Property Manager

• Plan the Property, portfolio and maintenance strategy to the business
• Lead the implementation of the Retail Property investment strategy for all 550 Boots Opticians stores including the Franchise estate
• Accountable for the project management, planning, design, contracting and delivery of schemes on time and on budget
• Have an important role in the creation of our new store environment, design and customer experience and help develop our new formats
• Guide improved return on investment and value by refit acceleration and retail engagement programmes
• Enact the strategy including new practice openings, refits, relocations
• Project manage cross functional support office teams to deliver key retail property interventions to time and on cost
• Key stakeholder influence and engagement with Boots UK property and BOPS commercial senior team
• Work with Boots UK development team with new initiatives, along with third party design agencies
• Work closely with the Core and Franchise estate, with senior roles within each business function in Boots Opticians and leverages the partnership with Boots UK & Hearing care

• Experience in senior retail or property leadership roles across a geography
• Exposure to Franchise and Company owned business models
• Capable to design future store models and make them a reality
• An inspirational leader with the ability to build, lead and inspire a team
• Commercially astute
• Significant financial understanding of Finance, P&L, ROI and investment
• Ability to critically analyse issues and provide solutions at pace
• Experienced property professional who can bring a sharp focus to deliver the in year and 5 year future plans without line management
• Self starter, balancing autonomy with being highly accountable and resilient
• Build strong internal and external relationships with influence and impact
• Must have a Driving Licence

Experience of both leading and managing transformational change across cross functional teams and can translate strategy into actions and results

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme