Sr. Manager, Real Estate

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At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands – Coach, Kate Spade New York, Stuart Weitzman – was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We’re always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity. 

Primary Purpose: The Senior Manager will provide support to a diverse and dynamic real estate portfolio for established, iconic brands. The Sr. Manager will be passionate about Tapestry’s brands but also have zeal for the changing retail landscape and will be a creative deal maker. This role reports to the Director of Real Estate.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Real Estate to…

• Negotiate new deals, renewals, closures, renovations, subleases, and any marketing opportunities (on-needed basis) on behalf of Tapestry.
• Lead site selection and portfolio optimization strategy on behalf of Tapestry’s North American portfolio. Travel to markets for store visits, up to 1-2x per month, in order to review potential new locations or relocation opportunities, and to understand relevant and emerging retail trends.
• Identify financial and business trends within the portfolio and make data-driven decisions by utilizing department analytical tools
• Negotiate LOI, leases, lease amendments and all relevant legal agreements in partnership with Legal
• Maintain key landlord relationships and build network within the retail industry (i.e. real estate brokers, landlord partners, and counterparts at other retailers)
• Create and present materials to brand and senior level executives during Real Estate Brand Meetings, and GSD (Global Store Development) Presentations
• Oversee and provide support to any arising facilities or architecture issues portfolio wide.
• Support LRP & AOP Planning process.
• Populate deal pipeline to accurately reflect negotiation status and communicate/identify key timelines for partners.
• Partner with operations and finance on securing sales forecasts
• Support business in Special Projects with Planning, Marketing, Visual, Legal and Store Operations
• Manage key reports for the business – Store Closure, Kick Out, Co-Tenancy Reports and distribute to brand partners
• Maintain Global Store Development Files and Create Global Store Development packages for Approval
• Partner with Global Environments team to secure project timelines, budgets and funding for all capital projects
• Partner with Director of Real Estate on brand materials and create decks for brand meetings and distribute to key partners

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 7+ years of relevant experience within a retailer/landlord or brokerage where the candidate focused on site selection, committee approvals, deal making and updating and implementing process
• Experience and understanding of street locations, indoor/outdoor malls, lifestyle centers and outlets
• Demonstrated strong negotiating skills and experience on multi deal package negotiation
• A network of industry contacts that includes brokers, developers and other retailers preferred
• Strategic thinker with a creative approach to problem solving
• Demonstrated strong presentation and analytical skills
• Ability to work within PowerPoint, Excel, Mapping Software

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Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or employeerelations@tapestry.com

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BASE PAY RANGE $115,000 TO $150,000 ANNUALLY
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