Mall Leasing Business Development Executive

We are one of Australia's leading retail property groups, who are reimagining the way Australians live, work and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia and are evolving to transform our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces.

Role purpose
The key purpose of the Mall Leasing Business Development Executive is to work closely within the Centre and Mall Leasing teams to ensure it achieves and exceeds annual Mall Leasing budgets.

The Mall Leasing Business Development Executive is responsible to source new Mall Leasing contacts via visits to other centres, expos and screening all incoming clients, discussing any potential conflicts of interest and maximising the current retailer experience.

What will you bring?

• You will be proven sales professional ideally with experience in casual mall or pop up leasing within a retail environment.  

• You will have excellent communication and negotiation skills as demonstrated by your background as a high performing sales executive. 

• Your will have a proven background in driving and building new business and will be known for effectively managing and resolving conflict in order to meet business outcomes.

• You will have strong stakeholder management skill as demonstrated by your background building effective relationships both internally and externally.

• Renowned for keeping abreast with current markets, trends, consumer needs and attitudes you are passionate about driving outcomes to improve retailer experience.

• You will hold a current Sub Agents License.

What will success look like?                                                                                   

We Imagine a Better Way

• You enjoy challenges and new responsibilities and are willing to try new ideas and apply the learning’s to improve business outcomes.

• You have outstanding influencing and stakeholder management skills.

• You are innovative, think outside the box in applying your knowledge of current market trends and consumer attitudes to drive better, easier and more enjoyable outcomes for the business.

We Embrace Difference

• You are always adaptable in your approach and responsive to the needs of the key stakeholders and leaders you support.

• You consistently demonstrate a willingness to listen and understand new ideas to drive process improvement.

• You are resilient and adopt a growth mindset in everything you do.

We Always Collaborate

• You proactively sharing knowledge across teams, connecting team members and sharing best practice.

• You enjoy taking time to advise and help develop the capability and skills of others

• You proactively consult, engage and listen to all team members and make sound decisions in a transparent manner.

Why Vicinity?

Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:

• Flexible working options 
• Birthday leave & purchased additional leave
• $1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members
• Internal mentoring program
• Generous Parental Leave

Our values cultivate a culture that encourages our 1,200+ team members to be adaptable, agile, resilient and passionate.

At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Our people and our Employee Advocacy Groups (Gender Balance, Cultural Diversity, Disability & Access and Pride & Allies) actively build community and provide allyship within Vicinity. If you’d like to speak to someone to understand what it’s like firsthand to work here, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team.

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Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.