Business Agent - Pubs & Restaurants

About Christie & 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 & restaurantsmarketacrossthe
  
  West Midlands area.
• Generaterelationshipsanddevelopnewbusiness,winningagencymandatesacrossthesemarkets,
  throughvariousprospectingmethods.
• Registerandmaintainclientrequirementsonour
  
  Salesforce
  
  CRMsystem.
• Liaisecloselywithsectorteamcolleaguesinsecuring,listing,marketingandmanagingopportunities
  forsale.
• Negotiateandagreedeals,and managethesales process.
• Provideregularclientupdatesoninstructionactivity.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

• Background in commercial or residential real estate sales; Essential
• Highlyorganisedandself-motivated; Essential
• Excellentknowledgeof Microsoft Office –especially
  
  Exceland Power Point ; 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.