Our Opportunity:

Chewy is seeking a Director of Real Estate. The Director of Real Estate is a key leader who is responsible for real estate strategy, site selection, and deal negotiation for all Chewy’s Corporate, Customer Service, Fulfilment Center, Pharmacy, and Retail locations across the country. This individual will execute strategic initiatives while collaborating and communicating across functions (Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Procurement, HR) to ensure complex projects are delivered on time and on budget. The position will help provide strategic leadership for the management of capital resources dedicated to the acquisition and lease of facilities that support the growth of the organization.

What you’ll do:

• Lead, facilitate, and contribute to deliverables related to overall planning and real estate transactions, and projects with third-party developers or general contractors.
• Assess current operational business models and develop appropriate new models as needed.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders’ groups, vendors and contractors, community leaders and outside technical support providers to maintain a network of support improving existing properties under management and assure awareness of new opportunities.
• Drive incentive negotiations with municipalities at local and state level
• Lead new real estate projects, planning, and review design and functionality of new development projects with developers and construction managers.
• Contribute to the delivery of strategic and operational objectives by reducing real estate and facility build costs, improving productivity, revenue generating capacity, and image of the organization.
• Play a lead role in preparing and administering budgets. Assume ownership of key planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for areas of responsibility
• Oversee all appropriate insurances, inspections, and fees to municipalities and service providers.
• Develop effective teams by attracting highly skilled employees, integrating employees into the organization, and developing and retaining team members to meet current and future business objectives.
• Manages the relationships with building management and landlords.
• Use current information/data and business knowledge to identify real estate options for expansion and relocation as projects arise.
• Disciplined negotiator in large contract negotiations, able to balance cost, financial, quality, and legal terms in complex negotiations.
• Proven leader with exceptional high-level strategic, operational, and interpersonal skills demonstrating broad expertise in real estate development and property management with multiple sites and experience dealing with regulatory committees.
• Successful track record of completing large-scale capital projects.

What you’ll need:

• 10+ years of direct experience in corporate real estate
• Experience in supplier negotiations, developing/executing sourcing strategies and driving cost savings.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Ability to comfortably work in an intensely deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to lead and develop a large team.
• Strong cross functional collaboration skill set
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Candidate must have an entrepreneurial and self-starting mentality and be able to deal with ambiguity.
• Domestic travel expected approximately 50% of the time.

Chewy is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact CAAR@chewy.com.

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