Overview

Position Title: property portfolio manager

Company: Starbucks

Location: Nottingham, UK

Job Description

We’re looking for candidates who have previous experience working within a retail in-house portfolio management team. You’ll have excellent knowledge of the retail property market and be able to showcase your excellent negotiating skills and the ability to handle a high volume caseload. Ideally you’ll be RICS accredited (or equivalent) and have experience in using Manhattan/Tririga databases and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

Responsibilities:

  • The creation, communication and implementation of a 3 year strategic plan relating to lease renewals, regears, renovations, relocations, extensions and disposals within your region. Analysing store performance and present proposals to Board for approval
  • Identifying sales driving initiatives
  • Supporting & implementing the Market Plan
  • Working with property agents to identify relocation opportunities, presenting new opportunities to Board with full financial support
  • Being the main point of contact for the relationship with key Landlords, leading discussions and advising the business on lease decisions in terms of renewals, rent reviews, closures, regears etc.
  • Recommending and agreeing the strategy for each lease expiry and appropriate tactics to adopt in each case
  • Limiting the business’ exposure to dilapidations liability, where appropriate, liaising with external building surveyors.
  • Working with franchisees & landlords to agree transfer of ownership of selected Starbucks stores
  • Supporting underperforming store actions. Providing advice on lease terms and opportunity to minimise occupancy costs or dispose of stores no longer meeting the business’ requirements.
  • Overseeing Planning Appeals and keep all relevant departments up to date
  • Approving requests for additional internal or external seating in line with the planning restrictions on each individual store. Liaising and supporting property rep with outdoor seating renewals and planning use issues associated
  • Driving effective management of the sublet portfolio to minimise expenditure and maximise returns.
  • Agreeing future renovation strategy, analyse impact to P&L and undertake post-completion review
  • Evaluating and challenging service charge and rates charges and implement an aggressive strategy to significantly reduce these costs.

Requirements:

  • 25 days holiday a year (plus Bank Holidays)
  • Life assurance and private medical insurance for yourself
  • Comprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)
  • Free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discounts on food, beverages, and merchandise
  • Discounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platform
  • Subscription to Headspace

About Starbucks

At Starbucks, we like to say that we are not in the coffee business serving people, but in the people business serving coffee. Here, our employees— who we call partners— are the heart of the Starbucks experience. And being a partner means aspiring to become part of something bigger: inspiring positive change in the world and growing in your career and in your community. It’s an opportunity to be your personal best.