Administration Manager

360 Resourcing Solutions Ltd ,
Middleton, Lancashire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £35,000 per annum

Overview

Our client is an instantly recognisable brand and has helped over £1.5 Million customers since 2006. They have over 300 branches in the UK and with significant growth planned for 2020 and beyond 400 sites is a very real and likely target. With growth comes stability and career prospects for people within stores and Head Office. They are the market leader in their area offering national coverage, competitive prices and an unparalleled customer experience. They are now looking for an Administration Manager to join their head office team based out of Manchester. Reporting into the Head of Finance the Administration Manager will help source potential property acquisitions, negotiating fees and managing all new site openings and associated administration. The Administration Manager will oversee and coordinate the whole acquisition process while remote managing and leading a small field team of property coordinators. Responsibilities – Administration Manager - Manage the property team including three field property co-ordinators and one property admin assistant. - Oversee, organise and document the rollout of the retail estate, ensuring the new property sign off process is adhered to. - Accountable for contract renewals negotiations and process management. - Responsible for the entire retail estate, ensuring new sites are set up to brand standards, maintenance of the estate, overseeing site refurbishments and any closure negotiations. - Organisation of new pod capex requests and ensuring the purchase order process is adhered to and retail estate invoice approvals. - Management of the business site schedule. - Weekly reporting to strict deadlines and reporting to board level. Desired Skills – Administration Manager - Background in property or facilities administration ideally gained within a multi-site retail, leisure or hospitality led brand is desired although not essential for the role. - Solid negotiation skills with a background in sourcing best value deals. - Strong administration and organisational skills with an ability to work in a fast-paced environment. - Management experience is essential, management of remote teams advantageous. - Comfortable working to tight/short deadlines and working on multiple projects. - Able to plan and prioritise work and make key business decisions with minimum guidance. - Willing to learn and take on new challenges. - Strong commercial and business understanding with an analytical mindset. - Good Excel, Word and computer literacy skills. This is a key role to ensure the effective running of new site acquisitions and launches. The Administration Manager will bring passion, creativity and a proven track record to the role. The Administration Manager role offers a competitive salary with a profit bonus and additional benefits such as discount and pension. The company has also been enjoying a period of growth and as an FTSE 250 plc provide stability and career prospects within. You may have gained your previous experience as a Property administrator, Property and Acquisitions Administrator, Property Administration Manager or Compliance Manager. If you would enjoy being part of their success-story then apply now to be considered for their Administration Manager role.