Why we will love you
You truly love working in the retail property leasing industry, where you get to develop something that excites people. By always being on top of the latest trends, you understand what tomorrows customers desire. In everything you do, you always have the local customers in mind and you want to develop something beyond their expectations!
You enjoy working closely with others and managing many different stakeholders. You have a successful track record of leading negotiations and maintaining productive relationships. When negotiating, you always seek a common ground to settle a matter of mutual interest.
You have knowledge of:
- A progressive track record and minimum of 5 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate Leasing
- Experience managing projects in Spain and Portugal and a good knowledge of both markets.
- Good communication skills in English, Spanish and Portuguese languages, both written and spoken.
**Responsibilities**:
Ingka Centres is in the middle of an exciting journey where we create and develop shopping centres. As Lease Manager, you have an important function in this journey by securing the right and most relevant retail partners in our shopping centres. Together with your team, you will make sure we achieve a sustainable and maximized revenue growth based on the successful execution of the agreed lease plan. You will be responsible for the leasing agenda in our shopping centres in Spain and Portugal.
Moreover, you will:
Secure short-term and long-term asset development by working with lease premises in existing and future shopping centres projects.
Be responsible to negotiate the most favorable conditions for the shopping centres by preparing a clear feasibility study and negotiations strategy.
Analyze and identify the latest trends and deep business insight to ensure those are brought into business planning and negotiations to improve our offer and ensure the offer is consistent and coherent to customer needs.
Lead and develop strong and long-lasting partnerships with key players, enlarging their presence in shopping centres and supporting their commercial performance.
In this position, you will be based in Madrid, Spain.
Our team within Ikea
Ingka Centres, along with IKEA Retail, are part of the Ingka Group, a values-driven company with a passion for life at home and a vision to create a better everyday life for the many people.
As a Lease Manager at Ingka Centres, you will be a part of the Operations Function. The purpose of the Operations function is to optimise the shopping centres experience for the many people and deliver sustainable business growth for our Partners and shopping centres. Moreover to, achieve operational results, drive efficiency improvements and enhance commercial performance and brand value of the shopping centres.