Senior Regional Estates Manager

Why Superdrug? Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here’s the exciting bit... a day includes:

• This role is in place to assist the Head of Estates in maximising profitability and minimising expenditure through efficient and effective management of A S Watson's store estate, including Savers, Superdrug, The Perfume Shop and Three, together with any future brand acquisitions.
• Assisting the Head of Estates in leading the Estate Management Team with direct line management responsibility for Regional Estate Managers (REM).
• Working with the Head of Estates to define, communicate and implement property strategy for designated brands, providing advice and instructions to REM's in day to day matters.
• Motivating, inspiring, effectively managing and developing the Team, as well as managing their PDRs.
• Overseeing the achievement of Estate Management objectives.
• Presenting property lease event opportunities direct to the brand UK Board and assisting as needed to provide information for business cases from acquisitions and projects teams.
• Working closely with other SREM's to ensure any cross brand strategy is fully considered and actioned.
• Managing external agents and Solicitors.
• Ensuring robust rent budgeting is carried out in a timely manner.
• Tracking progress of deals from proposal to completion, ensuring accurate documentation is provided in a timely manner, and liaising with the Finance team in responding to queries from Hong Kong on proposals presented for approval.
• Coordinating closure approvals where necessary, including ensuring dilapidations assessments are requested and proposal papers and necessary information are provided to Hong Kong via the Finance team.
• Supporting property management and acquisitions teams as needed.
• Supporting on audit processes to ensure compliance.
• Processing invoices and expense requests in a timely manner and in line with company policies.

This job is a good fit for you if:

• You have great drive and ambition to achieve.
• Your commercial acumen is second to none, and you are decisive and results-oriented with a positive regard for your colleagues.
• You thrive under pressure and drive to achieve results in tight deadlines.
• You are great with people, highly self-motivated, yet able to operate within a team culture.
• You possess strong presentation skills.

What you’ll need:

• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and significant post-qualification experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Legislation, well connected in property networks, and a great knowledge of retail market trends.
• Ability to travel nationally and ideally experience of managing a geographically dispersed team.
• Prior experience in a multi-site, geographically dispersed retail property environment of appropriate scope and scale.
• Ability to use Microsoft suite including Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word as well as online and internal databases.
• Line management experience is not essential, but skills fit for this role are important.

Here’s what’s in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay, and pregnancy loss support.

Come and be part of something special. Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.