Real Estate Manager

Go! Retail Group is a family of brands comprised of Calendars.com, Go! Toys & Games,

Attic Salt, NIQUEA.D, Snoozimals, Tiny Headed Kingdom, and Kobioto.

Since 1993, we have successfully operated the largest fleet of pop-up stores in the world, with operations in six countries. Our business has grown to include year-round stores, in-house brands, e-commerce, 3PL services, and a 380,000 square feet of warehouse space.

We are a family-owned business based in Austin, TX under the leadership of Marc Winkelman, Gideon Schlessinger, and Paul Hoffman. Leading with integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and heart is at the core of our business.

Established over 30 years ago, we still operate with a start-up mentality where ideas flourish and new paths arise. This is a great opportunity to jumpstart your professional career while getting to work alongside intelligent, like-minded people. Our team is highly collaborative, motivated, nimble, and dedicated to optimize the business, not because they have to, but because they want to. We're serious about having fun at work, but our success is built on insight and hard work. We are dedicated to happy employees and nurturing professional growth.

As part of our core values, we are committed to the highest standards of ethics and business conduct. These standards are demonstrated in our relationships with customers, supplier, competitors and the communities in which we operate, and with each other, as employees, at every organizational level. We want our employees to embrace our core values of commitment, integrity and openness, while always working as a team to achieve optimum profitability for the company.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to fill a Real Estate Manager role with our company. MUST LOVE CALENDARS, GAMES & TOYS, plus everything that brings fun and joy to life. This role is 100% in office and located in Austin, Texas.

Must have specialty leasing or commercial leasing experience and have great negotiating skills. This role will report directly to the Vice President, Real Estate, and will work with a wonderful collaborative team of professionals. This person will have open communication on a daily basis with the real estate team, retail operations team and work closely with shopping center developers to help support the goal of our business.

The best successful candidate must demonstrate strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, great communication skills, must be a self-starter, eager to learn, results oriented, a retail knowledge and most importantly a great sense of humor.

Choose US because:

We have a start-up mindset, and we are full of great ideas, we are always looking for the next big thing we can sell. We are not your conventional retailer. We sell FUN stuff. You will be surrounded by people who are highly collaborative, work hard, love retail and enjoy having fun.

Essential Functions:

• Work closely with the VP, Real Estate to achieve company and department goals.
• Deal making Negotiate economically sound deals for year-round and seasonal locations for inline and kiosks locations to achieve company sales and OC goals. Negotiate renewals and relocations as needed.
• Review portfolios, identify locations, secure best opportunities, and forecast sales potential & profitability to negotiate best deal.
• Submit deals to ownership for approval. Renegotiate terms as necessary. Own the deal through the whole process from deal submittal to lease execution. Resolve internal and external issues related to the deal as they arise.
• Lease Administration Work with RE Support team to ensure a smooth lease execution process. Request leases and address lease term issues
• Able to track and understand lease payables. Work with RE Administrators to address billing issues.
• Store Sizes Understand the store sizes and concepts to maximize the inline opportunities. Work with Store Display to resolve size issues in order to maximize space. Assign kiosks as appropriate based on developer requests and GO! inventory.
• Review developer portfolios regularly to identify and secure best opportunities for the company and test concepts.
• Identify new locations to grow revenue.
• Expertly manage landlords, developers, and business partner relationships.
• Communicate with operators to identify best locations, discuss competition and developments in the mall and community. Knowledge allows us to secure better locations and set realistic expectations of sales performance.
• Assist VP, RE and be the liaison between mall/developers and store ops to resolve issues.
• Maintain full understanding of the business and initiatives, understand how they impact the business and assist in implementing them.
• Ensure productive and effective relationships with all internal departments. Develop strong partnership with the store operations and store display team.
• Run standard reports and utilize in house software tools. Examples track deal making, status of accounts, OC costs, sales forecasts and related matters.
• Prepare and distribute critical date reports, maintain tickler system for tracking important dates and tasks.
• Assist in preparing EOY developer recaps, analysis, and variety of reports to understand the trends in the business and set future goals.
• Support the mission statement and core values of Calendar Holdings, LLC, always.
• Be a valuable part of the Real Estate team.
• 100% in office. Based in Austin, TX with limited travel.
• May have future direct reports.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements:

• 2-4 years specialty leasing experience.
• BS/BA Degree or in leu degree, equivalent years of experience.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment operating both strategic and tactical levels.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to be proactive and forward thinking.
• Strong problem-solver that can drive efficiencies.
• Detail-oriented and ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Passionate, energetic, with a desire to drive results.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
• High degree of reliability and judgement.
• Ability to interact with team in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Time management skills, and ability manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to simplify complex issues and break them down into steps for solutions.
• Experienced in stating decisions with senior leadership alongside evolving priorities.

Benefits and perks

Medical, Dental, Vison, Life Insurance, Short Term & Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

A generous employee discount to our retail stores

Bonus opportunities

Very relaxed dress code

Strong 401K Match

Generous PTO program

Paid maternity leave

Birthday Day Off

Other fun perks

Great working environment and team

Open door environment

Family atmosphere

Good place to work and plan your career

Company events

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualification may vary based on assignment.

Go! Retail Group is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, age, national origin, religion, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.