Director, Real Estate Portfolio Strategy

Description

Position at Parts Town

See What We’re All About

As the fastest-growing distributor of restaurant equipment, HVAC and residential appliance parts, we like to do things a little differently. First, you need to understand and demonstrate our Core Values with safety being your first priority. That’s key. But we’re also looking for unique enthusiasm, high integrity, courage to embrace change…and if you know a few jokes, that puts you on the top of our list!

Do you have a genius-level knowledge of original equipment manufacturer parts? If not, no problem! We’re more interested in passionate people with fresh ideas from different backgrounds. That’s what keeps us at the top of our game. We’re proud that our workplace has been recognized for its growth and innovation on the Inc. 5000 list 15 years in a row and the Crain’s Fast 50 list ten times. We are honored to be voted by our Chicagoland team as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for the last four years.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!

Perks

• Parts Town Pride – check out our virtual tour and culture!
• Hybrid Work schedule
• Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Monthly IT stipend
• Casual dress code
• On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, 401k/401k match, employee assistance programs and time away – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The Job at a Glance

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Real Estate Portfolio Strategy to design and run automation projects, support and partner with divisional engineering teams, and identify and provide solutions for maintenance programs across a network of facilities. This role will drive utilization of our facilities, increased throughput, facility uptime, automation advancement, and be the liaison for strategic vendor partnerships and integrators within our complex and quickly growing organization. In this role, you’ll leverage transactional and operational data to create design solutions, partner with teams on options, work with vendors on execution, and monitor KPI for long-term success. You'll play a key role in aligning and advancing our automation processes and tools, while also serving as a mentor and connector. By building strong relationships across our facilities, you'll help foster cohesion and collaboration within our automation efforts. If you're passionate about supply chain automation and excel in structured, cross-functional teamwork, we want to chat with you!

A Typical Day

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• Lead development and ongoing delivery of Parts Town’s global real estate portfolio strategy, aligning the footprint with business priorities and long term growth plans.

• Translate strategic direction into a multi year portfolio roadmap, sequencing actions based on value, timing, risk, and real estate constraints.

• Evaluate portfolio scenarios and trade offs to inform decisions related to consolidation, exits, reinvestment, and adoption of portfolio and workplace standards.

• Develop and present business cases and executive recommendations that clearly articulate financial implications, risks, and strategic benefits.

• Partner with HR, IT, Legal, Facilities, business leaders, and the GRE transaction team to execute portfolio strategy, ensuring workforce, technology, change, and site readiness considerations are integrated and actions align with the approved roadmap and strategic intent.

• Provide ongoing portfolio insights and performance visibility, including utilization, cost efficiency metrics, footprint mix, and progress against the roadmap.

• Ensure portfolio actions align with Parts Town’s real estate governance, policies, and approval frameworks.

• Manage external advisors supporting portfolio strategy, analysis, and implementation. Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in corporate real estate, portfolio strategy, management consulting, corporate finance, or enterprise strategy roles, with global exposure.

• Parts Town will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Parts Town will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA/advanced degree from an accredited institution preferred.
• Real estate strategy or analytics experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in various real estate asset types (office, industrial, etc.).

Skills

• Expertise in real estate portfolio strategy, including transaction strategy, portfolio economics, and workplace or space planning.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and communicate financial concepts (e.g., NPV, payback, trade offs) and confidently present business cases to senior business leaders.
• Proven success operating in complex, matrixed, global organizations with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management skills across executive, functional, and regional teams.
• Experience developing multi year strategies and roadmaps that balance near term execution with long term direction.
• Ability to translate data and analysis into clear narratives and recommendations that support enterprise decision making.
• Strategic thinker with strong business judgment.
• Comfortable working with financials and translating them into leadership level insights.
• Excellent storytelling, communication, and influencing skills.
• Strong programmatic mindset without being overly process or PMO oriented.
• Data driven, curious, and continuous improvement oriented.
• Transparent, collaborative leader who operates well in ambiguity

At Parts Town, we value transparency and are committed to ensuring our team members feel appreciated and supported. We prioritize our positive workplace culture where collaboration, growth, and work-life balance are celebrated. The salary range for this role is $136,952 – $185,288 annually which is based on including but not limited to qualifications, experience, and geographical location. Parts Town is a pay for performance-company. In addition to base pay, some roles offer a profit-sharing program, and an annual bonus depending on the role. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with match, employee assistance programs, paid time off, paid sick time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and professional development opportunities.

Parts Town welcomes diversity and as an equal opportunity employer all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.