Acquisition Manager (m/f)

About Action

Action is Europe’s major retail success story. We grew from a single store in Enkhuizen (in Netherlands) into an international retail organization in the space of 30 years, with over 3 000 stores across 14 countries. We provide jobs to approximately 80,000 colleagues helping us build on our success and a great shopping experience for our customers

Impressive numbers, but what really matters to us is people. Our customers, whom we want  to surprise everyday with amazing products for low prices and of course, our employees, who work every day to make a success of our company and themselves.

About the Job

As an Acquisition Manager you will be part of the Real Estate team in Portugal and you will report to the Acquisition & Construction Manager.

The main focus of the job lies on expanding the Real Estate portfolio of Action in Portugal. You will create leads, assess locations, negotiate rent prices and contracts of potential stores to the best (financial and technical) conditions, in accordance with the expansion strategy of Action.

Areas of Responsibility

1. Acquisition

• Responsible for acquisition of potential Action stores in central Portugal
• Researches, analyses and works the Real Estate market, visits potential store locations, makes a pre-selection of- and presents potential stores (P&L, Lay out, parking, delivery, etc.)
• Negotiates lease contracts at the best possible Conditions, overseeing the group’s expansion criteria, with regards to Logistics, Operations, Legal and Construction
• Communicates internally with Store Operations, Legal, Finance, RE Support and the Construction department

2. External relations

• Initiates, maintains and expands contacts  with multiple relevant external parties (e.g. project developers, government, investors)

3. People Management

• Clearly steers a team, takes the lead, gives clear working instructions, plans interactions with multiple departments aiming to achieve targets successfully
• Is actively involved in improving employee skills by providing constructive feedback, instructions, explanation and coaching
• Collaborative and open attitude, making colleagues enthusiastic  and bringsinga positive attitude towards the work
• Strong ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking

4. Expertise

• Keeps up to date with regards to the developments within the market, competitors and work field, translating these developments to activities
• Monitors every day processes, procedures and systems, providing input and advising improvement opportunities

Requirements

• University Degree in Business Economics, Business administration, Law or related
• At least 5 years of relevant experience within Real Estate and Retail sector
• Proven experience in negotiating Lease contracts, and contract management
• Proficient skills in Portuguese and English, verbal and written
• Used to work with different types of software
• Demonstrates a high level of pragmatism
• Very organized and able to structure activities and projects, complies w/ agreements within deadlines and according to guidelines
• Works efficiently and effectively
• Works effectively with others to achieve common targets
• High sense of responsibility, project ownership and critical thinking

Our Offer

• Salary according to your experience
• Tailored training at Action Academy
• Opportunity for professional development in a fast growing international organization
• Young and dynamic working environment
• 15% employee discount on the whole product range

Are you interested?

Would you like to get to know us better? Send us your application!