Property Acquisition Manager

Property Acquisition Manager - Permanent

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.

We're excited to offer an opportunity within our property acquisition team, where you'll play a crucial role in supporting our new store and relocation strategy, working with both Equity and Partnerships to make sure we meet the strategic property requirements..

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities, and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a Property Acquisition Manager, there’s never been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
• And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do

Being a Property Acquisition Manager is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success - which means you’ll be:

• Responsible for acquiring stores for both Equity and our Partners. You’ll analyse and identify key performance indicators for store success.
• Research and identify target locations plans for each area/segment.
• Deliver 10-15 NSO’s in region and take end to end ownership for the whole NSO process.
• Liaise with Store Development Team, Designers and Property consultants.
• Manage best in-class store KPIs via robust financial modelling.
• Manage external partnerships, landlords, agencies etc.
• Manage Regional Franchise Store approval.
• Have a strong awareness of landscape and competitor performance in region

Who you are

It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in:

• Proven experience working in a Property Acquisition within the Retail sector
• Passionate about working in a fast paced, multi-faceted business coupled with a strong in-depth knowledge of retail and property markets
• Drive Thru, out of town and sector knowledge is critical.
• Strong negotiating skills along with strong partner management and relationship skills.
• Multi-site store acquisition/roll out programme experience.
• Retailer and/or landlord or agent experience.
• Drive, tenacity and curiosity to understand the market.
• True agility to work cross functionally.
• MRICS Qualified would be beneficial but not essential
• A team player, eager to learn, engage and collaborate with stakeholders
• Bags of initiative and drive

Location: : Field Based covering South East, South or South West location – expectation to meet with the wider team on a regular basis

For any reasonable adjustments and general queries, please get in touch with costa.recruitment@costacoffee.com