Estates Manager - JD Outdoors

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Reporting to JD Outdoors' Director of Property, working closely with the JD Group Estates Team, the candidate will assist on the delivery of the Property Strategy for GO Outdoors, Blacks, Millets and other associated JD Outdoors businesses, with the aim to drive profitability through proactive management of the existing estate.

The varied JD Outdoors estate comprises approximately 250 stores, including freeholds, leaseholds and flexible tenancies and trades from high street, shopping centre, retail park and stand alone locations. The Estates Manager will be responsible for the day to day management of the JD Outdoors Estate across the UK, IOM, and Channel Islands, assisting the Director of Property with the strategic growth of the business.

• Job Title - Estates Manager

• Location - JD Group, Hollins Brook Way, Pilsworth, BL9 8RR with Nationwide Travel required.

• Working rota - Monday to Friday

• Working hours - 8:30am to 5:00pm, 40 hours per week.

What You'll Be Doing:

As an Estates Manager , you'll be doing the following:

• Negotiation of rent reviews, lease renewals and break options to mitigate property costs and drive profitability.
• Proactively consider regear opportunities to reduce occupational cost and generate incentive that can be used for investment
• Manage rebranding of existing small format stores to new GO Outdoors Express Concept securing Landlord Permissions through negotiation of licences where relevant.
• Manage store closures including dilapidations negotiations, keeping all relevant stakeholders informed
• Support the Property Director with strategic opportunities for growth.
• Retain ownership of Outdoor Property Database and the JD Group Horizon / Lucernex Property Management System
• Preparation of board reports for monthly board meetings
• Invoice Authorisations for rent and service charges ensuring turnover linked rents are correctly paid
• Liaise with Maintenance and Health and Safety team regarding ongoing and necessary works.
• Advise on upcoming financial year end budgeting
• The candidate will need to be an excellent communicator, with a need to liaise with internal and external stakeholders including Retail Operations, stores, Finance, Maintenance, H&S, Property Invoicing, Utilities departments as well as external legal, service charge, dilaps, and rating advisors

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues over 4,500 stores across several retail fascia's in over 36 countries around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.

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