Property Manager

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Booker’s Property team, supporting the management of a diverse and fast-paced real estate portfolio. You will play a key role in ensuring the effective, compliant, and commercially focused management of property across the Booker estate, while also supporting wider legal property requirements.

Based in Eccles, this role will involve travel to other sites as required, offering valuable exposure across the wider Booker network.

Working closely with Property, Finance and operational teams, you will support the delivery of efficient property processes, helping to drive consistency, compliance, and operational excellence across the estate.

This role would suit an individual with previous experience within a retail or property environment, who has had exposure to managing property-related processes and engaging with a variety of stakeholders. A good understanding of property, lease or estate management activities will be highly advantageous.

• Managing the convenience retail non-trading sublet estate, including engagement with landlords and tenants
• Managing the Access Point relationship and associated income across the wholesale portfolio
• Overseeing car park and ANPR management across the estate
• Maintaining and updating the property portfolio database
• Supporting data requests in collaboration with Finance and Tesco Business Solutions
• Instructing and managing external agents, contractors and solicitors
• Approving rent, business rates and other property-related payments
• Supporting the disposal of vacant properties
• Working with Finance and the Property Team to resolve queries and escalate where appropriate
• Supporting the Group Estates Surveyor in the delivery of property-related activity

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively
• Initiative to work independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, resilient approach with strong attention to detail
• Willingness to travel regularly

Experience relevant for this role

• RICS qualification (preferred)
• Previous experience within a retail or property environment (beneficial)
• Exposure to managing property-related processes and stakeholders
• Understanding of property, lease or estate management activities

Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country. We operate over 190 cash and carry branches, eight distribution centres, five Best Food Logistics sites, as well as six support centre locations across the UK.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Booker means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome.

We know life looks a little different for each of us. That’s why at Booker and Best, we always welcome conversations about flexible working. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we may be able to support you.

We’re proud that Booker is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support you can expect, please contact recruitment@bookergroup.com

Please note

We can only accept candidates over the age of 18 if the role requires working before 6:15 am or after 9:45 pm or involves working in areas such as the warehouse, beers, wines & spirits, and driving roles.

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

*Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however, is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*

For more information about us please visit www.bookergroupjobs.co.uk