Graduate Estates Manager

FRASERS GROUP; Upper Langwith; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

At Frasers Group we're rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we're serving our consumers with the world's best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we're elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our Mission - we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem.

Our Purpose - we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world's best brands and experiences.

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you.
• Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results.
• Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet.

Are you ready to join the Fearless? This role is based 5 days a week at our Shirebrook HQ.

We are seeking a Graduate Estates Manager to assist the highly-successful and performance driven Estates Team. In this role you will be expected to make an impact and get stuck in from day 1. We do not do things conventionally, and have no expectations of how things 'should be' with no process or strategy set in stone. In this role you will have a real ability to impact and be a part of the ever-changing estates function at Frasers Group. The role will have insight into all levels and areas of the business, not just property matters, giving you an exceptional insight into why our actions and the team's performance are essential to the success of The Group.

As part of this role you will gain a wide and varied experience across the estate including property management matters, estates issues, acquisitions, lease event management, property overhead cost control and assisting senior members of the team on an ad-hoc basis.

• Manage and own tasks handed down to you by senior team members.
• Expected to continually challenge, question and query why and how on all estates matters.
• Manage your time and priorities effectively, the Estates Team are often working to hard and critical deadlines and dates.
• Be responsible for acquisitions in a certain area or assisting senior team members during an acquisition phase.
• Assist team members on all estates matters to ensure the estate remains fit for purpose, allowing the retail teams to operate effectively and profitably.
• This could mean one day dealing with road works and the council, to the next assisting a team member on a relocation of a profitable store.
• Get involved in lease events, whether that's holding your nerve in a landlord negotiation or engaging our consultants on technical renewals, you will be expected to take ownership of events and report accordingly.
• Manage a given geographical area of responsibility in all aspects including business rates, service charges and general estates issues.

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities:

Frasers Champion - Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Fearless 1000 - By October 2025, we want our share price to hit £10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from £50,000 to £1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.

*subject to terms and conditions.

Frasers Festival - An event like no other! Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe - hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment, the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.

CEO Sessions - Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our "CEO Sessions" ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.

Retail Reconnect - In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare:

Frasers Fit - Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust - We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What's next?

Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter- this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.

• Ideally degree educated but work experience is also beneficial.
• Can critically review, analyse, interpret and present appropriate data to inform senior team in decision making.
• Excellent time and workload management skills.
• Effectively multi-task and jump onto differing priorities as they appear.
• Open to travel nationally and internationally as appropriate with frequent nights away.
• Full clean driving license.
• Proficient on MS Suite system.