Specialty Leasing Manager

Pay Range 90k-110k

Position Summary

WPG is looking for a dynamic thinker who is interested in working with established and up-and-coming tenant partners in and beyond retail, restaurant, services, and entertainment to open and grow their businesses at WPG centers. Candidate will need to show a willingness to work as a Team for the best of the Company. This role provides significant insight into numerous business units including leasing, sponsorship, marketing and property management.

Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Proactively canvasses and researches potential new and existing local/regional operators to build partnerships and bring relevant tenants to assigned properties.
• Ability to connect and partner with local and regional business owners using a myriad of Social Media platforms.
• Works in conjunction with property Team to meet and or exceed projected income budget.
• Monitors partner activities and resolves problems in conjunction with the General Manager.
• Able to work with best in class brands on retail outlets, experiential programs, and Pop-Up locations.
• Willingness to learn leasing, property management, marketing, and venture capital initiatives.
• Cultivates existing relationships to include merchants, service providers, business partners, sponsors and others local/regional market players.
• Works with field-based partners to ensure collaboration and efficiencies within the company are achieved.
• Assists in creating collateral for sales and partnership initiatives.

Skills (Desired Abilities):

• Strong communication skills: oral, written, presentation
• People skills, coupled with a focus upon team collaboration
• Creative and dynamic in attitude and style
• Adaptable to a rapidly changing environment
• Exercise good judgment skills
• Ability to think innovatively and implement with a sense of urgency
• Strong negotiation / sales skillset
• Problem solver – ability to identify problems and bring issues to resolution proactively

Qualifications (Education and Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Proficient on Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Demonstrated business acumen, and ability to drive results via sales/partnerships.
• Strong Communication skills both written and verbal. Strong presentation skills.

Required

Bachelors

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