Senior Real Estate Specialist

About the Role

Propel AutoZone’s growth by collaborating with Real Estate Development Managers to secure high-quality sites and drive new store openings. Coordinate regional projects, manage critical legal documents, and streamline communication with teams and vendors to ensure seamless execution. Analyze property performance, optimize financial returns, and support strategic decision-making. Lead process improvements, resolve challenges, and ensure timely project rollouts.

Responsibilities

• Support regional development projects by creating necessary forms, partnering in approval processes, identifying and addressing issues, managing timelines and contract terms, and facilitating communication across cross-functional teams and external vendors (e.g., Legal firms, Brokers, Engineers, General Contractors, OFI Vendors).
• Coordinate, plan, organize, enforce, scope, track, and audit resources for ongoing regional development initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Supervisor and Project Coordinator to develop, update, and implement process and procedure documentation, addressing the evolving needs of cross-functional areas.
• Facilitate and oversee documentation and implementation as required.
• Ensure timely completion of new projects and program enhancements by managing rollouts, communication, and follow-ups.
• Act as a resource to cross-functional teams, providing effective solutions and coordinating with regional development teams as needed.
• Perform various support tasks, such as preparing documentation, creating presentations, and organizing weekly/monthly development meetings.
• Support Real Estate Development Managers in maximizing financial returns by analyzing property income and expenses to guide decisions on leasing, purchasing, financing, and capital improvements.
• Assist with due diligence efforts for property acquisitions and provide support in property visits, tenant meetings, and oversight of property managers or maintenance staff.

Requirements

• An Associate's degree or equivalent formal training program.
• Two to three years of experience.
• Commercial development or transferrable residential development experience.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Adobe, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint & Word).
• Project management experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% or as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Area of Study: Business or Finance preferred.
• Cognos/Corsa (or equivalent reporting software) and Microsoft SharePoint experience a plus.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with a detail-oriented focus.
• Must be able to handle highly confidential information.