Property Portfolio Junior Consultant London, England
Job description
Summary
£38,500 - £45,100 per annum - This isn’t an ordinary job. This is an extraordinary experience.
Our Head Office Property Department is looking for a enthusiastic and analytical Junior Consultant to join the Property Portfolio Team. This is the heart of Lidl GB’s Property Team where regional proposals for new stores and portfolio management are analysed and driven forward. On a daily basis, you will be looking into the analysis of portfolio development submissions, liaising with our Regional Property Offices and communicating with all levels of the business, including senior management.
We have moved to a hybrid working model with a recommended 2 days in the office per week for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.
What you'll do
- Working at a national strategic level to drive store portfolio development
- Providing support to consultants within the property team in the following areas:
- Reviewing portfolio development submissions to Head Office at all stages of their life cycle (Location Planning/ Site Acquisition/Legals/Modernisation/ Relocation/ Disposal)
- Coordinate stakeholders in collating and analysing relevant data to support / critique proposals
- Running profitability analysis
- Departmental folder structure management
- Assisting in the preparation of portfolio development proposals (new and existing) for presentation to the Board of Directors
- Responsible for maintaining departmental trackers and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure data quality
- Liaising with and providing support to our 17 Regional Property Offices
- Completing related project work including national presentations, reports, procedures, and deadline management
- Providing first level support for in-house property systems and procedures, while ensuring confidentiality, compliance with legal requirements, operational specifications and internal policies
- Understanding the company’s ‘bigger picture’, and the role of property within the organisation as a whole
What you'll need
- Genuine interest in the property industry
- Confident presenting ideas to other members of the property team
- An inquisitive mindset, not afraid to scrutinise and ask questions to improve new proposals and team procedures
- Proactive in learning and understanding the legal process involved in property transactions
- Strong organisational skills and an ability to work well under pressure
- Numeracy skills, with the ability to understand financial appraisals
- Undertake due diligence to ensure that proposals are presented with accuracy and in line with internal policies
- Proficiency in Excel, and an ability to grasp in-house systems and procedures
- Experience with GIS or Microsoft Dynamics beneficial but not essential
- German language skills are beneficial but not essential
What you'll receive
This isn't getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We're proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £38,500 - £45,100 (depending on experience) Includes non-contractual 10% London weighting and a generous holiday allowance. Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with an in store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.
Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company's receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment
