Property Manager

WHSmith

Job Description

Property Manager
This is a field based role with National travel, plus a min of 1 day per week in Swindon Head Office
£negotiable + car allowance

The Opportunity
To create and maximise value and profitability through efficient and effective management of the High Street store portfolio.

We have a portfolio of circa 530 properties all of which are held leasehold. It is a very dynamic portfolio with many opportunities for creating value

Key responsibilities:
You will be provided with an area of operation where you will have the opportunity to be an expert in your own area. The work is varied across the portfolio and working with external agents includes:

• Lease events – expiries and regears
• Property management
• Downsizes
• Relocations
• Rating
• Dilapidations
• Occupancy cost control
• Assisting senior members of the business on a variety of projects on an ad hoc basis

To be successful you will:

• Have prior experience of successful management of a multi-site geographically dispersed retail portfolio
• Extensively connected into market networks
• Knowledge of retail market trends
• Manage your own workload
• Manage your time and priorities effectively
• Work efficiently with external agents
• Be highly self-motivated yet able to operate in a team culture
• Be a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors with 3 years post qualification experience preferable with a retail organisation
• Have extensive knowledge of Landlord and Tenant legislation
• Have strong negotiating and influencing skills
• Be financially numerate
• A sense of fun – able to take people with you
• Strong commercial decision-making skills
• An eye for detail

What we can offer you:
Cash/Car allowance
Annual bonus based on company performance
Hybrid working model from home and in the office
25 days holiday, plus your Birthday off, plus Bank Holidays with an opportunity to buy extra days holiday
Competitive pension contribution
Staff discount card for stores and online

About us:
WHSmith has a remarkable heritage and we have occupied our place as the ‘Hub of the High Street’ and in our customers’ hearts for 230 years. Since 1792, we’ve grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust. Supporting our High Street stores and our whsmith.co.uk online team is our Retail Support Centre in Swindon.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, and basis of disability. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.