For over 35 years, Aesop has carefully cultivated an inspiring and inclusive environment in which our employees are supported and encouraged to thrive. As a global retail organisation, we offer professional development and advancement opportunities to complement career goals and aspirations.

We aim to strike the right balance between people, planet and profit, actively reducing our footprint on the planet that generously sustains us. So far, this journey has led us to become a certified B Corp. We are committed to building a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Aesop is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at Work180: Aesop - Work180 Endorsed Employer.

Role Purpose

Aesop are seeking a dynamic and commercial minded ANZ Retail Property Manager to join our Retail team operating with a hybrid working pattern, based at our global head office in Collingwood. Reporting to Head of Retail ANZ, Regional Property Manager will lead the function overseeing all the properties within the ANZ’s growing portfolio including ~44 stores, 2 corporate offices and a R&D centre and 2 roaming activations. Property Manager will design and review the ANZ property strategy and own 5-year planning process and global requirements for property.

Key responsibilities (not limited to)

• Building and maintaining genuine relationships with our landlords both institutional and individual and other property related stakeholders

• Managing renewals for existing doors and delivering the best commercial / branding outcome for Aesop (framing up options on extensions and presenting with relevant commercial comparisons)

• Managing office leases and interactions

• Managing pipeline for new doors and driving the decision making on these doors with leadership (presenting options on sites, as well as options on portfolio in a structured manner)

• Negotiating and locking in new doors

• Ensuring we have adequate information to progress with the store design process from our landlords

• Owning relevant processes with Global property (ie. ROIC approvals)

• Defining and locking in the annual plan (incl. locations) for our roaming activations

• Refreshing the annual programme as required (ie. quarterly to achieve the best branding / commercial outcome)

• Supporting the team on all leasing topics across the business (ie. Storage, renewals, offices etc)

• Managing and developing one direct report

What’s on Offer

We take a holistic approach to employment, promoting professional development, career, employee wellbeing initiatives and encouraging deep connections with the local community through the Aesop Foundation, volunteering and matched giving programs. Employee benefits include:

• Flexible, hybrid working pattern - we balance office-based in-person collaboration with remote working

• Generous product discount, up to 50% and bi-annual complimentary product allocation

• Home office set-up reimbursements

• Paid volunteering allowance for all employees and paid 24 weeks parental leave for primary carer

• Short term incentive bonus programs to reward performance

• Suite of options to aid development, including complimentary access to all LinkedIn Learning, in-house Product and Core skills training and study support opportunities

• Access to employee assistance programs and complimentary subscription to Headspace mindfulness app

• Team lunches, sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations

View some of our benefits and policies through https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/aesop

What we are looking for

• Solid experience in a similar role

• Strategic thinking to drive our forward plan of opening / consolidation

• Strong negotiation skills – experience negotiating lease agreements, new doors opening etc.

• Commercial acumen – ability to build store economics (ROICs), commercial scenarios

• Proven ability to build genuine relationships with retail landlords and internal and external stakeholders

• Understanding of the ANZ retail landscape and leading practices

• Strong organisational skills and ability to analyse data and provide insights driven solution

Aesop is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a creative and inclusive workplace where talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting inclusion for all with the belief that diversity, inclusion and belonging plays an important role in the success of our organisation. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact our TA team on talentacquisition@aesop.com

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