Properties Manager

Business Area: Properties

Workplace Type: On-site

Location - Town / City: Cape Town

Job Description: Build your place. Build your expertise. Join South Africa’s leading fashion retailer and become part of a business where consistency, expertise and long-term contribution are genuinely valued. With over 800 stores across Southern Africa, Truworths is home to some of the region’s most recognisable fashion brands, including Truworths, Truworths Man, Daniel Hechter, Ginger Mary, LTD Kids, Uzzi, Inwear, Elements and many more. For more than 100 years, we have dressed millions of youthful, fashion-forward women and men, earning a reputation for quality, style and retail excellence. We are currently seeking an experienced Properties Manager with strong retail exposure to join our Properties Department at the Truworths Head Office in Cape Town. Identifying new retail sites and expansion opportunities for Truworths Group brands in SA and neighbouring countries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Negotiating on behalf of the Truworths Group to secure the best location in a mall, new retail development or town for all the Truworths Group brands.
• Collaborating with various teams to obtain inputs and feedback in respect of new store proposals.
• Preparing feasibility studies (i.e. regarding the viability of the store) including profiling each store to determine the market opportunity and which brands/departments should be included in the merchandise mix.
• Negotiating the terms and conditions of new store and office Heads of Agreement/leases.
• Timely renewal of existing leases.
• Ensuring compliance with agreed lease terms.
• Facilitating the resolution of maintenance issues in stores.
• Assisting with the resolution of account and lease queries from landlords.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Tertiary degree not critical, but preferred (could be Financial, Legal, Property Management, etc.)
• Experience / Knowledge: At least 10 years’ experience either in a property development role (retail development preferred) or a retail property management role.

Competencies:

• Strong negotiation skills
• Proven ability to work well under pressure
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to understand and negotiate lease terms and lease agreements
• Solution-oriented
• Resourceful and able to work independently
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills
• Self-disciplined and self-motivated
• Numerate ability and understanding of retail property principles and feasibilities
• Computer literate