Estate Manager

JR United Kingdom; Ascot; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail health, beauty, and cosmetics retailer is seeking an Estates Manager. This role involves managing property and facilities across a multi-site estate, driving results through strong leadership and effective supplier management. You will negotiate leases, oversee compliance, and lead a capable team, making a significant impact on the company's expansion plans.

Qualifications

• Strong experience managing multi-site property in retail.
• Excellent supplier and contractor management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the UK&I estate strategy across acquisitions and refurbishments.
• Negotiate leases and oversee supplier management.
• Manage property compliance and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Supplier Management

Negotiation

Communication

Job description

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Company: Leading Retail Health, Beauty & Cosmetics Retailer

-National Role

-Full Time, Permanent Position

-Start Date ASAP subject to notice period

We’re recruiting an Estates Manager for one of the UK’s best-loved high street retailers — a multi-site health and beauty business with an ambitious expansion plan and a strong existing store portfolio across the UK&I.

If you’ve got experience managing property and facilities across a retail estate and know how to drive results through leadership, strong supplier management and commercial lease negotiation — this one’s for you.

About the Company

A fast-growing national retail chain in the health, beauty and cosmetics space, with hundreds of stores across the UK and big plans for the future — including new store openings on the horizon.

It’s a down-to-earth, close-knit culture, with strong leadership and a clear strategy. You’ll be stepping into a key role where you can make a real impact — from streamlining supplier models to driving the rollout of new stores.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own the UK&I estate strategy across acquisitions, relocations, closures and refurbishments
• Negotiate leases, rent reductions, renewals and commercial terms with landlords and agents
• Oversee supplier management and contractor performance across facilities and property
• Lead a capable team: Maintenance Lead & Coordinator + Store Design Manager
• Optimise cost efficiency across contracts, service charges, rates, and utilities
• Manage property compliance including health & safety and local authority requirements
• Support continuous improvement in store environments with minimal disruption to trade
• Maintain a clean, accurate property database for strategic planning and cost control
• Travel approx. 50% of the time to sites across the UK&I estate

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience managing multi-site property, estates and facilities in a retail environment
• Excellent supplier and contractor management skills — across trades, labour, FM & professional services
• Confident lease negotiator — rent reviews, renewals, and commercial terms
• Strategic thinker with a commercial mindset and hands-on approach
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence at senior level
• Proactive, solutions-focused and comfortable working at pace

Package

• Base Salary: £62K-72K+ negotiable on level of experience
• Travel 2–3 days per week across the UK, alternatively in the office on days when not in field

If you're interested in hearing more - apply now or send your CV to [emailprotected]