Real Estate and Development Director

Job description / Role

Our client requires a Real Estate and Development Director to plan and implement the companies real estate growth plans

RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Deliver successful locations as per plan on timely and cost effective manner.

· Manage a portfolio of many stores across all brands

· Control a leasing budget and a team of property experts and support staff in site acquisition and store development.

· Develop site selection criteria and update it accordingly.

· Identify and develop new business initiatives in line with the company growth plans.

· Develop annual strategies for major brands, including fully costed real estate expansion plans and ROI analysis for approval

· Oversee store acquisitions, from site identification and lease negotiation to store opening.

· Manage the KPIs of trading stores and take corrective measures to improve profitability and sales.

Profit:

· Manage the existing leasing estate and improve terms where applicable

· Conduct frequent market research to acquire knowledge of markets and competition

· Prepare feasibility studies and recommend action plans

People:

· Cultivate career development of your employees

· Develop and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders in the relevant property markets

· Meet Deadlines as per the business plan

· Keep information confidential

· Communicate effectively with rest of the team to prepare site packages on line with development plan.

Others

· Prepare periodic reports.

· Ensure there are no violations of company policies and procedures

Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor degree in business management

· Computer literate

· Excellent communication skills

· Excellent relations in the market

· Minimum of 7-10 years experience in similar industry

About the Company

At Cooper Fitch, we put the customer at the heart of everything we do. We provide recruitment, executive search and human resources advisory services to thousands of clients across the Middle East, we have been delivering services in the region since 1997. Our team is your team, we firmly believe in delivering first class committed search services. It is our mission to help build the best talent in the market. Our services are tailored to your every need, we have spent nearly twenty years developing an extensive database of top tier talent in the region. We also aim to help you protect and retain your people with our world-class assessment, testing and advisory facilities. We provide both valuable market updates and compensation and benefits analysis to complete the full spectrum of human resources services.