General Manager - Retail

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About The Role:

• Manages all aspects of a single high profile asset or portfolio of commercial/retail properties for one owner. Oversees all marketing, operations and financial activities.
• Retail management experience highly preferred, as well as experience with financial reporting including full property budgets and comprehensive monthly financial reporting.
• Working onsite near downtown Chicago, IL USA.

• Candidates outside Chicago area must be willing to relocate to Chicago, IL.

What You'll Do:

Responds to tenant needs, ensuring that administrative and building technical staff resolve problems promptly. Ensures that services are provided in compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and contractual obligations and standards.

Ensures periodic regular property inspection, and recommends and/or approves alterations, maintenance and reconditioning as necessary. Contracts for and supervises vendor services as required.

At owner's discretion, markets and leases the property, qualifying and showing space to prospective tenants, and negotiating new leases and lease renewals. Coordinates tenant move-ins and move-outs, and "walk-through" spaces with tenants and tenant improvement department.

Acts as primary contact with property owners to ensure that objectives as being met, and prepares and delivers timely, accurate and complete reports.

Develops and controls annual budgets for operating and capital expenses. Forecasts management plans and prepares monthly performance, explaining variances.

Collects rent and pays expenses in accordance with lease terms. Prepares all required legal notices, and recommends and coordinates legal action as necessary.

Reviews and reconciles tenant rent and Common Area Maintenance (CAM) recovery charges.

Negotiates early terminations of leases. Provides lease analysis for client's review and approval, and documents settlement of and notifies affected parties.

Supports all property sales by coordinating due diligence process and monitoring the activity of outside brokers.