Regional Estates Manager

inploi; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health and beauty retailer in England is seeking a property manager to oversee 210 stores. This role involves lease negotiations, property strategy, and collaboration with various teams to maximize profitability. Candidates should have RICS membership and at least 3 years of retail property experience. The position offers a competitive salary, significant holiday entitlements, and various employee benefits, including discounts and a pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days holiday increasing to 38 days

30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products

Company pension matching and bonus

Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes

Qualifications

• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Extensive knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Legislation.
• Successful experience managing multi-site retail property portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Manage a geographic area of approximately 210 stores.
• Focus on lease renewals, negotiations, and legal agreements.
• Provide input on property strategy for designated brands.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Attention to detail

Decision-making

Pressure management

Education

Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

3+ years post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, etc.)

Job description

Join Superdrug Head Office- Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: Field based
Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm
Salary: Competitive + car allowance

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Here’s the exciting bit… A day includes:

Role Purpose:

This role is in place to assist the company in maximising profitability and minimising expenditure through efficient and effective management of A S Watson’s store estate. To include Savers, Superdrug, 3 and The Perfume Shop together with any future brand acquisitions.

A typical day in this role includes:

• Managing a geographic area of approximately 210 stores across all brands.
• Focusing on lease renewals, repeals (break removals/operations of breaks/lease extensions) and rent reviews, and providing support for ad‑hoc property management issues.
• Ensuring notices are served on time, negotiating deals, instructing solicitors and completing legal agreements.
• Providing input on property strategy for designated brands and recommending actions based on store performance and business needs.
• Managing external agents, liaising with solicitors, building surveyors, finance and accounts teams, and internal property management.
• Ensuring robust rent budgeting and accurate rent runs.
• Supporting acquisitions teams with information required for store relocation/upsize.
• Supporting audit processes to ensure compliance.
• Processing invoices and expense requests in line with company policies.

This job is a good fit for you if:

• You have great drive and ambition to achieve.
• You have commercial acumen, are decisive, results‑oriented, and maintain a positive regard for colleagues.
• You thrive under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• You have a keen attention to detail while keeping commercial aims in sight.

What you’ll need:

• Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and at least 3 years post‑qualification experience, ideally in retail property.
• Extensive knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Legislation and retail market trends.
• Strong property network connections.
• Ability to travel within the region and attend meetings when remote working.
• Successful past experience managing multi‑site retail property portfolios of similar scope.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and internal databases.

Here’s what’s in it for you:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Two staff discount codes for you and a family member or friend.
• 30 % discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• Stream money‑management app allowing access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Part of a larger group working closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• Member of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets.
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.
• Come and be part of something special!

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