Manager, Real Estate Leasing

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Job description

Overview

Foot Locker is looking for a Manager, Real Estate Leasing to join the Real Estate team. The Manager, Real Estate Leasing will manage, guide, and direct all real estate holdings over the life of the store for Foot Locker, Inc. within the regional areas assigned. As our organization continues to evolve with our ever-changing customer, the Leasing Manager must be innovative, forward thinking and have the ability to quickly adapt to new situations and market trends.

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This is a flexible, remote position.

Responsibilities

* Manage, guide, and direct all real estate holdings over the life of the store for Foot Locker, Inc. within the regional areas assigned
* Generate and Maintain Strategic Plan
* Control Landlord negotiations and communications ensuring the optimum Real Estate location, construction, and tenancy deal for Foot Locker, Inc.
* Administer written Landlord communications from initial offering to finalization of lease ensuring the deal is delivered as negotiated
* Facilitate constructive landlord relationship with Foot Locker, Inc Divisional liaison as assigned
* Management of deal presentation to division/corporate according to Foot Locker, Inc.'s standard operating procedures
* Manage, recommend, and negotiate solutions for the Company's Loss Store Program
* Select profitable and strategic locations that meet company standards and result in fulfillment of new store target expectations
* Manage the process with Construction and Legal so that approved stores are opened on time and delivered in the manner presented

Qualifications

* A bachelor's degree or higher
* Minimum of 8 years+ leasing experience with a national or regional Retail and/or Landlord Leasing organization in both mall and non mall real estate
* Minimum of 60 transactions over the previous 2 years
* Superior negotiation skills
* Self motivated with a demonstrated experience working in a team environment as well as working independently with minimal supervision
* Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical and problem solving skills
* Understanding of all lease contract points
* Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
* Proficient in Excel
* Strong listening and communication skills
* Strong follow through from initial landlord contact to finalization of the real estate deal
* Flexibility with rapidly changing corporate / divisional priorities
* Ability to travel for market studies, landlord visits, corporate meetings, site selections
* Understanding and familiarity of standard ICSC practices