International Expansion & Real Estate Manager

ONLY STORES is expanding heavily on the European markets. Therefore, we are now looking for a strong and experienced International Expansion & Real Estate Manager to manage the expansion and maintenance of our 130 stores across the Netherlands.

Are you an ambitious, enthusiastic and result-oriented retail specialist, who can take on a leading role in ensuring the continuous growth of ONLY STORES in our Dutch market? Then you might be the candidate we are looking for.

THE DEPARTMENT AND THE POSITION

ONLY STORES is a retail organisation establishing and operating ONLY and ONLY&SONS stores. With new store openings every month we are growing rapidly, and our goal is to open approx. 36 additional new stores during the coming years.

As International Expansion & Real Estate Manager you will play a key role in a small team, which is of high strategic importance for the organisation and has direct influence on the establishment of our ONLY and ONLY & SONS stores across the European markets. With direct reference to the strategic management group, you will be responsible for expanding the retail chain in Holland.

More specifically, you will:

• Search for new store locations, negotiate and make beneficial commercial agreements in regards to lease contracts.
• Build up network with landlords, investors, and brokers to secure best possible rental offers.
• Prepare and co-approve economic model of the new projects
• Coordinate and support project implementation
• Re-negotiate rental cost to maximize gross profit
• Find new initiatives to expand the retail chain
• Act as a retail chain ambassador for ONLY STORES in order to build relations with third parties

YOUR PROFILE

You thrive in a key role with a broad international interface, so it is important that you possess excellent communication skills along with a high personal drive and the will to succeed. You are dynamic and result-oriented and have a strong sense of business acumen. You have solid international experience within the retail business, preferably from the Dutch market, enabling you to develop the right initiatives to succeed in you part of the business. You are motivated by working in a fast-paced environment with lots of drive and opportunities for both personal and professional development. Last, but not least, you have great negotiation skills and understand how to build and maintain strong relations with various stakeholders across cultures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Solid retail experience, preferably from a similar job within the retail business
• Proven track record showing your ability to grow and expand a retail business
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good at building and maintaining relations
• Experience with working across cultures
• Strong negotiation skills and business acumen
• Fluent in English and German

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact Thomas Lauritzen on .

Please note that we cannot receive your application or CV by e-mail as it must be submitted through our recruitment portal. We will invite for interviews continuously with relevant candidates.

Work place: ONLY STORES Netherlands. Our office is located in Leusden but it will be possible to work from all over Holland.

Approx. 100 travel days per year should be expected.

ABOUT ONLY STORES

ONLY STORES is part of BESTSELLER Retail Europe, which has existed for more than 25 years running concept stores under the following brands: ONLY and ONLY & SONS.

We are 50 dedicated colleagues based in Brande, all working on establishing and running our stores. We run BESTSELLER Retail Europe based on management principles building on progress at all costs, proximity to our colleagues and stores, and an unwavering belief that we can do even better tomorrow.

We work in a highly competitive environment, where our efforts and attitude have a direct effect on the bottom line. We value the principle of freedom and responsibility, and we love when people take new initiatives and make a difference. We believe that this is the best way to develop our business and each other.