Real Estate Manager Job at Unilever (Mumbai)

Job Description

The role will be responsible to manage Unilever’s real estate portfolio in India + Nepal (and any relevant geography that the business needs to engage in). Our real estate portfolio includes Offices, Supply Chain – land, factories and warehouses, and other asset classes. This role is part of the Global Real Estate team and would report into the RE Lead for India and Nepal. We are looking for a team player with owner’s mindset, who is self-driven, and who is excited by new challenges.

Job Responsibility

Understand business units’ plans, space demands and real estate market trends and provide thought leadership in strategy sessions with business units to drive the best solutions considering all relevant occupancy scenarios
Proactively manage occupancy costs by understanding business units’ demands, market trends, hybrid ways of working, and space planning requirements to implement the best occupancy strategies and commercial options for the business (including sale/lease backs, adjustments of rent to market, etc.
Lead the Supply Chain and Logistics real estate agenda, including warehouse strategy, lease renewals, benchmarking, consolidation opportunities, and Built‑to‑Suit evaluations, in line with global RE and SC strategies
Evaluate the optimal balance of leased and owned facilities through financial analyses of alternative lease and ownership strategies, based on agreed assumptions and accounting criteria
Quantify real estate decisions through robust financial analysis including ROI, payback period, cost avoidance, and P&L impact to support Business Unit and leadership decisions
Own portfolio governance for India + Nepal, including oversight of lease data accuracy, critical dates (renewals, expiries), and readiness for audits and internal reviews
Prepare comprehensive business cases that will be utilized to obtain consensus and approval from Business Units and Senior Management
Drive freehold divestments and acquisitions and any business activities (such as, M&A, separation)
As required, step-in to manage other aspects of the real estate portfolio

Requirements

Relevant Degree or equivalent experience in real estate transactions career
Excellent analytical and communication skills (oral and written), advanced Excel skills, presentation packages (PowerPoint), interrogating databases (systems and web-based systems)
Experience in the engagement of key, senior level stakeholders, along with proven ability to influence and manage relationships with those stakeholders
Demonstrated experience delivering step‑change outcomes in cost, footprint optimisation, or portfolio transformation within a complex, matrixed organisation
Strong understanding of governance frameworks, approval authorities, and compliance requirements in large multinational environments
Significant experience in taking divergent pieces of information, crafting clear, concise business plans and recommendations, and then land these recommendations to the business stakeholders
Strong financial acumen required to review strategic plans and scenarios
The ability to work a-synchronically with diverse groups
Real Estate (RE) industry knowledge including: Best practices
Contracting methods
Service Level Agreement methodologies
Strengths and weaknesses of third-party delivery models
Key global, and regional service providers, and strengths and weaknesses of those providers
Real Estate transactions
Previous experience managing a regional lease administration program
Previous experience with Office portfolio, Logistics and Industrial projects, including supporting on the strategy stage of the projects
Ability to manage suppliers, ensuring the Services delivered by Strategic Partners meet the cost and service level expectations and requirements of the Unilever business
Experience in developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and managing them across geographic regions
Extensive experience in analysing the “current situation” to develop strategies to drive efficiencies
Strong Analytical and Organizational capabilities
Ability to translate market intelligence and portfolio data into clear executive recommendations
Strong programme oversight capability across multiple concurrent transactions and asset classes
Effective communication and presenting skills
Able to lead projects and manage project through prioritization and time management
Cross-Functional Collaboration & process improvement

Nice to have

10+ years of experience
Experience driving change through a matrixed, complex organization
Experience leading cross functional teams charged with creating and implementing operational methods that are vastly different from current methods
Storyteller who is confident with leading presentations and landing a narrative with facts backing the information
Agile advocate who has embraced agile project delivery and agile working
Fluent spoken and written English
Deep thinker who keeps on top of trends, new ways of working and industry research
Energetic, action and people oriented. A team player who works for the success of the business and the wider team is a critical element of this team’s culture

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