively prioritise workload
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and commission structure
• A generous car allowance
• Car insurance for you + 1
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Eye care voucher
• Life assurance
• Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm

If you are looking to build a long term career with a market leading firm, please contact: jobs@christie.com.