Job Vacancy Details
Senior Leasing Manager
Designer Outlets
Italy / Germany / France
Permanent ⁄ £70000 - £90000
Updated August 13, 2008
As a Leasing professional the main purpose of this role is to manage the new projects and space vacancies in the designer outlet centre, in order to maximize the commercial return. Cultivating new and existing brand relationships with the retailers will therefore play a key part. The main responsibilities will be to:
• Develop and implement an attainable leasing plan for the centre to ensure all available space is leased in a timely and effective manner.
• Negotiate and budget the terms and conditions of the lease and work with tenants to develop and agree retail strategies.
• Manage the leasing agent relationships, ensuring direction and priorities are communicated.
• Act as an ambassador for the business, to promote McArthurGlen's image, values and objectives and develop business opportunities.
• Maintain and develop effective working relations with external clients, including investors, owners and brand partners.
Who we're looking for
• Ideal candidates will be Leasing professionals from other Designer Outlet centres or Development companies. You could also be a Leasing professional from an Agency or Broker.
• Experience gained within a retail, agency, or corporate environment.
• Negotiation of lease terms/ understanding of lease documentation.
• Ability to manage key retail relationships but to also be commercial and strategic in outlook and delivery.
• Proven experience of managing a portfolio of clients.
• Experience in negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Excellent Business Development and networking skills.
• Degree level qualification or equivalent, preferably Estate Management.
• Languages: As appropriate to country of centre. English essential.
About our client
Since introducing outlet retailing to Europe in 1995, McArthurGlen Group has become Europe's leading developer, owner and manager of designer outlets. Its current portfolio of 15 architecturally unique designer outlet villages across the UK and Europe comprises 400,000 m2 of high quality retail space, housing over 700 premium brands in more than 1600 stores. Visited by over 65 million visitors in 2006 the portfolio generated over €1.6 billion in retail sales. The Group's strategies for growth will add a further 400,000m2 GLA by 2012, including 7 new European outlet developments by year end 2009.
In addition, McArthurGlen Group is expanding and moving into full price retail with the formation of a new division, McArthurGlen Luxury Retail. The first of these ventures, Collezioni, aims to create a genuine partnership between airports and brands to overcome the barriers that have so far limited the presence of high quality fashion brands to a relative handful of the world's major airports. Collezioni's initial development, scheduled to open in Summer 2008, will host a portfolio of around 20 leading fashion brands airside at Venice's Marco Polo Airport.
What's on offer
Packages are in excess of €100,000
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 0207 831 2000.
Job Ref: 12952162
Your application will be sent to Sarah Yeomans.
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