Senior Manager Store Development

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About the position

At Academy Sports + Outdoors, our vision is to be the best sports + outdoors retailer in the country. We are a passionate, purpose-driven team committed to each other and our customers. We have over 80 years of experience building a culture that puts people first, creating opportunities for growth, fostering meaningful connections, and supporting every Team Member’s journey. We believe in the power of fun, and this role offers the opportunity to launch your own adventure while helping customers gear up for theirs.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a critical liaison between the Real Estate, Construction, and Store Design teams.
  • Work closely with all Store Development partners to ensure business-critical items are completed accurately and timely.
  • Assist throughout all phases of development including planning, design, estimation, permitting, entitlements, financing, scheduling, leasing, and closing to achieve successful completion and lease execution.
  • Analyze, develop, document, and implement the front-end store development process to ensure efficiency and improvement in the property development process.
  • Serve as the primary contact and liaison for the front end of deal-making from Site Identification until Real Estate deal approval and handoff to Construction Project Manager.
  • Organize, schedule, and lead front-end deal-making meetings.
  • Manage and maintain multiple, simultaneous projects, ensuring adherence to project objectives and deadlines.
  • Work effectively with internal and third-party members of a development team including architects, engineers, attorneys, brokers, real estate deal-makers, construction managers, property managers, landlords, and leasing agents.
  • Provide input for hiring Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, and other vendors, and manage all parties through the entire development process focusing on cost, quality, and schedule.
  • Prepare pro forma development budgets and property operating budgets under the direction of a Real Estate Director and Store Development Management.
  • Assist with the collection and distribution of construction and design documents and due diligence documents required by the Store Development team in connection with deal-making.
  • Communicate project status regularly, with weekly reporting as a minimum.
  • Attend construction progress meetings.
  • Analyze progress against development schedules and update schedules as needed.
  • Prepare internal and external development reports.
  • Assist in obtaining building permits and other public approvals.
  • Assist the Store Development team with special projects.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Construction, Design, Business, Finance, Civil or related field required.
  • Minimum 7 years experience managing all aspects of Real Estate & Construction projects.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong experience in all phases of the retail project life cycle, including but not limited to Real Estate, Design, Construction, Lease Administration, Finance, Store Operations, Legal, etc.
  • Financial planning, project scheduling, and budgeting experience required.
  • Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to remain organized, pay attention to detail, document, and meet critical deadlines.
  • Analytical with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills.
  • Ability to work well under pressure while consistently meeting time-sensitive deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to interface effectively with individuals at various levels.
  • Excellent grammar, editing, and proofreading skills.
  • Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including MS Projects, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI, etc.

Nice-to-haves

  • Master's degree preferred.
  • 10 years more experience preferred in Retail, Real Estate, Construction, Store Design, & Civil and related field knowledge.
  • Experience with project management systems and budget systems preferred.
  • Entrepreneurial skills to diagnose and capture process improvement opportunities preferred.
  • Quick learner who is a team player.

Benefits

  • Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.
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