Real Estate Manager

Company Overview Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Position Summary Bridgestone is adding four Real Estate Manager roles to accommodate the growth of our retail stores. These roles will sit in our West, Central, South East and North East Division throughout the US. The Real Estate Manager supports the execution of the Company’s new store growth strategy and portfolio management within an assigned geographical territory. This remote role requires significant travel based on the needs of the business. Responsibilities Manage a defined territory, maintaining a strong market knowledge and an understanding of new store opportunity points, trends, competition, emerging markets, and other factors that drive informed real estate decisions. Work closely with the asset management team to understand upcoming lease expirations of existing stores within the defined territory, and assist with decisions or transactions associated with lease renewals or lease restructuring. Partner with Market Planning to identify priority trade areas and source sites accordingly, maintaining an active pipeline of prospective sites within the assigned territory. Identify and acquire real estate for new store locations in trade areas that fit the organization’s profile for strategic growth, requiring effective negotiation skills, advanced financial acumen, and the ability to manage a broad network of developers and brokers. Assist with the management and tactical oversight of portfolio matters within our fleet of existing real estate assets, including lease renewals, subleases, easements, license agreements, acquisitions, dispositions, and surplus management. Work closely with the construction department and development partners on all aspects of new site due diligence, including interfacing with local jurisdiction throughout the entitlement process. Evaluate the totality of new store investment to ensure financial return requirements are achieved, including sales projection, land cost, building construction cost, site development cost, lease cost, goodwill, FF&E cost, etc. Fully negotiate all LOIs to achieve desired strategic outcomes and further partner with the legal team to complete any required leases, purchase agreements and other related transactional documents. Manage a network of third‑party developers and brokers to support growth and financial targets. Partner with environmental, health, and safety teams to identify and solve complex environmental matters that pertain to the completion of desired transactions. Prepare and present new store site packages for approval at the Real Estate Committee. Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by real estate leadership. Minimum Qualifications At least 8 years of real estate experience focused on development, transactional, and portfolio management. Strong real estate technical knowledge, process knowledge, and experience with site selection and development for retail stores. Strong knowledge of real estate transactional and contractual documents including leases, purchase agreements, due diligence, and construction contracts. Ability to read and understand construction drawings and scope of work for tenant improvements. Advanced financial acumen. Proficient with preparing and presenting PowerPoint presentations to senior leadership. Excellent verbal and written skills. Ability to collaborate and operate independently in a hybrid work environment with 60% travel. Corporate experience within a real estate department for a national retailer (or similar) required. BS or BA required (business or real estate preferred). Nice to Have Lucernex Software knowledge and/or experience. Benefits A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team. The opportunity to develop and grow through training and regular mentorship. Corporate Social Responsibility activities. A truly global, dynamic, and challenging work environment. Agility and work/life effectiveness and long‑term well‑being. A diverse and inclusive team. Equal Employment Opportunity Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Employment Eligibility If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr