Business Development Manager/Property Consultant

The role

You will lead our property acquisition efforts to source suitable properties across the Cotswolds and surrounding areas for our service. This is a large geography that spans urban locations such as Oxford, Cheltenham, Stratford Upon Avon, Bath as well as all of the rural locations and villages in between.

This is a proactive outbound BD role requiring you to build a strong network with local estate agents,
suppliers, partners, owners and anyone who could be a source of quality homes to join the Red Kite portfolio. This a varied role that suits a motivated individual who wants to join an early stage business where your impact is felt every single day and where you can grow with the company.

Responsibilities

• Fully responsible for self-generating your own leads, managing your sales pipeline to deliver results and sales targets.
• Identify and source new clients through a multi-channel approach: networking  and developing relationships with estate agents and other key suppliers such as housekeepers, accountants, mortgage advisors, maintenance contractors etc to generate referrals.
• Use the latest insights, trends and data to generate achievable revenue estimates to new property owners and and sell the value and opportunities that our service bring.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with owners - acting as a trusting and reliable partner.
• Be an ambassador for the company and passionately sell the business to potential new owners and partners.
• Organise visits to meet owners at properties to further build trust and showcase the value of using our service.
• Work closely with our Onboarding Lead to agree timelines of delivery and making properties go live.
• Collaborate on marketing campaigns to drive leads and awareness of our brand in the region.

Requirements

• Min 2-3 years experience in a sales capacity, preferably in an outbound environment.
• A genuine passion for providing great service and going the extra mile.
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Personable - you love meeting new people and building long lasting relationships.
• Self-starter - motivated by personal and business growth.
• Entrepreneurial mindset - willing to test new ideas and be creative in your approach.
• Excellent time management skills - well organised, can prioritise quickly and effortlessly.
• Positive approach to life and work - we are a “can-do” team.
• Have a full UK driving licence.
• Must have own car for travelling across the region for meetings.
• Love travelling, the Airbnb/holiday let industry and the Cotswolds!

Desirables

• Have experience in a similar role securing and developing new business sales within the UK based Tourism & Travel industry OR holiday lettings.
• OR have experience in other travel industry sectors within sales, business development or account management or as retail travel branch managers.
• OR experience in estate agency sales, especially within residential lets / lettings having held roles such as Lettings Manager, Lettings Negotiator or Estate Agency Branch Manager.
• OR have been an area sales manager / field sales / regional sales manager / business development manager from within other sectors.

Compensation

• Uncapped commission structure.
• Generous company stock options in the business.
• Working Monday to Friday with flexible hours.
• Remote first setup - we meet in Cheltenham every 1/2 weeks.
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays.
• Plus, an additional day off on your birthday (you should never have to work birthdays!).
• The best tech to do your best work - Apple MacBook Pro or top of the range Windows laptop.
• £500 budget to set up a great working from home environment.
• Free company iPhone.
• 45p per mile reimbursed for business related travel (up to 10,000 miles, 25p per mile thereafter)
• An entrepreneurial and creative environment where great ideas are actively encouraged.

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