Business Agent

**Who are Christie & Co?**

We’re the leading specialist advisor for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

**Where we work**

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. And because we’ve been doing this for over 80 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, restaurants and pubs, leisure, forecourts and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare & education facilities, dental practices and pharmacies.

**Purpose of the Role**

To sell and acquire businesses on behalf of both private and corporate clients in the pubs & restaurants sector.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- To take responsibility for the business within your allocated patch and sector;
- To build the client base within your patch;
- To visit and talk to clients about their businesses and its special features;
- To collect information about the property and take photographs;
- To estimate the value of the property using the correct estimation calculations and processes;
- To sell Christie & Co’s services to clients;
- To market and promote properties for sale;
- To send out details of new businesses in the market to database contacts;
- To advise clients about the buying and selling process;
- To arrange and carry out the viewings of properties;
- To represent the sellers in negotiations with prospective buyers;
- To monitor the sales as they proceed and liaise with all interested parties including mortgage brokers, solicitors, surveyors and other agents;
- To advise clients and help buyers to decide what they want to buy;
- To make sure that a price is agreed that is acceptable to both the buyer and the seller;
- To keep up to date with trends in the local commercial property market;
- To maintain administrative records.

**Working Relationships and Contacts**

You will work within a small group of Business Agents, which forms part of a national team of specialist Agents and Valuers. You will report to a Regional Director, whilst retaining a good degree of autonomy. There will be plenty of support from a wide variety of experienced Business Agents who are leaders in their specialist fields. Our brand, company reputation and market knowledge will help you to open doors and become a trusted advisor for clients to rely upon with confidence. You will also work closely with Christie Group colleagues to cross-sell and gain business.

**General Responsibilities**
- To be a good ambassador for the company;
- To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy in all activities, and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible;
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health & Safety At Work Act (1974) and relevant EC directives;
- To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act;
To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.

**Person Specification**

**Skills and Experience**
- Previous experience within a commercial or residential Estate Agency business;
- Essential_
- Exceptional negotiation and communication skills;
- Essential_
- Very strong IT skills with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office;
- Essential_
- Knowledge of relevant legislation;
- Essential_
- Knowledge of the Property sector and Property trends;
- Essential_
- Relevant Real Estate degree;
- Desirable_
- Experience of working with Salesforce.
- UK Driver’s licence and confident with driving long distances

**Personal Characteristics**
- Professional with high standards;
- Able to develop strong working relationships;
- Sales and service-oriented;
- Interpersonal skills;
- Communication skills - listening carefully and giving feedback;
- Numerate with strong analytical skills;
- Meticulous and methodical in approach;
- Self-motivated and able to use initiative;
- Driven and energetic;
- Honest and trustworthy;
- Team player;
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills;
- Strong organisational skills;
- Calm, considered approach when handling diverse demands;
- Able to work under pressure and to deadlines;
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£44,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol