Real Estate Director

Pandora; Aubigny-sur-Nère; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading global jewelry brand is seeking a Real Estate Director for Western Europe based in Paris, France. This role involves defining property development strategies, managing leasing processes for retail locations, and leading a team. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in retail leasing, strong negotiation skills, and fluency in English, with French or Spanish as a plus. This position is essential for supporting the company’s growth ambitions in the region.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of major shopping center or Retailer Leasing experience.
• Extensive experience working with an international brand in a matrix organization.
• Ability to manage intercultural teams.

Responsabilités

• Define the property development strategy for Western Europe.
• Negotiate new leases and lease renewals for retail stores.
• Supervise and plan all repair and maintenance activities.

Connaissances

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Fluency in French or Spanish

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Leadership

Description du poste

Overview

Real Estate Director, Western Europe — Paris, France

As Property & Network Director for Western Europe, you will be responsible to plan and direct all aspects of the Pandora’s real estate function and work with the regional management team as well as the Global property team to determine a business and store development strategy for O&O stores in Western Europe. You will also supervise all services & tasks related to property management including store design, maintenance, planning, budgets, office management. In this role, we will report to the Global Property VP and the Western Europe GM. You will manage a team of 10 people.

Core Responsibilities

• Define the property development strategy for the Western Europe cluster to support Pandora’s growth ambition
• Be responsible for the real estate selection and leasing process for all of Pandora’s retail stores in Western Europe (France, Spain and Portugal)
• Maintain a pipeline of future locations for Pandora stores
• Accomplish financial targets by negotiating new leases and lease renewals for all O&O stores, as well as office locations, working closely with Legal
• Supervise and plan all repair & maintenance activities with vendors
• Maintain close relationships with key partners such as mall leasing executives, suppliers, office landlords, and industry players
• Be an active member of the Western Europe leadership team
• Manage the property team in France & Spain & Portugal
• Ambassador for PANDORA values of We Dream, We Dare, We Care and We Deliver to guide behaviors towards staff, partners, customers and suppliers.

Experience and Skills

• 10+ years major shopping center or Retailer Leasing experience in similar job areas
• Knowledge of Major metropolitan markets and Shopping centers on a national level
• Strong leasing & negotiation skills
• Management experience of intercultural teams
• Stakeholder management, business partnering and influencing in a matrix organization
• Fluent English, French and Spanish are a plus
• Strong organizational skills
• Flexibility and ability to multitask and prioritize
• Ability to work in a fast paced evolving environment
• Passion for developing and leading teams
• Ability to travel regionally on a regular basis
• Extensive experience of working with an international brand in a collaborative matrix organization

Recruitment Process

• A response within two weeks of your application.
• If your profile is shortlisted, an initial interview with one of our recruiters.
• Followed by 4 to 5 technical interviews to assess your fit.
• If you meet a recruiter but are not selected, you will receive constructive feedback within a week. We greatly value the effort and time invested in your application.

About Pandora

Pandora is the world’s largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,600 concept stores.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 27,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED Gold-certified facilities in Thailand using mainly recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% across its own operations and value chain by 2030. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated sales of DKK 23.4 billion (EUR 3.1 billion) in 2021.

At Pandora, we believe that creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and reflecting societal diversity in our customer engagement is essential to delivering on our company purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We dedicate ourselves to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity where everyone feels respected and valued.