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Business Development Manager - Holiday Lettings
East Scotland
25,000 + Commission + Company Car
The Role
Due to the requirement to travel to our properties in the area, candidates are required to be based in the East Scotland area. A full, clean driving license is also required.
This role is for ambitious, target driven and commercially aware individuals who have a passion for our product. You will personally support the delivery of the company's growth plans through the recruitment of new houses in line with the targets set, monthly, quarterly, and annually. You will be an advocate and ambassador for the company and passionately sell the business and its portfolio of brands to prospective new owners and third parties. You will also be an ambassador for the company within the UK holiday sector, sourcing, building and maintaining strong strategic relationships with house owners and third party suppliers.
What you'll be doing
You'll have responsibility for adding to our extensive portfolio working across a wide spectrum of owners from small landowners to high level corporates and private equity firms. It's key that you can build a strong relationship based on trust and honesty, so that you can provide an excellent service. You'll need to be professional within your approach and comfortable in arranging site visits to encourage new house owners to join our journey.
Key skills we need:
You'll be joining a genuinely passionate and ambitious team, with a real desire to be the best at what they do. Our house owners are incredibly important to us, and you'll be in the spotlight when it comes to making sure we have the right number of units to sell. Things that would make you a success in this role include:
Your communication skills are second to none
You pride yourself on your ability to build rapport
We're looking for someone who is never satisfied - you're always looking for ways to find the next uncovered gem.
You believe that knowledge is power, so you're constantly on the lookout for the next industry event to attend, or you're looking at what our competitors are doing
You're comfortable working with analytical tools
You're driven by targets
You've got excellent stakeholder management skills
You're passionate about travel and, in particular, UK holidays
