Senior Analyst of Real Estate

When you join Verizon

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What you'll be doing...

The position of Sr. Analyst Retail Facilities provides support to Verizon Wireless Retail leadership at the territory level for preventative, projects, and maintenance/repair of retail stores. This position manages day-to-day roll out of new initiatives, processes and procedures to retail leadership including, Directors, District Managers and Store Management. The Sr. Analyst is responsible for contract management including accurate documentation, quotes, scopes and negotiations. Other responsibilities include management of capital and expense costs for retail stores and administrative buildings and projections for future budgets. Additionally, the Sr. Analyst will oversee the vendor partner, Cushman & Wakefield that manages building operations at Administrative buildings and campuses within the assigned territory.

• Setting and managing expectations with Cushman & Wakefield to manage multiple vendors through tracking of vendor performance on a daily basis.
  
• Managing all preventative and maintenance/repair work associated with retail stores and administrative buildings within a geographic territory.
  
• Maintaining Cushman & Wakefield and vendor base relationships including landlords by meeting regularly to set and develop clear expectations.
  
• Owning various capital purchase order requests and approvals including but not limited to: developing scope of work, support controller guidelines, strategic planning for best use of capital funds each year.
  
• Reviewing and approving all expense invoicing prior to payment being processed.
  
• Notifying Cushman & Wakefield and billing coordinators of all vendor changes, locations closing or opening (retail and administrative), landlord changes, anything that impacts proper billing.
  
• Initiating all project work in existing retail stores including but not limited to minor remodels, wall removals, and showroom millwork replacements.
  
• Devising new programs to continuously improve quality effectiveness and add value by seeking means to reduce annual facility costs.
  
• Training store staff of upcoming or new programs and processes.
  
• Liaison between store and administrative building personnel and other groups such as Risk Management and Environmental Management.
  
• Ensuring that the Disaster Recovery program is in place for all retail and admin locations and that all locations are prepared for potential disaster scenarios.
  
• Facilities lead for burglaries at retail stores including coordinating with security vendors, clean-up of stores and boarding up and securing premises.
  

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
  
• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
  
• Retail facilities work experience (i.e., minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry and mechanicals).
  
• Experience managing retail leased properties of 2500 to 5000 square feet.
  
• Experience with contract negotiations.
  
• The ability to work night and weekend.
  
• Experience in Project Management.
  
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
  

• Bachelor's Degree in Facilities, Real Estate, Construction, or business related major.
  
• Knowledge of Financial analysis and Budgeting.
  
• Knowledge in security systems.
  
• Strong office and computer skills (Excel, MS Word required, MS Project preferred).
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Experience planning, organizing and implementing activities; balance multiple priorities to meet a demanding workload with strict deadlines while providing excellent service to the customer.
  
• Membership in related organizations such as Connex, IFMA or BOMA.