Details
Posted: 21-Jul-22
Location: Clayton, Missouri
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary Details:
DESCO’s benefits:
•A collaborative, team oriented environment
•Supportive, transparent leadership
•Well established, tenured organization
•Competitive salary with annual bonus potential
•Health, Dental, Vision insurance
•Health Savings Account Contribution
•401k benefits with employer match and profit sharing contributions
•Short-Term Disability
•Personal time off as well as additional holiday pay
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
The DESCO Group is a commercial real estate company that acquires, develops, leases and manages retail shopping centers – primarily anchored by grocery stores.
We have an open position for a Director of Leasing to join our team. As a player-coach, the Director of Leasing will lead the Leasing Department with a focus on (i) optimizing merchandise mix, rent, occupancy and value for a portfolio of neighborhood shopping centers, and (ii) mentoring and developing Leasing personnel.
Highlights of this role are:
Leadership
- Lead by example with a commitment to excellence and high level of attention to detail
- Provide timely recognition and feedback to the Leasing team
- Collaborate daily with Leasing team to develop knowledge and skills, and to drive optimal results
- Demonstrate DESCO’s mission and values and maintain accountability for living the mission and values every day
- Team up with other departments to efficiently execute leasing activity and provide an outstanding experience for tenants and other stakeholders
Leasing Skills
- Utilize strong negotiating skills to complete new leases and renewals across a portfolio of neighborhood shopping centers
- Using excellent verbal and written communication skills, coordinate and communicate with prospects, tenants, outside brokers and internal stakeholders
- Identify prospects, cold call, and effectively market available spaces throughout the assigned portfolio
- Contribute accurate and timely information as needed for budgeting and forecasting purposes
- Actively network with and gain market knowledge from national and local retailers, landlord and tenant rep brokers, and other industry participants
- Develop and implement marketing strategy for The DESCO Group’s leasing initiatives – print, digital, social media, external portfolio reviews, and other
- Manage multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and workstreams
- Utilize business acumen to understand and weigh several variables to arrive at a recommended course of action
We are looking for an individual who:
- Has excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills across all levels of employees, clients, tenants and stakeholders to present confidently and effectively and build relationships
- Possess skills to understand the current and future impact of property decisions
- Has strong work ethic, positive attitude and demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision to produce results while also serving as a team player
- Has a passion and dedication to the retail leasing industry, preferably with a track record to demonstrate dedication and success in the industry
- Has ability to travel (via car or plane) as needed to meet prospective and current tenants as well as brokers, visit properties and attend industry conferences
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5-10+ years’ experience in real estate leasing, with preference toward commercial transactions
- Active Missouri Real Estate license
- Proficiency with leasing industry software platforms as well as Microsoft Office products