New Business Development Manager

Salary – Up to GBP25,000 (depending on experience)Likely 1st year OTE – GBP30,000+Bridgfords have been successfully selling and renting properties for more than 180 years. Our reputation has been built on expert local knowledge, excellent customer care, and a passion for innovation.This is where a deal creates a whole new beginning.At Bridgfords, we're not just passionate about property. We're passionate about the possibilities it opens up – for our business, and for our customers. Whether we're helping someone to fly the nest or giving a growing family the extra space that will make life a little more harmonious, we want to create moments that matter. As a New Business Development Manager here, you'll be key to that goal by delivering exceptional service every step of the way. This is your chance to make every house more than a home – to create landmark moments in people's lives.About the roleYou will be prospecting and sourcing new clients, assisting investors and winning new instructions while offering our products and services. You'll carry out market appraisals on properties across your area, acting as a representative for the business and getting involved in some direct marketing activities along the way. This role is about being self motivated and the chosen candidate will need to be able to work off their own initiative while delivering a seamless customer experience. We'll need you to make sure our information is second to none and you will take pride in providing high quality property adverts. Across everything you do, you'll work to the highest security and legal standards.Who we're looking forAs well as extensive knowledge of the geographic area you'll be working in, you'll need to have a strong customer focus, excellent sales skills and a highly organised approach and a ''can do' attitude. A clear and professional communicator, you're as comfortable listening to others as you are speaking with them, and you know how to adjust your approach to different situations. You should be a self–aware team player – someone who puts people first and can work collaboratively with customers and colleagues alike. Beyond that, we'll want to see the kind of energy and drive that will get the right results for your customers, your career and our business. Previous Letting Agency experience would be desirable but not essential. A full driving licence is essential.Why join us?At Bridgfords, our passion for property and strong focus on people set us apart. We dont see buying, selling, renting and letting as processes – for us, theyre all about important, life–changing moments. Which is why we empower our people to create exceptional experiences. The size and scale of our business will open up huge opportunities for you, whether you want to broaden your skills by taking on a different role or progress upwards to take on more and more responsibility. Meanwhile, the fact that were always highly responsive to change makes this an incredibly exciting and inspiring place to develop your career.We are committed to developing our colleagues and to providing the highest quality service to our customers. The government is currently introducing regulation to the property industry which will require that all estate agency and letting colleagues hold a qualification in their specialist area (sales or lettings). In order to develop our colleagues, provide a high quality service and work towards regulation, all colleagues who join us are required to hold the a Level 3 qualification in their specialist area (sales or lettings). If you dont already have this qualification you will be required to study for it, and Countrywide will support you to achieve the required standards