Business Development Manager - Property/Estate Agency

EC Recruitment Group; Wantage; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Other company benefits

Job summary

EC Recruitment Group is seeking a Business Development Manager for the property/estate agency sector. This field-based role covers Swindon, Reading and Oxford, with remote options and travel, to build relationships with estate agents and developers, driving leads and new business.

The position offers a £40,000 base salary plus uncapped OTE (£57,500) and a £3,600 car allowance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in residential estate agency, ideally at senior/management level.
• Proven ability to build relationships with clients and drive sales.
• Comfortable with sales reporting and CRM usage (Salesforce preferred).

Responsibilities

• Attend estate agency and developer meetings to promote offerings.
• Build and manage B2B relationships with branch managers and area directors.
• Manage own diary and travel across Swindon, Reading, Oxford, and the south region.
• Track funnel, report results, and keep CRM up to date.

Skills

Relationship building

Field-based

CRM (Salesforce)

Driving licence

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Business Development Manager - Property/Estate Agency

£40,000 basic | OTE £57,500 uncapped + car allowance | Remote & regional - Swindon / Reading / Oxford

Have you built a career in estate agency and love being on the road - meeting clients, influencing and rallying people towards a shared goal? A field-based role for a natural people person, not purely a desk job.

Our partner, Firethorn Talent, has been engaged by their key client, a market-leading residential property trader in a strong phase of growth. #1 in B2C and expanding fast into B2B part-exchange with leading developers and estate agents. The role drives leads and acquisitions by building profitable relationships with estate agency & development partners across your region.

What the role looks like day-to-day:

• Attend estate agency/developer client meetings to promote the offering and train/mentor their teams
• Build profitable B2B relationships with branch managers and area directors, face to face
• Be the main point of contact for your clients, responding quickly to their needs
• Manage your own meeting schedule and travel across the Swindon, Reading, Oxford and the south region
• Track and analyse the sales funnel, report on results and keep the CRM accurate and up to date

Who we're looking for:

• Significant experience in residential estate agency, ideally to senior or management level
• A proven relationship builder who can influence at every level, branch staff to directors
• Commercially sharp and data-driven, comfortable with sales reporting and CRMs (Salesforce ideal)
• Mature, independent and self-motivated - happy running your own diary out on the road
• A natural people-person and "galvaniser" who brings others with them
• Full UK driving licence and own car - essential for this regional, travel-based role

What's on the table:

• £40,000 basic plus commission and bonuses taking OTE to £57,500 (uncapped)
• £3,600 car allowance on top
• Remote and regional - client offices across Swindon, Reading and Oxford each week, plus a monthly visit to head office in South London
• Company pension and other company benefits

Applications from people with experience in the following or similar job titles will be considered: Business Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Partnerships Manager, Estate Agency Branch Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Sales Manager, Account Manager (Property).