Trainee Sales Negotiator

Paviour Property Services; Essex; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A property services company in Essex is seeking a Trainee Business Transfer Sales Negotiator to join their team. This office-based position offers a structured training program for enthusiastic individuals without prior experience. Responsibilities include managing buyer inquiries, arranging appointments, and advertising businesses. Candidates should be reliable, motivated, and have strong communication skills, with a basic salary ranging from £21K to £30K plus commission.

Benefits

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Full training and ongoing support

Work-life balance with weekends off

Qualifications

• Some experience in a sales environment preferred, but training is available.
• Ability to learn to use a simple database and telephone system.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Register buyers' details.
• Answer inbound calls and deal with inquiries.
• Arrange appointments between sellers and buyers.
• Follow up appointments for client feedback.
• Contact potential vendors about services.
• Advertise businesses on various websites.
• Deal with offers and negotiations.
• Prepare sales letters and perform administrative duties.
• Keep records of calls and sales.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive and self-motivated

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Trainee Business Transfer Sales Negotiator

Leigh on Sea

Full Time, Permanent

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday; 09:00 – 17:30 (Friday – 17:00))

1st Year £21K – £30K plus

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Start Date : January 2026

Paviour Property Services, and having been established for 20 years, brings to the market a variety of freehold and leasehold businesses on behalf of clients wishing to sell. Businesses we market range from Cafes and Restaurants to Dry Cleaners and Launderettes, Hotels, Hair and Beauty Salons, Take Aways and Pubs to MOT centres, and that's naming just a few. We sell businesses throughout England, with most being situated within London and the Home Counties.

It's doubtful the ideal applicant we seek will have experience in our business or even know much about what a Business Transfer Negotiator is, or does That is not necessarily important. We are looking for the 'right' person to welcome as a Trainee initially, into our Head Office in Leigh-on-Sea. What is important, is being proactive, self-motivated, reliable, enthusiastic and organised with an excellent telephone manner and a genuine interest in learning our business, becoming a valued team member.

We want you to succeed, and will assist you with full training, guidance, development and ongoing support. This is unlike other 'Negotiator' roles. Earnings will be based on a basic salary plus easily achievable, uncapped commission. Moving into year two, salary and commissions will increase.

This is an interesting and rare opportunity.

Although mildly compared to the role of an Estate Agent, you will be involved in selling businesses. The role differs from Estate Agency work as it is 100% office-based, with clients dealt with over the phone. You will not be expected to attend any type of accompanied viewings or meeting buyers or sellers, so whether you drive or not isn't important, however being able to get to our office without fuss is essential.

We offer excellent working conditions between 09:00 – 17:30, Monday to Friday (17:00 on a Friday). You will not work weekends.

You will learn and ultimately become responsible for all aspects within the business, accomplishing a wide variety of duties and procedures that assist the company grow in a target driven, fair environment.

Brief Responsibilities :

• Registering buyers' details.
• Answering inbound calls – dealing with enquiries via phone and email.
• Arranging appointments between sellers and buyers.
• Following up appointments – gaining feedback for clients.
• Contact potential vendors to inform them about services.
• Advertising businesses throughout various websites and portals.
• Dealing with offers and negotiations.
• Preparing sales letters, referencing buyers – administration duties.
• Keep records of calls and sales and note useful information.

Requirements :

• Preferably some experience in a similar or sales environment, however if you are the right person, we will consider fully training you after an initial trial period.
• Able to understand, learn and use a simple database and telephone system (e.g. CRM software).
• Ability to learn about services and describe / explain them to prospects, clients and applicants.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

If you feel you have the qualities we are looking for or would like to learn more about this rare and exciting role, get in touch. We would love to hear from you