Paris Baguette North America · 22 hours ago
Real Estate Manager
Moonachie, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expParis Baguette North America is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world, aiming to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart of the community. They are seeking a Real Estate Manager to coordinate and manage all phases of real estate, including new café site acquisition and communication with brokers and landlords.
ConfectioneryFood and BeverageSnack Food
Responsibilities
Tracks and reports on market progress from initial strategy through full development
Collaborates with broker network to present new café site recommendation packages for approval
Negotiates lease and purchases contracts for the acquisition of approved sites for corporate sites in partnership with Legal Team
Maintains schedule and project management for critical deadlines within the development period for contracts in partnership with stakeholders and involved parties
Determines site feasibility and develops pro-forma budget in collaboration with Accounting Team to ensure contract-related monetary obligations are met
Coordinates, manages and communicates new café development schedule and critical dates
Prepares agenda and reports on real estate issues for weekly meetings and manages administrative duties, which include coordination between departments
Maintains documentation and legal instruments
Prepares the Proposed Location Summary to the Real Estate Committee for review and approval
Coordinates all real estate legal documentation with legal counsel to ensure accuracy
Negotiates lease terms and extensions and coordinates with Operations, Finance and Legal on final draft of lease agreements. Coordinates terms, conditions and timing to assure targeted opening of a café, transfer of a Café to Franchise, or closing of an existing cafe
Provides needed information/documentation to Attorneys, Engineers, and Brokers in matters concerning licensing or leasing
Other duties may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Franchise experience, specifically working with franchisees to find sites through local brokers, required
At least 1-2 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate
Knowledge of and ability to utilize geo-demographic and GIS platforms
Knowledge of site development, real estate trends, and practices
Experience with prototypical restaurant development
Microsoft Proficient: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Flexible, adaptive, upbeat, open and visible work style, with a successful track record of supporting operations leaders across a large geographically decentralized portfolio
Passion for people! Dynamic and engaged leader who has a passion for empowering, inspiring, motivating & developing team members and franchisee relationships
Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the ability to effectively balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and highly entrepreneurial environment
Feedback is a gift! Ability to provide constructive feedback and recognition to every member of the organization, along with Franchisees, to ensure we have an open and transparent culture of high-performance standards
High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and support diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven
Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a collaborative and engaged teamwork environment
Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and commitment to Paris Baguette's Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture
Benefits
Free Cake for your Birthday
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401K Retirement Plan
Paid time off, paid Holidays
High Performance Culture
Company
Paris Baguette North America
Born from a love of bread and a passion for quality, we are an international, company-owned and franchised fast-casual bakery-café founded in 1988, specializing in both French and Asian-inspired goods.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darren Tipton
Chief Executive Officer
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Zac Sulma
Chief Operating Officer
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