Real Estate Manager

$91,000 - $115,000/Yr

Uniqlo - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

The Real Estate Manager at UNIQLO will play a crucial role in coordinating the company's real estate activities across the United States. Reporting to the Director of Real Estate, this position involves identifying and securing new store locations, maintaining relationships with landlords, and collaborating with various internal teams to support store openings and closings. The role requires extensive travel to conduct due diligence on potential sites and to interface with local stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and prioritization of real estate strategies and development timelines for specific US markets
• Identify and prioritize sites suitable for new stores, traveling extensively to conduct due-diligence on all proposed sites and interface with landlords, brokers, and local leaders
• Maintain positive relationships with landlords to drive store openings as well as to secure store closings, as needed
• Constantly obtain support from internal cross-functional teams including Store Operations, Finance, Legal, and Design/Construction, as well as Global Headquarters Real Estate
• Help with and in some cases lead negotiating letters of intent and finalizing lease documents while securing optimal deal terms
• Work with the Director to prepare approval documents for US leadership and Global Committee reviews
• Travel extensively to conduct due-diligence on all proposed sites and interface with landlords, brokers, and local leaders
• Build and expand knowledge base for trade area and site assessment, gather data and conduct analyses related to site selection and financial projections/performance, and become the expert in market conditions for all US markets
• Assist in the development of all store types, from popup to flagship size
• Other related duties to be assigned by direct supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Real Estate or Finance
• Minimum 3 years of retail real estate experience, across the United States
• Clear and articulate verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build site-selection proformas and substantiated financial projections
• Ability to build trust and relationships in a multi-national working environment
• Results-oriented teaming
• Availability for extensive travel
• Effective negotiation skills and basic knowledge of retail lease negotiating levers
• Ability to balance multiple, often competing priorities
• Facility with Excel and Powerpoint
• Multi-lingual background a plus
• Excellent listening, written and oral communication skills
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality

Nice-to-haves

• Multi-lingual background a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $91,000 - $115,000 annually
• Equal Opportunity Employer commitment
• Equal pay initiatives
• No salary history inquiries