Senior Manager Leasing – Restaurant, Urban and Entertainment (16 month contract – Maternity Leave)

Job title: Senior Manager Leasing – Restaurant, Urban and Entertainment (16 month contract – Maternity Leave)

Company: Omers

Job description: Why join us?

We are looking for a seasoned professional with experience in the food and beverage industry to join our Retail Leasing team in Montreal. In this role, you will lead leasing activities to create iconic dining and entertainment projects that strategically captures market share in the Quebec region at Quartier DIX30, Les Galeries de la Capitale and Les Promenades Gatineau, as well as Oxford’s Urban Portfolio in downtown Montreal.

Reporting to the VP Restaurant Entertainment & Urban Retail Leasing, you will be a key member of an engaged, high-reaching team, part of a world-class, winning culture that achieves first class results with a focus on providing the best customer experience.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

Market Analysis

• Works directly with the VP Restaurant & Entertainment & Urban Retail Leasing and team, Development Team, Asset Management Team and Site Management Teams to identify the primary target market for each development project and the preferred restaurant and/or entertainment use for each opportunity
• Determines the greatest absorption rate for food and entertainment for each development project
• Strategically determines the best restaurant and entertainment mix of concepts that will produce an optimal ROI for each asset
• Partners with Asset Management and Data Analytics to ensure Co Owner requirements are met.

Financial Analysis

• Creates financial proformas for each restaurant, entertainment and urban retail projects
• Identifies opportunities to enhance overall property revenue through a strong tenant mix

Communication

• Effectively communicates with all of the necessary stakeholders on pertinent issues and provides status reports on current projects
• collaborates with internal departments (legal, asset management for example) to ensure documentation meets all Oxford approval requirements

Tenant Relations

• Regularly visits a number of restaurant and entertainment tenants. Provides feedback to other senior management and executives on concerns or opportunities arising from these visits.
• Balances the need for strong compliance to the company’s standards with an open and sensible approach to initiating review where appropriate.
• Establishes new relationships with independent and multi-unit restaurant operators in the Quebec market and with those outside this area looking to launch here and seeks opportunities to introduce these operators to Le Quartier DIX30, Les Galeries de la Capitale and Les Promenades Gatineau; with retail concepts for the urban retail portfolio.

Leasing

• Draft, negotiate, execute and establish the terms of accurate binding agreements with Tenants.
• Execute on all renewals for all Restaurant, Entertainment and Urban Retail ensuring term consideration aligns with master planning for each asset.
• Support Retail Leasing teams for Gatineau, Quebec and Brossard to assist in the strategic merchandising mix suitable for each asset.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Have 5+ years of experience in the restaurant and/or leasing industry. Experience with lease generation and contract negotiation are definite assets
• A strong understanding of restaurant operational and building requirements.
• Demonstrated knowledge of food and beverage players and industry trends
• Bilingual, you have strong communication and negotiation skills
• A strong drive to achieve results and to deliver the highest performance through creative thinking

Are you interested in this job?

Our story:

What’s in it for you?

The position: The hospitality industry is a highly specialized field filled with passionate people. This position will allow you to become immersed in all things food beverage and entertainment all while providing you the opportunity to be at the center of leasing in an exciting industry built by passionate entrepreneurs and chefs.

The Oxford Real Estate Group: Les Galeries de la Capitale, Le Quartier DIX30 and Les Promenades Gatineau are part of the Oxford Real Estate Group. The Oxford Properties Group connects people to exceptional places, and is the owner, developer and manager of some of the world’s finest real estate assets. Established in 1960, Oxford Properties Group is the real estate arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds with over $85 billion in assets. Today, Oxford is a global platform for real estate investment, development and management, with almost 2,000 employees and over $40 billion of assets that it manages for OMERS and on behalf of its co-owners and investment partners. Headquartered in Toronto, Oxford has regional offices in Calgary, New York, Boston, Washington, DC and London, each with a team of talented professionals with deep real estate expertise and local market insight. For more information about us visit www.oxfordproperties.com.

Properties of high caliber!

DIX30: With over 300 boutiques and 60 restaurants, Quartier DIX30 is the destination of choice for a delightful experience! What about its 10,000 free parking spaces! It’s really a place to know.

Le Méga Parc: In Quebec City, part of Les Galeries de La Capitale we have Le Méga Parc. It is recognized as a destination offering families a unique entertainment experience. Rides for the entire family!

Les Promenades Gatineau: Located in the heart of the city, is the largest shopping center in the Outaouais. Following recent renovations and a 100,000 square foot expansion, several new retailers have moved in. It is a must in terms of fashion, restaurants and fun for the city. It is a complete and quality shopping center, easily accessible via the highway and the main boulevard that crosses the region.

Your future manager: she likes to surround herself with independent thinkers who are collaborative relationship builders; her leadership style is based on respect, transparency and trust and you will have the opportunity to work with a leader who is high energy, motivating, and focused on providing her team with the tools and responsibilities that will help them to achieve both Company and personal goals.

Location: Brossard, QC

Job date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:14:18 GMT