Why join us?

Do you want to be part of the retail company who is opening around 20 new stores / year in Romania & Bulgaria? Do you like to travel around the country in order to support the stores in facility management? Do you want to join an international company that constantly trains and develops its employees at all levels?

Then, you can be our new colleague, Expansion Manager for Bulgaria, reporting to Alexandru Bratu, Country Director for Romania and Bulgaria.

Expansion Manager is overall responsible for secure the growth of number of stores in the country, as well as maintaining the current store portfolio through efficient facility management.   

• Find potential store locations based on potential analyses, ensuring the expansion pace is kept according to budgets and needs
• Negotiate all parts of new lease contracts according to the defined rules and guidelines. Commercial and technical elements included.
• Develop investment calculations, according to defined templates, together with Country Management.
• Participate in planning of new location and stores (customer analysis, contact to building administrators, follow up in building projects, prepare the presentation and excel files for new stores)
• Monitor, apply for and administer registrations and other types of legal documents for JYSK premises.
• Handle services/articles in security area (fire protection equipment, locks and keys for stores, etc)
• Participate actively in the monitoring and purchasing of electricity, heating, waste management and other current expense services.
• Follow up on the Lessor continuously during any store projects.

Therefore we are searching for a result driven, proactive, competent and committed Expansion Manager with potential to develop with the business.

You can be the one if:

• You are a professional that has a good understanding of the real estate market  with minimum of 2-4 years experience in expansion within a retail company;
• You have experience with finding good locations which can be rented for JYSK stores
• You are very good in planning and implementing, as also in follow-up
• You have the ability to influence and communicate at all levels, which goes hand in hand with your positive, persistent, flexible and problem solving attitude
• You have logical and practical approach in order to get things done
• You are a good negotiator and always succeed within the business
• You like to travel and find new potential spaces to be rent – aprox 90%
• You are fluent in English
• You have a clear driver license
• Computer skills, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
• Friendly and “customer first” oriented attitude
• Ability to work in a multinational/multicultural environment

We offer you:

• opportunities for development and first-class practical training
• the chance to compete, win and celebrate excellent performance 
• the responsibility to influence important key figures 
• a company culture with fast and practical decision at all levels in the organisation 
• company car 
• a nice working environment
• Great colleagues
• structure and concepts that create opportunities for you to deliver excellent results 
   

Curious? Then send your CV as soon as possible.

Only selected candidates will be contacted.