Salary up to: Competitive
Nando’s is on a journey of Changing Lives Together, creating lasting happiness for our people, our customers, and the communities we work in. Originally started in Johannesburg, South Africa, we pride ourselves on creating memorable experiences for everyone involved in Nando’s: from our employees, communities, founders, and suppliers, but most importantly, our customers.
Overall ambition of the role:
To identifyand acquire restaurant sites, to influence the growth of the business and to support estate managementonleases and rent reviews. To be responsible for leasing, appraising prospective property and locations, producing reports and recommendations.
This is a remote role requiring lots of travel covering the North of England and Scotland, so therefore you need to live within these locations to be considered.
A day in the life...
1. To support and evolve a 3-year plan for locational pipeline, review to allow for significant changes and market shifts
2. Use knowledge of financial metrics of a Nando’s restaurant in appraisal
3. Work with a broad base of local or national agents, maintain strong relationships to secure the best site
4. Undertake negotiations with the Landlord/Developer and maximise opportunity for a Nando’s specification.
5. Create and develop a site opening programme for RD areas
6. Liaise and complete homework with operational MD’s
7. Acquire sites, from identifying sites, preparing feasibility reports, and handling legal and planning requirements through to handover to design/pm team
8. Managing the legal/developer solicitor process through to exchange of contracts.
9. Engage Landlords in Nando’s Sustainability objectives
10. Build relationships with property professionals in similar and complimentary businesses
11. To promote best practice within the Property function and constantly look to improve processes and procedures
12. Support the PM team where Estate management is required for Licence for Alterations, negotiations with adjacent Tenants, Party Wall Agreements and in any way to keep restaurants in a good state of repair
13. To actively demonstrate and encourage the Nando’s values of Pride, Passion, Courage, Integrity and Family spirit in all that you
Hot skills...
14. 5+ years property acquisitions experience.
15. MRICs or equivalent qualification
16. Sound knowledge of property market in the UK, retail or hospitality
17. A good understanding of real estate law and asset management
18. Strong commercial acumen
19. Excellent negotiating skills
20. Strong decision making
21. Self – reliant and a team player
22. Ambitious/drive
23. Strong influencing skills.
24. Completer/finisher type.
Extra Hot Benefits...
25. Company bonus
26. 25 days holiday + bank holidays
27. Free Nando’s when you're working (and 40% discount when you're not)
28. Annual team trips, AKA a free holiday
29. Reward membership scheme and access to great discounts
30. Four-week sabbatical every five years you’ve been with us
31. Private healthcare