Real Estate Manager

Job Brief:
The Real Estate Manager role is responsible for interacting with franchise partners, developers, brokers, other retailers, and property owners to generate new store openings in a defined area of responsibility. Supports Real Estate Team on market planning, site selection, LOI submittal, and lease negotiations, and lease renewals.

Responsibilities:
- Supports Real Estate & Franchise Sales Team in new growth and development of our Brands in an assigned Region.
- Utilizes GIS systems for demographic and modeling information to assist in the development of market plans as well as develops industry knowledge and experience in market planning.
- Follows the roadmap for company and franchise partner development.
- Identifies new site opportunities in assigned market areas.
- - Maintains network of brokers to assist with site acquisition in all target development markets.
Maintains continual communication with franchise partners to keep them aware of site opportunities and assist with their development needs.
- Utilizes ICSC and other development organizations to help source new site opportunities to fulfill development efforts & represents Focus Brands at industry events
- Organizes market tours with brokers, senior management, and franchisees
- Completes Site Acceptance Package for final review and acceptance/rejection by Real Estate Committee.
- Uses field site review time to continue education of franchise partners in effective site selection.
- Responds to verbal and written communication from all franchise partners in a professional and timely fashion.
- Assists as needed with LOI and lease negotiations with franchise partners and landlords.
Interacts with design & construction team to ensure that the franchisee stays on their development timeline.
- - Provides timely and accurate updates on status of all development activities within assigned territory.
Works with construction, franchise support, franchise administration and pre-opening support to ensure a smooth, timely and successful store opening.
- Monitors existing portfolio of assigned stores within a Region for lease renewals and partners with Portfolio Management to support positive net unit growth and closure mitigation.

Work Experience
- 5 Years' experience in the Retail/Hospitality/Real Estate Field
- Relevant experience in multi-unit development of restaurants of notable brands, Pref
- Experience with company and franchise store Real Estate, Pref

Skills & Abilities
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to change and multi-tasking
- - Financial Analysis experience
-Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with limited direction
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a demonstrated ability to be flexible, and effectively work with others as a team.
- Ability to work well under pressure with meeting deadlines in a high-volume environment.
- Communication skills that create positive impact and engagement (written, verbal and presentations).
- Ability to anticipate and respond to the needs of stakeholders (e.g., internal and external customers, etc.) in a timely manner