Sales Negotiator

  • MorePeople
  • Cockermouth, Cumbria
  • 08/07/2026
Full time Real Estate

Job Description

Sales Negotiator - Cockermouth, Cumbria

Full-time or Part-time

A fantastic opportunity for a motivated Rural Sales Negotiator to join a friendly, high-performing agency team in Cumbria. You will facilitate property sales by liaising between buyers and sellers, negotiating offers, and managing the full sales process while delivering exceptional client service. The role also involves generating leads, securing market appraisals, and winning new sales instructions.



Key Responsibilities

  • Optimise opportunities to generate leads, secure market appraisals and win sales instructions

  • Arrange and conduct property viewings, answer buyer queries, gather feedback and manage closing dates

  • Negotiate offers between buyers and sellers to achieve mutually agreeable terms

  • Act as the main point of contact for clients, providing updates and delivering first-class service

  • Oversee property marketing including supplier liaison, advertising, brochure production, promotional materials, photography, boards, website content and social media

  • Manage the sales process and timelines for each property

  • Provide content for the department's social media profile

  • Maintain awareness of local property markets and trends

  • Conduct market research and assess property values for pricing recommendations

  • Use CRM systems such as Reapit to drive sales performance, produce letters, track calls and maintain accurate records

  • Build and maintain a database of potential sellers and buyers

  • Upload and manage property listings on internal and external platforms

  • Coordinate meetings, sales statistics, KPIs and departmental reports

  • Prepare letters of engagement, reports, appraisals, tenders and general correspondence

  • Open and maintain client files, ensuring compliance with procedures and regulations

  • Raise and send marketing and sales fee invoices and handle related queries

  • Ensure compliance with AML, GDPR, RICS and internal policies

  • Maintain confidentiality and high professional standards

  • Attend internal and external training when required

  • Provide general support to the office as needed



Skills, Knowledge and Experience

  • Experience in a similar agency role

  • Strong sales background

  • Confident and client-focused

  • A genuine client-first approach

  • Intermediate or advanced Microsoft Office skills

  • Full UK Driving Licence

  • Highly organised with strong prioritisation skills

  • Dependable under pressure and able to meet deadlines

  • Excellent verbal and written communication

  • Proactive and uses initiative

  • Numerate, confidential and trustworthy

  • Self-starter with high motivation

  • Strong team player with loyalty and reliability

  • High attention to detail and high standards of work

  • Flexible approach including occasional work outside standard office hours

  • Alignment with company mission, vision and values



Benefits

  • Company events

  • Company pension

  • Free parking

  • Health and wellbeing programme

  • On-site parking

  • Referral programme

  • 32 days holiday increasing with length of service

  • Birthday off

  • Additional benefits discussed with successful applicants



About You

If you are passionate about property, especially within the rural sector, and would like to join a supportive team of rural experts, we would love to hear from you. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a client-facing role, enjoys building relationships and wants to develop their career within rural agency.