Senior Trade Manager

Senior Trade Manager

The Senior Trade Manager is responsible for enterprise-wide governance of a national facilities program across the portfolio with accountability for operational performance asset reliability compliance vendor management and capital planning. This role serves as the companys authority for technical standards recurring issue mitigation lifecycle strategy and execution oversight for key building systems and related programs. The ideal candidate brings deep technical and operational expertise strong financial acumen and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that improve portfolio performance reduce risk and support scalable growth. This is a senior-level role with broad enterprise influence requiring strong leadership strategic thinking and the ability to provide clear analysis recommendations and action plans to senior stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise owner for a national facilities program across a large property portfolio.
• Establish and maintain standardized technical standards specifications and operating frameworks across markets.
• Lead governance over recurring maintenance repair replacement retrofit and new installation programs.
• Define compliant corrective-action pathways resulting from audits inspections regulatory findings and operational reviews.
• Identify assess and mitigate operational compliance and asset-performance risks that could affect business continuity safety insurability or legal operability.
• Own financial oversight for assigned programs including budget planning forecasting variance analysis and monthly reporting.
• Prepare and present P&L reporting KPI dashboards state-of-the-business summaries and action plans to senior leadership.
• Monitor trends anomalies and cost drivers to improve performance and optimize spend.
• Develop multi-year capital strategies and lifecycle plans aligned to asset condition regulatory requirements and portfolio risk.
• Govern vendor selection qualification pricing negotiations and performance management across the national vendor ecosystem.
• Ensure quality control compliance execution discipline and cost control across all vendors and consultants.
• Lead standardized programs and controls that support safe portfolio growth and efficient onboarding of new assets.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support enterprise initiatives and operational priorities.
• Use data and analytics to track inspections issues costs performance trends and vendor outcomes.
• Develop reporting and dashboards that improve visibility support executive decision-making and drive accountability.
• Lead field validation efforts as needed to confirm scope quality and execution of major projects.
• Communicate proactively and effectively with internal stakeholders leadership teams and external partners.

Qualifications :

• 10 years of experience in facilities management trade management construction asset management or a related field.
• Bachelors degree in Construction Engineering Business Facilities Management or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-level programs across a large multi-site portfolio.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in P&L management budgeting forecasting and variance analysis.
• Ability to prepare and present executive-level reporting KPIs and action-oriented recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into insights and decisions.
• Experience developing standards processes and governance frameworks across multiple markets.
• Strong vendor management negotiation and performance oversight experience.
• Ability to manage cross-functional relationships and influence at senior levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents scopes specifications and related materials.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Additional Information :

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting.  Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions or requiring sponsorship now or in the future. We do not provide training plans or support for F-1 OPT STEM OPT extensions or future visa sponsorship.**

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time