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:
This role is in place to assist the Head of Estates in maximising profitability and minimising expenditure through efficient and effective management of A S Watson's store estate, including Savers, Superdrug, The Perfume Shop and Three, together with any future brand acquisitions.
A typical day in this role includes:
- Assisting the Head of Estates in leading the Estate Management Team with direct line management responsibility for Regional Estate Managers (REM).
- Working with the Head of Estates to define, communicate and implement property strategy for designated brands, providing advice and instructions to REM's in day to day matters.
- Motivating, inspiring, effectively managing and developing the Team, as well as managing their PDRs.
- Overseeing the achievement of Estate Management objectives.
- Presenting property lease event opportunities direct to the brand UK Board and assisting as needed to provide information for business cases from acquisitions and projects teams.
- Working closely with other SREM's to ensure any cross brand strategy is fully considered and actioned.
- Managing external agents and Solicitors.
- Ensuring robust rent budgeting is carried out in a timely manner.
- Tracking progress of deals from proposal to completion, ensuring accurate documentation is provided in a timely manner, and liaising with the Finance team in responding to queries from Hong Kong on proposals presented for approval.
- Coordinating closure approvals where necessary, including ensuring dilapidations assessments are requested and proposal papers and necessary information are provided to Hong Kong via the Finance team.
- Supporting property management and acquisitions teams as needed.
- Supporting on audit processes to ensure compliance.
- Processing invoices and expense requests in a timely manner and in line with company policies.
This job is a good fit for you if:
- You have great drive and ambition to achieve.
- Your commercial acumen is second to none, and you are decisive and results-oriented with a positive regard for your colleagues.
- You thrive under pressure and drive to achieve results in tight deadlines.
- You are great with people, highly self-motivated, yet able to operate within a team culture.
- You possess strong presentation skills.
What you'll need:
- Membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and significant post-qualification experience.
- Extensive knowledge of Landlord and Tenant Legislation, well connected in property networks, and a great knowledge of retail market trends.
- Ability to travel nationally and ideally experience of managing a geographically dispersed team.
- Prior experience in a multi-site, geographically dispersed retail property environment of appropriate scope and scale.
- Ability to use Microsoft suite including Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word as well as online and internal databases.
- Line management experience is not essential, but skills fit for this role are important.
Here's what's in it for you:
- 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
- 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
- 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
- Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
- Company pension matching and bonus.
- We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
- Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
- We are part 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/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay, and pregnancy loss support.
Come and be part of something special.
Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.