Property and Facilities Manager

Join our PPG Architectural Coatings business, home to brands such as Johnstones and Leyland, in a fundamental and exciting role. You will manage all property related matters for the UK mainland stores, ensuring a focus on driving commercial performance to achieve sales, margin, and cost control targets.

The primary responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the store Network Opex budget, managing spend in compliance with requirements, approving works, and monitoring and providing reports on spend vs budget.
• Managing Store Network Capex budgets.
• Ensuring that all EHS critical work is completed in a timely manner.
• Working in collaboration with Divisional Controllers to deliver national business strategy.
• Identifying suitable properties within target areas and being the primary contact with agents and landlords.
• Supporting negotiation of all new leases.
• Supporting PPG's growth strategy by collaborating with stockist and regional teams to identify businesses suitable for acquisition.
• Being the primary contact with business owners during the gathering of financial information and negotiations to purchase.
• Collaborating with Finance to evaluate the business and build the business case for purchase.
• Identifying stores requiring a refit to deliver improved sales and EHS standards.
• Working with the Store Development team to provide a budgeted cost for each refit.
• Maintaining a record of all leased properties, ensuring the business is aware of key deadlines (e.g., breaks or expiries) to make timely and informed decisions about the future of a store.
• Conducting negotiations on lease renewals and supporting other team members in their negotiations to limit PPG's future costs.
• Defining terms for third-party agencies used in negotiations to limit PPG's future costs.

Qualifications:

• 5-10 years experience in a property/facilities role.
• Experience working in a multi-site network.
• Experience in retail or similar.

At PPG, we bring teams together to accelerate collaboration and career development, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Flexible Fridays. Schedules may vary by location.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.