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:- Install, remove, and maintain real estate signs, signposts, directional signs, and lockboxes
- Pick up and deliver checks, documents, supplies, equipment, marketing materials, and other business items
- Drive throughout Sanford and the surrounding counties as needed
- Drive several hundred business miles during a typical week
- Coordinate appointments, deliveries, vendors, inspections, meetings, and local errands
- Help manage the owner’s task list, reminders, follow-up items, and action steps
- Turn conversations and ideas into organized tasks, deadlines, and next steps
- Follow up with team members, vendors, clients, and outside partners until assigned work is complete
- Attend selected meetings, take notes, document decisions, and track commitments
- Research products, services, vendors, properties, and business opportunities
- Gather quotes and information and present clear comparisons or recommendations
- Update Monday.com, Google Workspace, Follow Up Boss, spreadsheets, files, and contact records
- Prepare basic documents, checklists, reports, and meeting materials
- Help prepare for listings, closings, client events, team events, and company projects
- Support the owner with scheduling, organization, research, and special projects
- Handle confidential business and personal information with discretion
- Take ownership of other reasonable tasks as business priorities change
What We Are Looking For:- Takes initiative without needing to be constantly directed
- Learns new systems, technology, and processes quickly
- Follows through and finishes what they start
- Communicates progress, problems, and next steps before being asked
- Notices what needs to be done and takes action
- Tries to solve problems before escalating them
- Knows when to ask questions or request direction
- Can manage multiple assignments without dropping them
- Dependable, punctual, responsive, and trustworthy
- High energy and comfortable working in a fast-moving environment
- Coachable, humble, and eager to improve
- Comfortable receiving direct feedback
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team
- Comfortable with a changing mix of office work, driving, outdoor work, errands, and project support
- 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:
Have a valid driver’s license
Have a good driving record
Have reliable personal transportation
Maintain legally required automobile insurance
Be comfortable using their personal vehicle for business travel
Be comfortable driving several hundred business miles during a typical week
Be able to safely lift, carry, load, and unload real estate signs, posts, lockboxes, supplies, and equipment
Be able to bend, kneel, walk across uneven ground, and perform basic outdoor tasks
Be comfortable working outside in normal North Carolina weather conditions
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 IfYou have ability and drive but have not had the opportunity to prove yourself yet
You enjoy learning new things and becoming useful quickly
You like having variety in your workday
You want firsthand exposure to business operations and decision making
You prefer responsibility over repetitive busywork
You naturally notice unfinished work and take action
You want to grow based on what you can learn, own, and accomplish
You are looking for more than just a traditional administrative job
This Role Is Probably Not a Fit IfYou want a remote or desk-only position
You do not want to use your vehicle for regular business travel
You need every assignment broken into detailed steps
You wait to be told what to do next
You avoid follow-up or uncomfortable conversations
You regularly need reminders to complete your work
You struggle when priorities change
You start projects but do not consistently finish them
You view errands, deliveries, or field work as beneath you
Compensation and Benefits:- $30,000 annual salary
- Health insurance
- Mileage reimbursement for approved business travel
- Direct exposure to the owner and the operations of a growing local business
- 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:
Tell us about a time you noticed something that needed to be done and handled it without being asked.
Tell us about something difficult you had to learn quickly.
How do you keep track of multiple assignments and make sure nothing gets dropped?
Tell us about a time you were given an outcome but not detailed instructions. What did you do?
What are you hoping to learn and become better at over the next three years?
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.
