Auction Co-ordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Manning Stainton Auction House as a full time Auction Co-Ordinator in our dedicated Auction team based at Head Office in Lawnswood.

**About Us.**

Manning Stainton have successfully been helping people move for over 20 years. Operating from 19 prominent sales and lettings branches, Fine & Country, together with 5 specialist departments ready to ensure that a move goes as smoothly as possible.

As an independent family run business, our offices work together to achieve the best possible result for the sale of any property sold through us. We are a market leader across our region and over the years we have been the proud recipients of many industry awards recognising the outstanding performance and dedication of our team.

Our mission is to help people move by providing a service from a team of passionate, dedicated professionals who aim to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

**The Role**

**Auction Co-Ordinator**

We are currently looking to recruit an Auction Co-Ordinator to work at our busy Head Office based in Lawnswood, Leeds. As part of a small Auction team, the main purpose of this role is to support the Auction department in all areas of the business.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- Understand our customers and how they relate to our products and services.
- Liaising with our customers to market properties in the most appropriate manner to maximise the sales value and progress through to completion.
- Identify and prospect for new business opportunities (Valuations) plus promote ancillary services such as mortgages, Survey & Conveyancing which will generate revenue & enhance the customer experience.
- To be responsible for accurately recording all information collated from telephone and face to face contact on the databases.
- Assist the Auction House Director by maintaining appropriate systems for measuring necessary aspects of office and individual performance to identify areas of improvement for individual team members and office.
- Develop your team through motivation, coaching and product knowledge education.
- Oversee the activities and performance of the team as they generate leads and close new deals, reporting results to Auction House Director.
- Organise staffing and attendance of team at all Auctions.
- Ensure all deadlines are met including auction commence marketing date, final lot listing date, legal packs are uploaded and checked before auction day, appropriate mailshots are sent on allotted days.
- Ensure bidding registrations are up to date and the files are compliant in terms AML checks etc.
- Maintain and continually update personal knowledge of new legislation affecting residential sales market.
- Assist Auction House Director with staff management duties such as recruitment, absence management.
- To fully understand, manage and operate Company policies and office procedures
- Assist Auction House Director to implement new and amended, in particular sales and marketing strategies.
- Ability to undertake all duties required of all direct reporting staff during periods of absence.
- Undertaking other duties not specifically stated which from time to time are necessary without altering the nature or level of responsibility.

**What we are looking for**

We are looking for a hardworking Auction Co-Ordinator to join our friendly team. As an Auction Co-Ordinator you will:

- To display personal drive and initiative.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Well dressed and well presented at all times in line with company dress code.
- Maintain an enthusiastic and high energy approach to your work.
- Project an image of friendly professionalism that will bring credit to Auction House.
- Excellent communication skills with accurate, numerate and computer literate.
- A team player with excellent organisational skills.
- Experience working in a busy property sales environment.
- Experience of office management or staff supervision.
- Have a driving license and your own vehicle.

**What’s in it for you**
- Be part of an award winning team.
- Full Training and Development.
- Progression Opportunities.
- Numerous employee benefits including BUPA Healthcare, Pension Scheme, Eyecare vouchers.
- Annual Company awards dinner.

**Salary**: £25,000 DOE

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hrs per week

Job Location: Lawnswood, West Yorkshire

**Salary**: From £25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence and Car (required)

Work Location: In person