Real Estate and Franchise Lead, Asia

Purpose

• This is a critical role that must ensure the successful implementation of our Global DTC strategy in Asia for what pertains to Real Estate and Franchise topics.
• The scope of this role is therefore very wide and the key results that need to be driven critical to the business including overseeing more than 350+ real estate projects per year that are critical to achieving our blueprint objective of being DTC led and reaching a fleet of 3500+ seamlessly integrated stores in the next 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead global real estate and franchise strategy and support for our fleet of 1800+ stores in Asia.
• Translate strategy to the successful execution of 350+ real estate/franchise projects per year in Asia.
• Drive decisions through the Global investment board for Asia projects (>20 projects per month).
• Strategic analysis of most important global real estate projects proposed and provide recommendation on approval, challenging cluster teams where needed.
• Lead selected global strategic projects in the field of Real Estate and Franchise to drive impact across clusters.
• Be a key strategic partner for senior leaders across the organization on global and major cluster specific topics, responding fast to ad-hoc requests.
• Support strategic projects such as strategic acquisitions, partner turnarounds, buybacks.
• Lead preparation of Asia strategic analysis of our global real estate business to present to the company board (CEO/CFO to review prior).
• Support omnichannel strategy roll-out with partners in Asia.
• Co-develop different systems and tools to enable and equip all clusters globally in the field of Real Estate and Franchise (ex: RE DB, FR Playbook, Pitch deck, BIM360 integrated fleet solution).

Requirements

• Master’s in business administration/ Advanced Business Economics and/or relevant experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience (retail, franchise, account management, strategy consulting), preferably in an international environment.
• Experience in the retail industry is mandatory, notably Real Estate.
• Ability to grasp complex issues through strong analytical skills and to generate strategic recommendations that are future oriented and applicable globally.
• Ability to work cross functionally with senior leaders and deliver in changing environments, ensuring a smooth roll out of new capabilities.
• Strong organization skills and problem-solving attitude.
• Vast Business Analysis experience in a number of significant/ global projects.
• Experience of working in a complex matrix environment.
• Practical experience of documenting business processes using specified process methodologies.
• Knowledge of specified structured analysis techniques.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Technical ability to work across multiple systems and extract relevant data and insights.
• Ability to work in an international multicultural team.

LOCATION

Singapore 138589

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time