Head of Property: Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG)
Location: Hybrid working with regular travel across the IBMG Estate
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30am to 5:00pm
Reporting to: Executive Leadership Team
About Us
Independent Builders Merchant Group (IBMG) is one of the UK's leading independent builders' merchant groups, serving trade and retail customers through a growing network of branches and specialist businesses.
As we continue to expand through investment, acquisition and organic growth, we are looking for an experienced Head of Property to lead our property strategy and ensure our estate supports the Group's long-term commercial ambitions.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for managing the performance, development and compliance of a diverse property portfolio across multiple operating businesses. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting growth, acquisitions, branch development and operational excellence across the Group.
The Role
As Head of Property, you will own and deliver the Group's property strategy, ensuring our estate supports business growth, operational efficiency and customer accessibility while maximising property value and controlling costs.
Working closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, Health & Safety and Executive stakeholders, you will lead estate planning, acquisitions, disposals, lease negotiations, branch relocations, capital investment projects and facilities management initiatives across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the Group Property Strategy, ensuring alignment with business growth plans and long-term objectives.
- Identify opportunities for branch openings, relocations, acquisitions, consolidations, disposals and estate optimisation.
- Lead major property projects including branch relocations, refurbishments, expansions and capital investment programmes.
- Manage lease renewals, rent reviews, new lettings and landlord relationships across the Group estate.
- Oversee facilities management and planned preventative maintenance programmes, ensuring safe, compliant and efficient operations.
- Manage the property and facilities budget, including rent, rates, maintenance costs, service charges and capital expenditure.
- Deliver cost-saving initiatives and drive improved utilisation of property assets across the estate.
- Ensure all properties meet statutory, regulatory and company compliance requirements.
- Lead property due diligence and estate integration activities for acquisitions, including rationalisation and optimisation of acquired estates.
- Develop and lead a high-performing Property and Facilities team while acting as the senior property advisor to the Executive Leadership Team.
About You
Essential
- Significant experience in a Head of Property, Property Director, Estate Manager or Senior Property Management role.
- Proven experience managing large multi-site property portfolios.
- Strong commercial, financial and contractual management skills.
- Experience negotiating leases, rent reviews and property agreements.
- Proven track record delivering capital investment, refurbishment and construction projects.
- Strong vendor, consultant and contractor management experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
- Experience managing property compliance within a complex multi-site organisation
Desirable
- Degree qualified in a property-related discipline.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (RICS, IWFM or equivalent).
- Experience within Builders Merchants, Construction Materials Distribution or similar multi-site industries.
- Experience supporting acquisition-led businesses and integrating newly acquired estates.
- Knowledge of sustainability initiatives, carbon reduction programmes and environmental reporting.
- NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
Why Join IBMG?
- Play a key role in shaping the future property strategy of a growing and ambitious business.
- Lead major estate development, acquisition and investment projects.
- Influence strategic decisions at Executive Leadership level.
- Support business growth through property innovation, optimisation and investment.
- Join a collaborative and forward-thinking leadership team.
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