Specialist- Retail Leasing

The Specialist Retail Leasing is responsible for presenting and leasing retail properties to prospective lessors from the industry. The position holder interacts with the clients of MP and ensures that the retail rental requests are addressed as per desired unit’s availability.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Support the leasing team to achieve leasing revenue targets set by the management.
• Maintain list of all MP’s retail properties for leasing as per the desired categories.
• Keep up to date with the knowledge of standard lease terms properties and their specifications and tenancy policies.
• Demonstrate complete knowledge of the features and benefits of MP retail properties as well as trends and features of the local market to better position the offerings against the competitors.
• Receive and address customers’ requests relating to retail property requirements.
• Provide retail property options to customers depending upon needs and preference.
• Coordinate between prospective customers and customer relationship team for customers’ site visit / inspection.
• Collect relevant documents required from prospective customers for contracting/wait listing and ensure all details are entered appropriately in the system.
• Ensure fair allocation of property units by maintaining tracking and following the waitlisted customer list.
• Receive transfer requests from tenants and facilitate movement between units depending on availability and customer preference.
• Assist in identifying partnership opportunities with external service providers to enhance our capacity for managing a wider spectrum of thirdparty contracts while maintaining costeffectiveness.
• Fillup leasing contracts based on the standard template enter new contracts into the system and ensure to update the system in case of contract status (contract renewal or expiry).
• Monitor leasing contracts for expiry and hence the next available vacancy and accordingly provide property options to waitlisted customers.
• Target and headhunt desired brands that MP would like to have in MDD and convince them to move.
• Prepare periodic reports as per standard format for usage by higher management – reports on current contracts expired contracts renewed contracts etc.
• For cancellations coordinate with the customer relationship team finance and legal departments to ensure all exit formalities and tenant paperwork is completed and outstanding amounts are settled.
• Understand and adhere to all MP’s policies and procedures as laid down from time to time.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Line Manager as per business requirement.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Degree in Business Administration or related field

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of experience preferably in a real estate asset sales and leasing industry.
• Excellent knowledge of the local market laws regulations and business landscape.