City Storage Systems · 2 days ago
Business Development Associate - Real Estate, City Storage Systems - Los Angeles, CA
City Storage Systems is a national platform focused on the food industry, developing innovative real estate and technology solutions. The Business Development Associate will build and manage strategies to identify potential tenants and partners, develop relationships with stakeholders, and create a pipeline of sales opportunities.
IndustrialReal EstateCommercial Real Estate
Responsibilities
Build and manage a targeted outbound strategy to identify potential tenants, referral sources, and strategic partners aligned with our development focus
Develop a deep understanding of food manufacturing operations, space requirements, workflows, and growth constraints to inform outreach and conversations
Proactively build relationships with non-tenant stakeholders (brokers, consultants, suppliers, operators, industry advisors) who can provide insight and introductions
Research, identify, and convert large global accounts from a prospect to an opportunity to provide a consistent, healthy pipeline of high business impact opportunities
Strategic planning: Track and prioritize relationships over time, distinguishing between surface-level contacts and high-value long-term partners
Collaborate with internal teams to translate tenant requirements into real estate, development, acquisition, and construction considerations
Build a pipeline of sales opportunities in collaboration with division leadership
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience, ideally in the commercial/industrial/retail real estate sector
Experience in leasing and asset management for an investment platform or national developer is a plus
Excellent time management/organizational skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Highly motivated, driven, self-starter, determined to achieve measurable results
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
Strong entrepreneurial spirit, self-motivated, and coachable
Company
City Storage Systems
City Storage Systems is a startup that focuses on re-purposing distressed real estate assets.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$150MKey Investors
10100 fund
2018-03-20Secondary Market· $150M
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