Warehouse Expansion and Corporate Acquisitions, Senior Consultant

Summary

Lidl GB currently trades from over 960 stores across Great Britain with an ambitious target to achieve over 1,100. We rely on the best talent in the retail property and development market in the form of our dynamic Property department. We are looking to expand our Warehouse Expansion and Corporate Acquisitions team, where you’ll play a critical role in securing the new store and warehousing development pipeline through portfolio transactions.

Responsible for developing and managing business partner relationships with commercial agents, landlords and developers, you will be the first point of contact for our regional property teams and business partners when negotiating on multiple sites with the same vendor or landlord. You will also be involved in the full asset lifecycle from initial site identification, negotiation and acquisition of land/sites, leading a professional team through the planning process to supporting the construction phase and ongoing asset management.

Based out of our Head Office in Tolworth you can expect and look forward to driving the full development and planning processes from concept to completion on a selection of projects, which means exceptional communication and negotiation skills are crucial, as is the ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines! The role will involve you working across both Warehouse Expansion and Corporate Acquisitions and you will be expected to work independently and as part of a wider team with support from the Head of Department.

We have moved to a hybrid working model with a recommended 2 days in the office per week for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.

What you'll do

Warehouse Expansion
•    Identifying and negotiating freehold and leasehold sites that suit our requirements
•    Undertake site inspections, development appraisals, manage site, legal and planning due diligence on all opportunities 
•    Developing and maintaining strong relationships with local authorities, agents, landlords and developers as well as working closely with our Head Office teams
•    Ownership/leading all expansion and improvement projects to our current infrastructure
•    Driving the full development and planning process from initial concept to final completion 
•    Support the estate management of our current regional warehouse portfolio across the country

Corporate Acquisitions

•    Identifying and negotiating, and acquiring sites to build new stores
•    Managing planning applications life cycle from original submission to authorisation
•    Supporting all expansion, relocation, and improvement projects to our current infrastructure 
•    Developing and maintaining strong relationships with landlords, tenants, developers, and commercial agents as well as working closely with our Head Office teams
•    Driving the full development and planning process from initial concept to final completion 
•    Support the estate management of our current store portfolio across the country
 

What you'll need

• A self-starting drive to succeed, a get up and go attitude
• Degree-level education (2:2 minimum) ideally in a relevant discipline
• Exposure to acquisitions, land buying, commercial property and town planning
• A well networked individual with refined negotiating skills
• Sound commercial property and legal acumen
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• The ability to critically analyse and solve problems in a challenging market
• The ability to multi-task and handle conflicting deadlines
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• A full driving licence is required and the flexibility to travel throughout the UK, visiting sites and regional property offices

What you'll receive

This isn't getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you resource and tools to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We're proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £68,200 with the potential to earn up to £99,000 (depending on experience) with 35 days’ holiday per year (pro rata) plus a company car. We also recognise that different people value different benefits, based on different lifestyles and needs, which is why we offer a range of additional benefits including but not limited to:

• Barista Bar, restaurant, and free onsite gym
• On-site Car Parking (including electric charging in each space)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• 10% in-store discount card

To find out a Lidl bit more visit our benefits page to see for yourself!