Senior Logistics Real Estate Asset Manager (Benelux)

Ares Management LLC; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ares Management LLC in Amsterdam leads the asset management team focusing on logistics assets across the Netherlands and Belgium. The Senior Associate will support acquisitions onboarding, asset oversight, financing and exit execution with rigorous financial analysis and clear communication to stakeholders.

Based in Amsterdam, you will work with senior asset managers, investment teams, and third-party operators to ensure disciplined execution throughout the asset lifecycle, including governance

Responsibilities

• Manage asset-level business plans in partnership with wider Deal Team and external operating partners, ensuring clear priorities, measurable milestones, and accountability.
• Monitor operating performance (NOI, occupancy, leasing velocity, renewals, arrears, opex) and proactively address underperformance through agreed action plans.
• Co-ordinate annual budgeting and Quarterly IRR reforecasting processes with operating partners, ensuring timely delivery, appropriate assumptions, and alignment to portfolio targets.
• Help identify and execute value creation initiatives including revenue management, ancillary income, pricing optimisation, cost control, and unit/amenity upgrades.
• Monitor capital expenditure programmes (maintenance and value-add), including scope definition, prioritisation, procurement oversight and delivery tracking.
• Steering of lease execution process which includes approvals, board presentations and budget comparisons.
• Building and maintaining strong customer relationships
• Attend all building hand-over meetings with customers, ensuring each customer has all necessary information, for example O&M Manuals and a Tenant Handbook
• Track the risk criteria for each asset, spot red flags and inform the management team of any warning signals
• Act as a critical Ares' day-to-day asset management interface with external operating partners, property managers and key third-party service providers.
• Endorse and maintain governance rhythms (weekly/monthly operating reviews, quarterly business reviews), ensuring clear decision-making and documented follow-ups.
• Review and advise on partner/Property and Facility Management reporting, KPIs and assumptions to ensure consistent reporting standards across sector is maintained.
• Prepare materials for weekly/monthly operating reviews and quarterly business reviews, including dashboards, KPI packs, and meeting minutes/action trackers as required.
• Drive the standardisation of reporting templates and definitions across the sector to enable consistent portfolio aggregation and performance comparisons.
• Steering of letting process for vacant units as well as for future tenant changes. This also includes the cooperation with external leasing brokers as well as own initiatives based on Marq Logistics networks.

Job description

Ares Management LLC in Amsterdam leads the asset management team focusing on logistics assets across the Netherlands and Belgium. The Senior Associate will support acquisitions onboarding, asset oversight, financing and exit execution with rigorous financial analysis and clear communication to stakeholders.

Based in Amsterdam, you will work with senior asset managers, investment teams, and third-party operators to ensure disciplined execution throughout the asset lifecycle, including governance