Business Generation Advisor

Welcome to Linley & Simpson, we're known for bringing local knowledge and strong values together, to put people first. As part of Lomond, the UK's leading network of lettings and estate agencies, we're proud to have over 350 staff ready to assist our customers. With our team's extensive industry expertise and local knowledge, we're here to help people find, sell, and let their property.

Now, we're happy to offer you an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Business Generation Advisor. This position offers flexible hours and is based out of one of our Yorkshire locations.

Basic Salary: £25,000 to £28,000

OTE: £35,000-£40,000

Let's Talk About The Role This is a fast-paced, target-driven sales position focused on converting opportunities from multiple lead sources and identifying new business opportunities across our landlord database. You'll be speaking with landlords daily, promoting our services and helping to grow our managed portfolio.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone from a sales, recruitment, telesales, estate agency, property, business development or high-volume outbound calling background who enjoys building relationships and exceeding targets.

It involves:

• Managing incoming web leads and booking Lettings Market Appraisals.
• Following up previous valuation appointments to secure instructions or arrange updated valuations.
• Contacting landlords to promote and convert them onto our Fully Managed service.
• Working through a database of prospective and existing landlords to identify opportunities and secure instructions.
• Proactively generating new business opportunities through outbound calls and relationship building.
• Monitoring market activity and contacting potential clients to win new business.
• Promoting additional services where appropriate, including mortgage appointments.
• Upselling rent and legal protection products.
• Identifying landlords considering a sale and arranging Sales Market Appraisals with the relevant team.
• Maintaining accurate records and consistently achieving activity and conversion targets.
• Making a high volume of outbound calls, with an expectation of approximately 100 calls per day.

We're looking for someone with:

• Previous experience in a sales-focused role such as business development, recruitment, telesales, estate agency, customer acquisition, call centre sales or similar.
• A confident and professional telephone manner.
• Experience making high volumes of outbound calls and generating opportunities.
• Strong communication, rapport building and relationship management skills.
• Excellent objection handling and negotiation abilities.
• A positive, resilient and enthusiastic approach.
• The ability to work in a target-driven environment and remain motivated by results.
• Proven experience working towards and exceeding KPIs or sales targets.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive mindset with the confidence to pick up the phone and create opportunities.

Property or lettings experience is beneficial but not essential. We are particularly interested in individuals with a strong sales mindset and a track record of generating business through outbound calling.

At Linley & Simpson, we believe in taking care of our people That's why we offer fantastic benefits through our LOMONDlife platform, including:

• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Discounts at over 900 retailers.
• Wellbeing resources and support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Smart Tech Scheme.
• Cycle2Work Scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Career progression within one of the UK's leading property networks.

We're excited to offer these amazing benefits to our hardworking teams. It's our way of showing appreciation for your dedication.

At Linley & Simpson, we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.

Ready to take the next step? If you're ambitious, enjoy building relationships, thrive in a fast-paced sales environment and are motivated by targets and earning potential, we'd love to hear from you. Whether your background is in recruitment, telesales, property, business development or another outbound sales role, we want to speak with you.