Business Operations Assistant - Salary, Bonuses

Job Description

Job Description

Business Operations Assistant

Company: Sanford Surrounded by LPT Realty

Location: Sanford, North Carolina

Position: Full time, in person and field based

Compensation: $30,000 annual salary, health insurance, and mileage reimbursement

About the Role

Sanford Surrounded by LPT Realty is looking for a dependable, high-energy Business Operations Assistant to support our real estate operations and work directly with the owner.

This is a hands-on role that combines field work, administrative support, executive support, and special projects.

Some days will include installing real estate signs and lockboxes, picking up checks, delivering documents, or coordinating with vendors. Other days may include research, scheduling, following up with team members, updating systems, preparing documents, or helping move a business project forward.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who may not have extensive experience yet, but has initiative, good judgment, strong follow-through, and the ability to learn quickly.

We care more about character, work ethic, learning ability, and ownership than a perfect resume.

Responsibilities

1. Install, remove, and maintain real estate signs, signposts, directional signs, and lockboxes
2. Pick up and deliver checks, documents, supplies, equipment, marketing materials, and other business items
3. Drive throughout Sanford and the surrounding counties as needed
4. Drive several hundred business miles during a typical week
5. Coordinate appointments, deliveries, vendors, inspections, meetings, and local errands
6. Help manage the owner’s task list, reminders, follow-up items, and action steps
7. Turn conversations and ideas into organized tasks, deadlines, and next steps
8. Follow up with team members, vendors, clients, and outside partners until assigned work is complete
9. Attend selected meetings, take notes, document decisions, and track commitments
10. Research products, services, vendors, properties, and business opportunities
11. Gather quotes and information and present clear comparisons or recommendations
12. Update Monday.com, Google Workspace, Follow Up Boss, spreadsheets, files, and contact records
13. Prepare basic documents, checklists, reports, and meeting materials
14. Help prepare for listings, closings, client events, team events, and company projects
15. Support the owner with scheduling, organization, research, and special projects
16. Handle confidential business and personal information with discretion
17. Take ownership of other reasonable tasks as business priorities change

What We Are Looking For

1. Takes initiative without needing to be constantly directed
2. Learns new systems, technology, and processes quickly
3. Follows through and finishes what they start
4. Communicates progress, problems, and next steps before being asked
5. Notices what needs to be done and takes action
6. Tries to solve problems before escalating them
7. Knows when to ask questions or request direction
8. Can manage multiple assignments without dropping them
9. Dependable, punctual, responsive, and trustworthy
10. High energy and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment
11. Coachable, humble, and eager to improve
12. Comfortable receiving direct feedback
13. Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
14. Comfortable with a changing mix of office work, driving, outdoor work, errands, and project support
15. Interested in learning how real estate and small businesses operate

No prior real estate experience is required. We are willing to teach the right person.

Driving and Physical Requirements

This position requires regular local driving and hands-on field work.

Applicants must:

1. Have a valid driver’s license
2. Have a good driving record
3. Have reliable personal transportation
4. Maintain legally required automobile insurance
5. Be comfortable using their personal vehicle for business travel
6. Be comfortable driving several hundred business miles during a typical week
7. Be able to safely lift, carry, load, and unload real estate signs, posts, lockboxes, supplies, and equipment
8. Be able to bend, kneel, walk across uneven ground, and perform basic outdoor tasks
9. Be comfortable working outside in normal North Carolina weather conditions
10. Be able to safely install and remove real estate signs using the appropriate tools and equipment

Mileage for approved business travel will be reimbursed.

This Role May Be a Good Fit If

1. You have ability and drive but have not had the opportunity to prove yourself yet
2. You enjoy learning new things and becoming useful quickly
3. You like having variety in your workday
4. You want firsthand exposure to business operations and decision making
5. You prefer responsibility over repetitive busywork
6. You naturally notice unfinished work and take action
7. You want to grow based on what you can learn, own, and accomplish
8. You are looking for more than just a traditional administrative job

This Role Is Probably Not a Fit If

1. You want a remote or desk-only position
2. You do not want to use your vehicle for regular business travel
3. You need every assignment broken into detailed steps
4. You wait to be told what to do next
5. You avoid follow-up or uncomfortable conversations
6. You regularly need reminders to complete your work
7. You struggle when priorities change
8. You start projects but do not consistently finish them
9. You view errands, deliveries, or field work as beneath you

Compensation and Benefits

1. $30,000 annual salary
2. Health insurance
3. Mileage reimbursement for approved business travel
4. Direct exposure to the owner and the operations of a growing local business
5. Opportunity to earn broader responsibility based on performance, judgment, and follow-through

How to Apply

Please submit your resume along with short answers to the following questions:

1. Tell us about a time you noticed something that needed to be done and handled it without being asked.
2. Tell us about something difficult you had to learn quickly.
3. How do you keep track of multiple assignments and make sure nothing gets dropped?
4. Tell us about a time you were given an outcome but not detailed instructions. What did you do?
5. What are you hoping to learn and become better at over the next three years?
6. Are you comfortable using your personal vehicle and driving several hundred business miles during a typical week?

We care more about initiative, character, judgment, learning ability, and follow-through than a perfect resume.