Senior Transaction Manager

NFI Industries•Camden, NJ

16h

About The Position

NFI is seeking a Senior Transaction Manager to drive deal execution primarily across its leased and operated portfolio. In a collaborative, flat organization, this role leads market surveys, negotiates letters of intent and leases, executes growth-oriented transactions, and works with sales, engineering, and operations teams on real estate decisions that support the company’s growth in logistics. The Senior Transaction Manager leads multi-market site searches and complex industrial real estate transactions, including new leases, renewals, expansions, dispositions, and build-to-suit projects. The role serves as a primary interface with customers, landlords, brokers, developers, economic development teams, engineering and construction groups, and internal and external counsel, and represents NFI at broker conferences and industry networking events. The position develops financial models to inform deal strategy and secure executive-level approvals, and pilots and implements AI tools, analytics, and automated workflows to improve the speed, accuracy, and operational efficiency of the real estate function. Travel of up to 25% is required for site tours, market research, and industry conferences.

Requirements

At least 5 years of industrial real estate experience in an occupier/tenant representative role.
Proven track record in multi-market site selection and complex lease negotiations.
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Proficiency with commercial real estate platforms such as CoStar, LoopNet, Visual Lease, and Yardi; workflow tools such as Salesforce and Smartsheet; advanced Excel; and modern AI and analytics applications.
Ability to travel up to 25% for site tours, market research, and industry conferences.
Highly organized, agile, and collaborative, with a strong growth mindset.

Nice To Haves

Active Real Estate License.

Responsibilities

Lead multi-market site searches and execute complex industrial transactions, including new leases, renewals, expansions, dispositions, and build-to-suit projects.
Serve as a primary interface for customers, landlords, brokers, developers, economic development teams, engineering and construction groups, and internal and external counsel.
Represent NFI at major broker conferences and industry networking events.
Build lease-versus-own, NPV, total occupancy cost, and cash-flow models to inform deal strategy and secure executive-level approvals.
Pilot and implement AI tools, analytics, and automated workflows to improve speed, accuracy, and operational efficiency across the real estate function.
Collaborate with sales, engineering, and operations teams on real estate decisions supporting company growth.