Sales Support - Pubs & Restaurants
About Us
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 a Sales Support person to join our successful Pubs & Restaurants Team, to be based in either our Newcastle, Leeds, or Nottingham offices. In this role, you will support colleagues in managing the sale of specialist pubs and restaurant businesses. You’ll be involved throughout the full lifecycle of a business sale—from generating initial leads and conducting viewings to processing instructions and supporting deal management. This means you’ll gain valuable exposure to clients, their businesses for sale, and prospective buyers. The successful candidate will also assist fee-earning team members with administrative tasks. While previous secretarial experience would be beneficial, it is not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing, ambitious team.
About the team
The role will report directly to a Regional Director and ultimately to the UK Managing Director. However, you will also work closely with regionally based fee earners, locally based support staff and a wider central support team of IT and Marketing personnel.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Client customer care responsibilities
* Managing applicant calls and emails requesting information on current instructions.
* Registering requirements and ensuring applicants receive new instructions / remarketed instructions.
* Assisting with business generation initiatives such as list building and preparation of marketing collateral
* Preparing supporting information to help colleagues pitch for new work.
* Accompanying brokers on sales pitches to local and regional clients.
* Arranging viewings and administering offers.
* Accompanied viewings.
* Checking paperwork for buyer and seller compliance
* Assisting with events and meeting preparation
* Uploading and downloading images and documents on our IT systems
* Preparing, sending, and monitoring mail and email campaigns
* Working as part of our motivated team to enhance our reputation and profile UK wide.
Person Specification
Skills and Experience
* GSCEs or equivalent grade C or above Maths and English; Essential
* Minimum 1 year working in property sales or other client facing environments; Desirable.
* Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office- especially Excel & PowerPoint; Essential
* Strong Verbal & Written communication skills; Essential
* Previous experience in sales; Desirable
* Highly organised and self-motivated; Essential
Personal Characteristics
* Strong team player
* Self-motivated, persistent, and intuitive
* Polite and professional
* Excellent communicator
* Proactive, organised and meticulous.
* Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
* Flexible and adaptable, responding well to change.
* Able to use your own initiative.
* Able to effectively prioritise workload.
* Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
What we offer
* Discretionary company performance bonus
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Holiday carryover & additional Christmas leave
* Life assurance
* Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm
* “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus
* Enhanced family friendly leave
* Cycle to work scheme
* Eyecare vouchers
Our Values
Adaptable, Collaborative, Innovative, Personal and Trusted, you can learn more about life at Christie & Co here: https://www.christie.com/careers/what-makes-the-christie-co-experience/
Christie & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.
Please apply today, or for more information, contact: careersuk@christie.com