Business Agent - Pubs & Restaurants - Birmingham

Christie & Co GmbH; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business brokerage firm is seeking a Business Agent in Birmingham to source and transact pubs & restaurants properties. The ideal candidate has a commercial real estate background, strong communication skills, and must be highly organised. Responsibilities include generating leads, maintaining client relationships, and managing the sales process. This position requires a UK Driver's license and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Essential background in commercial or residential real estate sales.
• UK Driver’s license and comfortable with driving long distances.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Grow brokerage activity in pubs & restaurants market.
• Generate relationships and develop new business.
• Negotiate and agree deals, manage the sales process.

Skills

Commercial real estate sales background

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Business Agent - Pubs & Restaurants - Birmingham

AboutChristie & Co
We are the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - convenience retail, leisure, medical, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, and hotels. With 90 years of experience, we offer professional brokerage and advisory services, through our UK wide team. We pride ourselves in our high standards, providing a client centric experience and building business around our clients through tailoring our services.

Purpose of the Role
We are looking for an experienced property/business agent to join our Pubs & Restaurants team, to be based in our Birmingham office. The role involves direct responsibility for sourcing and transacting pubs & restaurants businesses and property, covering the West Midlands area. Tasks include generating leads to sell, processing instructions, and managing deals to completion. The agent will identify, contact, and qualify buyers, and will be client-facing, serving as the first point of contact in any sale and dealing with buyers and applicants across the region.

Abouttheteam
The role will report directly to our Regional Director and ultimately to the Sector 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 to forge your own relationships with business stakeholders across a given territory.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Focusongrowingourbrokerageactivityinthepubs & restaurantsmarketacrosstheWest Midlands area.
• Generaterelationshipsanddevelopnewbusiness,winningagencymandatesacrossthesemarkets,
  throughvariousprospectingmethods.
• RegisterandmaintainclientrequirementsonourSalesforceCRMsystem.
• Liaisecloselywithsectorteamcolleaguesinsecuring,listing,marketingandmanagingopportunities
  forsale.
• Negotiateandagreedeals,and managethesales process.
• Provideregularclientupdatesoninstructionactivity.

PersonSpecification

Skills and Experience

• Background in commercial or residential real estate sales; Essential
• Highlyorganisedandself-motivated; Essential
• ExcellentknowledgeofMicrosoftOffice–especiallyExcelandPowerPoint; Essential
• UKDriver’slicenceandconfidentwithdrivinglongdistances; Essential

Personal Characteristics

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to use initiative
• Polite and professional
• Flexible, adaptable, and responsive to change
• Organised, meticulous, and able to prioritise workload effectively

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.