Senior Trade Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth , ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture , and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion .

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500 . Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Public Storage is the nation’s leading self-storage provider, recognized for its iconic orange doors and commitment to delivering simple, reliable solutions to millions of customers across the country. We are expanding our creative team to enhance our consistent and engaging visual brand presence.

Job Description

 

Senior Trade Manager

The Senior Trade Manager is responsible for enterprise-wide governance of a national facilities program across the portfolio, with accountability for operational performance, asset reliability, compliance, vendor management, and capital planning. This role serves as the company’s authority for technical standards, recurring issue mitigation, lifecycle strategy, and execution oversight for key building systems and related programs. The ideal candidate brings deep technical and operational expertise, strong financial acumen, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that improve portfolio performance, reduce risk, and support scalable growth. This is a senior-level role with broad enterprise influence, requiring strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to provide clear analysis, recommendations, and action plans to senior stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise owner for a national facilities program across a large property portfolio.
• Establish and maintain standardized technical standards, specifications, and operating frameworks across markets.
• Lead governance over recurring maintenance, repair, replacement, retrofit, and new installation programs.
• Define compliant corrective-action pathways resulting from audits, inspections, regulatory findings, and operational reviews.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, compliance, and asset-performance risks that could affect business continuity, safety, insurability, or legal operability.
• Own financial oversight for assigned programs, including budget planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly reporting.
• Prepare and present P&L reporting, KPI dashboards, state-of-the-business summaries, and action plans to senior leadership.
• Monitor trends, anomalies, and cost drivers to improve performance and optimize spend.
• Develop multi-year capital strategies and lifecycle plans aligned to asset condition, regulatory requirements, and portfolio risk.
• Govern vendor selection, qualification, pricing negotiations, and performance management across the national vendor ecosystem.
• Ensure quality control, compliance, execution discipline, and cost control across all vendors and consultants.
• Lead standardized programs and controls that support safe portfolio growth and efficient onboarding of new assets.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support enterprise initiatives and operational priorities.
• Use data and analytics to track inspections, issues, costs, performance trends, and vendor outcomes.
• Develop reporting and dashboards that improve visibility, support executive decision-making, and drive accountability.
• Lead field validation efforts as needed to confirm scope, quality, and execution of major projects.
• Communicate proactively and effectively with internal stakeholders, leadership teams, and external partners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in facilities management, trade management, construction, asset management, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Engineering, Business, Facilities Management, or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-level programs across a large, multi-site portfolio.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Ability to prepare and present executive-level reporting, KPIs, and action-oriented recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into insights and decisions.
• Experience developing standards, processes, and governance frameworks across multiple markets.
• Strong vendor management, negotiation, and performance oversight experience.
• Ability to manage cross-functional relationships and influence at senior levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, scopes, specifications, and related materials.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Additional Information

Workplace

• One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month. 

Public Storage is an equal opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

**Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available for this posting. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restrictions or requiring sponsorship now or in the future. We do not provide training plans or support for F-1 OPT, STEM OPT extensions, or future visa sponsorship.**

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