As a Lease Manager in Norway, you are part of the Nordic Leasing & Legal team within the Expansion Department, which supports all brands within the H&M Group. You are responsible for shaping and executing on the expansion strategy and targets in an assigned geographical area in Norway as well as undertaking negotiations and execution. In this position you will work with both internal and external collaboration, always with the future of the forever changing retail world in mind.

The Expansion department is here to support in adding meaningful growth. As a Lease Manager you are responsible, in partnership with your colleagues, for all aspects of creating and maintaining a healthy and relevant customer experience and store portfolio; lease, design, draw, buy, build, and maintain each store and constantly follow-up on the existing portfolio. We add new stores and optimize the current portfolio through rebuilds, extensions, renegotiations, relocations, and consolidations.  

This position is based in Oslo, Norway, and you will report to the Nordic Expansion Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Enable long term growth by creating strategies, developing, and maintaining the roadmap for a geographical region.
• Find top locations and deals for new stores in accordance with the roadmap, while also negotiating and maintaining lease actions of existing stores.
• Obtain the best possible deals by providing fact-based targets for sales, rent and net investment levels.
• Recommend the full business case in terms of fit with market strategy, location requirements, commercial idea, configuration of space, economic and legal terms, and present ready negotiated business cases for approval to country management.
• Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholders such as construction, store design, merchandising, visual, HR and marketing through the lifecycle of a project.
• Facilitate the deal through the legal and construction process.

We want you who can turn words into action. You strive for betterment and contribute to change by lifting people up; ensuring you bring out the best in everyone and the business. By being a team player, you see that the difference is power and thereby creating a space where everyone belongs. With a positive mindset, you are eager to find the best way forward so that we can win as one team.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor or Master´s degree in Business/Economics, Real Estate, Law or Engineering.
• 2+ years professional experience in real estate or management consulting – preferable in the Norway real estate market.
• A good understanding of negotiation and commercial real estate agreements. 
• Good financial and analytical skills, whilst being a result-driven multi-tasker.
• An ability to remain calm and positive in demanding situations and under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills (fluent in English and Norwegian) and strong negotiation skills.
• Good knowledge in MS Office, more specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and MS Teams.

This fulltime permanent position is based in Oslo Norway. The role is part of our Expansion Function and reports to our Nordic Expansion Manager.

Candidates will be reviewed and selected on an ongoing basis. If you feel that your experience, skills, and ambitions are a match for this role, please send in your applications as soon as possible, but at the latest on the 1st of April. We reserve the right to take down the job advertisement if the right candidate is found.

Benefits
We offer all our employees at H&M Group attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a staff discount card, usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. Brands covered by the discount are H&M (Beauty and Move included), COS, Weekday, Monki, H&M HOME, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. You can find the perks and benefits specific to our local market through our career site or use this link. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity
H&M is a part of H&M Group. At H&M Group, we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organization. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.  

Company Description
H&M is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way. Learn more about H&M here.

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