Retail Manager - Shopping Centres

CBRE Group, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Portfolio ownership across four Sydney

Travel expense reimbursement

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

CBRE in Sydney offers an experienced shopping centre professional a four-day week role overseeing four community centres across the portfolio. You will manage day-to-day operations, retailer relationships, leasing activity and financial performance with autonomy and support from local teams.

Based in Sydney's inner west, you will travel to other sites with expenses reimbursed, maintaining high standards across presentation, safety and compliance while delivering strong owner reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in shopping centre management or senior centre operations.
• Knowledge of retailer relationships, lease administration, arrears, compliance and centre operations.
• Commercial budgeting, expense monitoring and owner reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple locations and priorities.
• Willingness to travel across the Sydney portfolio; travel expenses reimbursed.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of day-to-day operations across four community shopping centres, maintaining presentation, safety and compliance.
• Build and maintain retailer relationships, managing onboarding, lease administration, arrears and lease compliance.
• Partner with marketing on campaigns and events to drive foot traffic and retailer performance.
• Drive casual mall leasing and identify new income opportunities across the portfolio.
• Manage budgets, monitor expenses and deliver monthly owner reporting.

Skills

Shopping centre management

Senior centre operations

Retailer relationship management

Budgeting & reporting

Driver's licence

Travel readiness

Education

NSW Certificate of Registration

Job description

• Own a portfolio of four community shopping centres in a genuine 4-day week role
• Flexibility without compromising autonomy, scope or responsibility
• Work alongside IFM Investors and CBRE on a diverse Sydney retail portfolio
• Backed by local teams across every site, so you are never on your own
• Sydney, NSW | Operating across the lands of the Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug Peoples

Experienced retail professionals rarely get the chance to move to four days per week without stepping away from meaningful work.

On behalf of IFM Investors, you'll manage four community shopping centres across Sydney, taking ownership of day-to-day operations, retailer relationships, leasing activity and commercial performance across the portfolio.

Based in Sydney's inner west, this role offers the autonomy to manage your portfolio with the confidence and judgement that comes from experience. You'll work four days per week, travel to the other sites with expenses reimbursed, and be supported by local teams across every centre.

This is a role for an experienced shopping centre professional who values flexibility but still wants genuine scope, accountability and variety.

In this role, you will:

• Take ownership of day-to-day operations across four community shopping centres, keeping presentation, safety and compliance standards consistently high
• Build and maintain trusted retailer relationships, managing onboarding, lease administration, arrears and lease compliance across the portfolio
• Partner with the marketing team on campaigns, community events and initiatives that drive foot traffic and retailer performance
• Drive casual mall leasing and identify new income opportunities across the portfolio
• Manage budgets, monitor expenses and deliver monthly owner reporting with a sharp eye on operational efficiency and centre performance

About You

You know your way around a shopping centre and are confident making sound decisions across a multi-site portfolio. You build relationships quickly, stay calm when priorities compete and take pride in delivering consistently strong outcomes across the centres you manage.

• Experience in shopping centre management or a senior centre operations role, with exposure to the full range of centre responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of retailer relationships, lease administration, arrears, compliance and centre operations
• Commercial confidence across budgets, expense monitoring, income opportunities and owner reporting
• The organisational skills to manage competing priorities across multiple locations without dropping the ball
• A valid driver's licence and willingness to travel across the Sydney portfolio, with travel reimbursed
• Current NSW Certificate of Registration, or willingness to obtain

Why CBRE?

• A genuine four-day week opportunity with meaningful scope and portfolio ownership
• An inner west base with the variety and autonomy of a four-centre Sydney portfolio
• Local teams supporting you at every site, so you are always backed up
• Exposure to the full breadth of retail property management alongside IFM Investors
• A people-first culture with wellbeing programs, paid parental leave and genuine pathways to grow

Can we inspire you to join us?

At CBRE, our unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion begins with you. We are strengthening our inclusive culture, so everyone feels safe, valued, and heard. Because when you belong, we all succeed.

We welcome and encourage First Nations People to apply. Be inspired to elevate your career to new heights. We look forward to hearing from you! #WeAreCBRE

Please note the successful applicant will be required to undertake pre-employment background screening by our external third-party provider.

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