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Frasers Group started as a small store in Maidenhead in 1982 and from there, grew to become a global powerhouse. We are now a collection of the world’s most iconic brands.

We’re reimagining retail and believe the higher the risk, the greater the reward. We’ve never been afraid to push forward and change the way the industry operates, diversifying our portfolio and elevating stores. We’re not sitting back – there’s no room for hesitation.

The opportunity

We are now seeking a graduate estates manager to assist the highly-successful and performance driven Estates Team that is in place. In this role you will be expected to make an impact and get stuck in from day 1. We do not do things conventionally, and have no expectations of how things ‘should be’ with no process or strategy set in stone. In this role you will have a real ability to impact and be a part of the ever-changing estates function at Frasers Group. The role will have insight into all levels and areas of the business, not just property matters, giving you an exceptional insight into why our actions and the team’s performance are essential to the success of The Group.

The responsibility

As part of this role you will gain a wide and varied experience across the estate including property management matters, estates issues, acquisitions, lease event management, property overhead cost control and assisting senior members of the team on an ad-hoc basis

  • Manage and own tasks handed down to you by senior team members
  • Expected to continually challenge, question and query why and how on all estates matters
  • Manage your time and priorities effectively, the Estates Team are often working to hard and critical deadlines and dates
  • Be responsible acquisitions in a certain area or assisting senior team members during an acquisition phase
  • Assist team members on all estates matters to ensure the estate remains fit for purpose, allowing the retail teams to operate effectively and profitably
  • This could mean one day dealing with road works and the council, to the next assisting a team member on a relocation of a profitable store
  • Get involved in lease events, whether that’s holding your nerve in a landlord negotiation or engaging our consultants on technical renewals, you will be expected to take ownership of events and report accordingly
  • Manage a given geographical area of responsibility in all aspects including business rates, service charges and general estates issues

The person

  • Valid working rights for the EMEA countries
  • Ideally degree educated but work experience is also beneficial
  • Can critically review, analyze,  interpret and present appropriate data to inform senior team in decision making
  • Excellent time and workload management skills as the pace never slows and dates are everything in the Estates Team
  • Effectively multi-task and jump onto differing priorities as they appear
  • Does not get down-heartened easily, rolls with the punches and can easily adapt and adjust with the ever-changing strategy and priorities at Frasers Group
  • Open to travel nationally and internationally as appropriate with frequent nights away
  • Full clean driving license
  • Proficient on MS Suite system

The privilege

An opportunity like this at Frasers Group is for the fearless.

The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles - you will:

  • Think without limits and take the team with you

You will see the possible in impossible and will be open-minded and humble, not afraid to take a risk if it’s the best option for the business.

  • Own it and back it

You will take pride in what you do with confidence, but not overconfidence. It’s important you take ownership of your decisions, stand by your convictions and reason with contradiction.

  • Not hesitate and act with purpose

You will ask for forgiveness – not permission. You will be comfortable juggling multiple projects acting both decisively and instinctively without support from managers.

  • Be commercialand customer-focused.

You will be creative and analytical, balancing big-picture trends and detailed commercial performance. You will have a forensic commercial mindset, always considering the commercial impact of any decision.