Wells & Co - a brewery, a growing managedpub portfolio, a well-established Pub Partner estate, English pubs in Franceand 150 years of history.
We are looking for a Property Manager who will use their extensive propertymaintenance and commercial judgement skills to ensure that our diverseportfolio of charming and bustling pubs are maintained to the highest standardsthrough both proactive improvement programmes and reactive maintenanceprojects.
You will be able to take the lead, work collaboratively and alongside ourPartnering Contractors, providing advice and support, driving performance and ahigh level of customer support both inside and outside Wells and Co.
You will be a commercially astute property professional with a provencareer within the licensing industry, including an understanding of statutorycompliance and the management of dilapidations.
As our Property Manager you'll be the driving force behind ensuring ourestablishments run smoothly and efficiently ensuring exceptional guestexperience across our establishments maximising profitability.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Overseeing the maintenance and upkeep of our pub properties, ensuring dilapidationsare minimized to protect asset value.
· Ensuring that Pub Partner repairing obligations and compliance mattersare appropriately discharged and that sites are always handed back in goodcondition.
· Working closely with pub managers to optimize operations, improve theretail offer, and maximize profitability.
· Working with your Operational colleagues, develop and deliver a robustinvestment programme which seeks to offer innovative, market leading capitalinvestment, capturing market share and improving Group EBITDA. This willinclude, monitoring financial performance and ROI on all investment activity,ensuring that corrective actions are taken as necessary.
· Establishing professional working relationships with external agencies,designers, property professionals and suppliers who can help deliver best inclass pubs in a timely and cost-effective way.
· Building and maintain positive relationships with pub managers and tenants,providing exceptional support and assistance as needed.
· Collaborating with all stakeholders to reduce the company’s carbonfootprint in respect of how property investment works are undertaken.
· Staying abreast of market trends and competition, identifyingopportunities for improvement within our pub portfolio.
What we need from you:
· 10 years’ experience in similar roles within the Pub, Retail, Commercialor Leisure industry
· Qualified or working towards a professional qualification (RICS or CIOB)
· A passion for the Licensed Retail Sector and committed to deliveringprofitable businesses.
· Resilience to thrive in an exciting and changing business environment.
· Energetic and self-motivated eager to see results.
· Well-rounded commercial understanding, proven operational experience andeffective planning, problem solving and decision making.
· Excellent negotiation skills, in addition to good communication and a positivemotivator
· Ability to flex comfortably between tactical/operational detail andlong-term strategic planning.
· Effective in identifying problems and possible causes of problems withthe ability to come up with innovative solutions.
· A readiness to make decisions, render judgements and act where necessary.
In return wewill offer you:
·Competitive salary – subject to exp
·Car allowance
·25 days annual leave + b/h
·Private medical health care
·Group personal pension plan
·Life assurance
·30% off dining and retail
If you are looking to develop your career within a Company who are led byfamily values whilst still striving to innovate, invest and progress, this maybe the role for you.