JOB SUMMARY
The Mall General Manager (GM) is responsible for overseeing all aspects of mall management including but not limited to leasing and tenant relations, business planning and financial management, facilities and operational management and control of all maintenance, inspection, and safety functions. The Mall GM plans and directs the day-to-day operations of the store, develops strategies to improve customer service, drive mall sales, increase profitability, and grow the existing customer base. The Mall GM is overall responsible for ensuring customer needs are met, complaints are resolved and service is quick and efficient.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. MARKETING
- Crafts and implements property Marketing Plan and budget based on allocation from overall budget
- Prepares and develops annual calendar of local marketing events, exhibits, and festivals
- Oversees property/mall website and social media content
- Oversees property/mall décor implementation and logistics
- Approves press releases for local papers
- Ensures marketing collateral support for space rentals within property
- Develops and upkeeps the mall identity and ensures adherence to corporate brand guidelines
2. LEASING
- Conducts market scanning
- Crafts and executes leasing plans
- Crafts and executes kiosk leasing plans
- Ensures proper tenant mix and zoning within the mall in line with business strategy and market demand to achieve the desired footfall
- Negotiates contracts with identified accounts within parameters and exceptions approved by FSI Excom, to maximize income in line with the business plan
3. OPERATIONS
- Develops and maintains a long-term beneficial relationship with all existing tenants and retail group to ensure continued and future business
- Ensures efficient tenant onboarding to offboarding
- Deploys Design & Construction guide for incoming tenants
- Oversees general services and housekeeping
- Resolves complaints and demands of tenants, works to remove the causes of complaint, and respond to their requests with the legal and contractual obligations
- Develops and implements approved procedures and systems across all mall functions to ensure smooth coordination among various internal departments and to deliver positive customer and tenant experiences
4. SAFETY AND SECURITY
- Ensures that the security control plan is maintained for the mall areas by security provider
- Ensures statutory compliance on occupational health and safety
- Oversees Daily In/Out report of third-party hires
5. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
- Conducts review of design guidelines and of property management plan
- Provides budget recommendations for property upkeep and repairs
- Oversees effective operations and regular equipment repairs and maintenance
- Schedules regular maintenance in conjunction with relevant department heads and follows up on quality and execution
6. FINANCE
- Prepares and reviews financial budgets, and monitors performance against financial targets
- Ensures security deposit clearance
- Oversees padlocking and ejection
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 10 years of mall management experience (Mall Manager Level or above), including mall development, mall launching, new site management, and mall renovation
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing or any related course
- Advanced degree in Marketing or Business Development is preferred
- Strong business acumen and good technical knowledge of commercial facilities
- Strong mall-specific financial acumen
- Good understanding of tenant mix and zoning
- Good understanding of mall operations and associated policies and procedures
- Good understanding of mall marketing, advertising, and promotion
- Knowledge of managing leasing contracts and negotiation, exposure to tender management
- Understanding and experience in managing Service Level Agreements with third party providers
- Strong negotiations and sales skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership and decision-making skills
- Possess good communication skills (both written and spoken)
- Excellent customer service skills
- Sound working knowledge of computer software applications
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