Description
Retail Estate Executive
My client, a leading telecommunications firm listed in The Sunday Times Top 100 Employers is looking for Retail Estate Executive to provide clear recommendations and delivery management for the Head of Retail Estate and Director of Retail Operations in supporting the execution of the client's Retail Footprint Strategy, acquisition programme and ongoing management of the estate footprint. Influencing cross functional groups and key stakeholders, evaluating trends, interpretation of financial, commercial, market and demographic data from a number of internal and external sources, whilst feeding in a strong understanding of the client's and the client's customer and the retail sector. Strong knowledge of the operation and exploitation of Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
The Retail Estate Executive will deliver the Estate strategy on a day to day basis bringing it to life within cost and on time.
Retail Estate Executive Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:
*Maintain the site acquisition process and drive the business case formulation process
*Accountable for carrying out site visits & assessments, full financial appraisal of potential and existing locations and recommendation to Head of Retail Estate and Director of Retail Operations
*Support the Retail Estate agenda with the Property team ensuring sufficient volumes of new store opportunities are provided to hit roll out project timelines, driving engagement of key stakeholders via timely and appropriate status updates
*Support the field engagement plan with relevant materials to ensure the Operational hierarchy across all 3 retail brands are consulted and informed regarding Retail Estate activity in their specific regions
*Provision and integrity of all information used by Retail Sales and Third Parties that drive the Retail Estate Strategy
*Compiling presentations and strategic directional documents to support strategic and operational activity
*Delivering process improvement across areas of the Retail Estate function.
*Support the harmonisation of maintenance operational practices across clients brands, ensuring SLAs and escalation routes are clearly defined and communicated to store teams
Retail Estate Executive Knowledge & Experience:
*Strong knowledge of the operation and exploitation of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
*Strong organisational skills and an appetite/proven ability to drive multiple priorities simultaneously
*Ability/appetite to model scenarios in Excel
*Proven ability to draw conclusions and quickly make robust recommendations
*Understanding of the Retail environment and store operations
*Numerate with demonstrable success in data integrity, analysis and problem solving
*Commercial awareness within a multisite retail operation
*An influential and highly effective communicator (verbal/written) - report preparation and delivery to Senior Management
*Management of multiple stakeholders, across different functions
*A strong knowledge of the Geography of UK towns/cities is essential
*Demonstrate ability to develop and maintain an extensive network of contacts and build relationships at all levels of the organisation and externally
*Ability to balance a strategic outlook with operational priorities
*A successful track record of delivery within a fast paced Retailer, achieving high customer service standards to the frontline
Retail Estate Executive nice to have:
*Experience in retail site/centre identification and management
*An understanding of the telecommunications industry
*Demonstrable ability to proactively translate complex data into clear, accurate, fact based recommendations, particularly for a Retail Operations audience.
If you are interested in this role please respond with CV, ASAP. For further details contact.
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hy-phen is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds