Real Estate Manager
About The Position
The Real Estate Manager manages the portfolio and lifecycle of retail grocery properties across all company banners and operating states. The role leads a team of three and works to meet market growth targets while maintaining relationships with developers, landlords, brokers, and municipal planning departments. In collaboration with legal, finance, and other teams, the manager supports real estate transactions and ensures appropriate terms, timely and accurate payments, and delivery of required documents and information. The position also oversees lease administration, property operations support, and compliance with lease obligations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in real estate, business administration, finance, or a related field.
- At least 5–7 years of commercial real estate experience; retail or grocery experience is preferred.
- Two years in a supervisory or management role.
- Strong understanding of real estate laws, zoning regulations, and state and local requirements.
- Knowledge of the real estate and property management industry and practices.
- Experience with grocery-specific requirements such as loading docks, refrigeration infrastructure, and high-utility zoning.
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to present complex site data clearly and concisely to executive leadership.
- Time-management, organization, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and multitask.
- Ability to follow directions and pay attention to detail.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel throughout the company's operating states as needed, approximately 20% of the time.
- Ability to sit, stand, and use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls; close vision and ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- Commercial real estate experience in the retail or grocery sector.
Responsibilities
- Maintain real estate databases and physical and electronic files, ensuring required legal documents and correspondence are properly stored and accessible.
- Track and report property portfolio information, including contacts, area, location, lease provisions, expirations, and other critical dates.
- Direct end-to-end lease administration, including oversight of vendors handling reconciliations, critical date tracking, rent commencement audits, and CAM reconciliations, and ensure compliance with leasehold obligations.
- Participate in lease renewals, track and respond to property options, coordinate real estate committee presentations, and manage projects and timelines across teams.
- Collaborate across departments to achieve real estate portfolio and company goals.
- Ensure timely rent and CAM payments and receipt of payments from subtenants.
- Work with leadership to manage relationships with developers and brokers and assist with developer portfolio reviews as needed.
- Manage three direct reports, overseeing professional development and the accuracy of site packages and financial modeling.
- Direct and supervise property operations support and services.
- Communicate with landlords, property owners, neighbors, and brokers to maintain relationships, resolve issues, and negotiate property matters.
- Handle requests completely and accurately within agreed timelines and maintain communication with stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
