Specialty Leasing Manager

WPG; Aiea (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WPG is seeking a dynamic thinker to partner with local and regional operators to open and grow businesses at WPG centers in retail, dining, services, and entertainment. The role involves collaboration across leasing, sponsorship, marketing, and property management to maximize income and drive partnerships.

Responsibilities include scouting new operators, leveraging social media to build partnerships, and coordinating with the property team to exceed income budgets while learning leasing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated business acumen, and ability to drive results via sales/partnerships.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal. Strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively canvasses and researches potential new and existing local/regional operators to build partnerships and bring relevant tenants to assigned properties.
• Ability to connect and partner with local and regional business owners using a myriad of Social Media platforms.
• Works in conjunction with property Team to meet and or exceed projected income budget.
• Monitors partner activities and resolves problems in conjunction with the General Manager.
• Able to work with best in class brands on retail outlets, experiential programs, and Pop-Up locations.
• Willingness to learn leasing, property management, marketing, and venture capital initiatives.
• Cultivates existing relationships to include merchants, service providers, business partners, sponsors and others local/regional market players.
• Works with field-based partners to ensure collaboration and efficiencies within the company are achieved.
• Assists in creating collateral for sales and partnership initiatives.

Skills

People skills

Team collaboration

Creative mindset

Adaptability

Judgment

Innovative thinking

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WPG is looking for a dynamic thinker who is interested in working with established and up-and-coming tenant partners in and beyond retail, restaurant, services, and entertainment to open and grow their businesses at WPG centers. Candidate will need to show a willingness to work as a Team for the best of the Company. This role provides significant insight into numerous business units including leasing, sponsorship, marketing and property management.

Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Proactively canvasses and researches potential new and existing local/regional operators to build partnerships and bring relevant tenants to assigned properties.
• Ability to connect and partner with local and regional business owners using a myriad of Social Media platforms.
• Works in conjunction with property Team to meet and or exceed projected income budget.
• Monitors partner activities and resolves problems in conjunction with the General Manager.
• Able to work with best in class brands on retail outlets, experiential programs, and Pop-Up locations.
• Willingness to learn leasing, property management, marketing, and venture capital initiatives.
• Cultivates existing relationships to include merchants, service providers, business partners, sponsors and others local/regional market players.
• Works with field-based partners to ensure collaboration and efficiencies within the company are achieved.
• Assists in creating collateral for sales and partnership initiatives.

Skills (Desired Abilities):

• People skills, coupled with a focus upon team collaboration
• Creative and dynamic in attitude and style
• Adaptable to a rapidly changing environment
• Exercise good judgment skills
• Ability to think innovatively and implement with a sense of urgency
• Strong negotiation / sales skillset
• Problem solver – ability to identify problems and bring issues to resolution proactively

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated business acumen, and ability to drive results via sales/partnerships.
• Strong Communication skills both written and verbal. Strong presentation skills.

Qualifications

Education

Required

Bachelors or better.

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