Real Estate Manager
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Job Location:
Addison, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
SunSource and its family of companies represent 270 locations and 4000 employees making up one of North Americas leading value-add industrial distribution companies. We provide customers with products and value-added solutions within Fluid Power Fluid Process Fluid Conveyance General Industrial Components and Industrial Repair.
Role Synopsis: The Real Estate Manager assists in day-to-day administrative and operational support with respect to facility lease administration space management and facility-related services supplies and expenses across all company locations.
This role requires experience with lease administration cross-functional collaboration and vendor relations. This position reports to the Companys VP General Counsel & Secretary but will also work closely with the Operations and Finance teams.
Essential Functions:
- Lease Administration: Partner with SBU leadership real estate brokers and legal counsel to support lease negotiations and lead lease administration. This includes leveraging the Companys lease management software to monitor critical lease dates liaise with appropriate stakeholders review and monitor compliance with key lease terms and provide support with lease negotiations.
- Geographic Footprint Optimization: Proactively identify explore and pursue facility co-locations taking into account customer employee and supplier impact; relocation expenses; facility requirements; anticipated cost savings; timing; and strategic considerations.
- Vendor Management: Responsible for facilities cost management and pursuing savings opportunities across the Companys real estate portfolio of more than 270 locations. This includes but is not limited to:
- Utilities and energy usage (including negotiating utility agreements in non-regulated states)
- Facilities services such as landscaping HVAC maintenance and repair alarm systems and waste removal
- Warehouse equipment and supplies such as packaging MRO supplies and material handling equipment
- Facility employee supplies such as office supplies uniforms and personal safety products
- Other maintenance and facility agreements
- Facility Maintenance: Work with the General Counsel and Operations team to address facility maintenance and repair issues in accordance with the Companys lease agreements. Additionally responsible for the facility maintenance needs of the Companys headquarters in Addison IL.
Experience and Education
- Bachelors degree in relevant field of study preferred
- 10 years experience with lease administration support of real estate portfolio management and indirect procurement of products and services used within office and warehouse facilities and by employees of those facilities.
- Physical Demands This position will involve sitting and telephone / computer use for a minimum of 8 hours a day.
- Computer Skills Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with LeaseCalcs or similar lease administration software is preferred (but can be trained).
- Job Location Office-based position at the Companys headquarters in Addison Illinois. Minimal travel may be required (less than 5%).
Skills and Knowledge
- This position requires the ability to work on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision.
- The candidate must have strong organizational skills to handle administration of a large lease portfolio.
- Additionally the candidate must have experience negotiating with and managing third parties who provide facility-related products and services.
- The successful candidate must be a self-starter demonstrate initiative and ownership of areas of responsibility be an effective communicator exhibit pride in his/her work product maintain a positive work attitude and have strong interpersonal skills.
Key Competencies
- Attention To Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
- Negotiation: Effectively advocates on behalf of the Company including utilizing creative solutions to reach outcomes that support business objectives.
- Organizational Understanding: Understands the agendas and perspectives of others recognizing and effectively balancing the interests and needs of ones own group with those of the broader organization.
- Initiative: Does more than is required or expected in the job; does things that no one has requested that will improve or enhance facilities and services avoid problems and reduce cost and waste. Plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action.
- Problem-Solving/Analytical Thinking: Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities; manages the situation at hand by drawing on own knowledge and experience and/or calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Planning & Organizing: Establishes a systematic course of action for self or others to ensure accomplishment of a specific objective. Sets priorities goals and timetables to achieve maximum productivity.
- Collaboration: Develops cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group of people working toward solutions that generally benefit all involved parties.
- Communication: Creates an atmosphere in which timely and high-quality information flows smoothly both up the organization and down inside the organization; encourages open expression of ideas and opinions.
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
As one of North America's leading distributors for mobile and industrial applications, our solutions-based approach supports OEM & MRO customers with their needs in fluid power, fluid process, fluid conveyance, industrial supplies, and service & repair capabilities.
