What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialty Leasing Manager position at WPG?
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.