Executive Director, Global Real Estate (Finance)

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Your role:

Responsible for the effective operation, planning development and utilization of the global portfolio of all sites/real estate worldwide. Includes those facilities utilized in Irvine, California as headquarters by Ingram Micro and a portfolio of 110 warehouses, 141 offices and several global shared service operations spanning 57 countries.

Responsible for establishing and managing our enterprise real-estate strategy accountability of property management, capital asset planning and management, lease administration and leading lease negotiations and identifying opportunities for network optimization and subleases.

A critical requirement is a demonstrated capability to work collaboratively across a broad range of stake holders including internal commercial and functional country executives, legal, operations, and ESG teams and effectively managing external stakeholders including landlords, service providers, contractors and global broker partners.

Development of Real Estate strategies:

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders and the leadership team on designing, planning, and executing a strategic vision and operating plan for the business growth and optimization.
• Develop, lead, and manage portfolio strategies for our locations across the globe. This will require a combination of push i.e., business led and pull i.e., Corporate Real Estate-led initiatives.
• Provide the lead in developing benchmarking strategies to evaluate current portfolio performance against market indicators to support both short term and long-term optimization initiatives.
• Develop and maintain best practice processes and models to ensure that analysis and implementation of portfolio strategies are implemented in a consistent way on a global and regional basis. The analysis will include:

• At building, metro, and portfolio levels to establish opportunities and challenges through understanding the influence of key business drivers.
• Capacity modeling: overlay future business headcount projections against available space to forecast future office workspace requirements.
• Strategic options & what-if scenario modeling production of high-quality strategy papers that include straw man options for discussion and refinement with the business.
• Evaluate both business requirements and financial modeling to provide alternatives to mitigate risk and/or improve the business and financial outcomes

Ensure overall delivery of Real Estate services:

• Develop and use KPI dashboards and work with customers to advance RE strategy.
• Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), performance measurements and standards for the organization, develop an operating process to ensure performance and compliance.
• Enhance portfolio mile-stone tracking to ensure proactive approach of evaluating solutions and alternatives based on market conditions, business changes and lease terms.
• Work with Service Providers to enhance delivery and customer centricity.
• Develop network of contacts in the industry to ensure that Ingram Micro is at the forefront of the latest thinking.
• Collaborate with internal teams to influence the creation and maintenance of appropriate systems, tools, and data to enable the portfolio to be analyzed and opportunities be effectively communicated.
• Providing the highest quality of facilities operations and services to all internal clients
• Collaborating with internal customers to ensure that we are offering them the space and mix of facilities services that they require.
• Establishing and meeting all financial commitments for the organization, including budget, capital investment and management, and productivity challenges
• Driving collaboration and communication among key stakeholders regarding facilities activities
• Developing and managing the necessary contingency plans to ensure the continuity of necessary business operations.

Drive a consistent approach to how we maintain our company workplaces, identifying opportunities to leverage best practices and common standards across the enterprise and ensuring there is a proactive approach to maintaining a workplace that employees can be proud of:

• Work with executive leadership, facilities teams and corporate real estate on the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of new design paradigms across the globe
• Manage the selection of third-party consultants, architects, contractors, and vendors through a partnership with sourcing department.
• Building, leading, and developing a diverse, talented, industry-best organization with a keen focus on providing excellent service to our clients and an industry-best work environment for our employees.

Major Responsibilities, Supporting Actions, End Results, Percentage

Strategy and Planning - 35%

Results: Develop long term real estate strategy and facilities plans focused on the alignment of facility resources and regional business requirements. Develops project plans for key strategic projects and evaluates, monitors, and executes project with respect to schedule and cost. Work with executives to develop long range plans and implement in each region to drive cost reductions and service improvements. Proactively identify and implement changes needed to mitigate risks and drive continuous improvement of facilities and real estate practices. Develop organizational capabilities to align with syndicated long-range strategy, both internally and externally.

Leases - 25%

Results: Negotiate facility leases and/or subleases and purchases between brokers, buyers, and sellers transacting with the corporation. As required, acquire and/or dispose of facilities. Develop approach to manage the leases in all regions of the globe. Manage process for paying the monthly rents on our leases, collect the subtenant monthly rents. Assist the corporation in searching for new sites to acquire or new space to lease for operations. Develop long range capacity planning process in conjunction with Engineering to optimize utilization and footprint usage.

Budgets & Capital - 10%

Results: Develop the operating budgets, both capital and expense, related to facilities and operate facilities in accordance with approved budget guidelines. Review and approve all AFCE's related to facilities investments. Responsible for properties owned or leased by the corporation and represents the company's broad interests in real estate matters ranging from acquisitions, leasing, subleasing, property management, and disposition. Protect the corporation's bottom line while implementing the business's strategy of positioning and operating corporate assets.

Vendor Management - 10%

Results: Negotiate facilities related service contracts to ensure optimal exposure control and service levels. Work with Strategic Sourcing to write contracts and implement new vendors.

Space Planning and Support Services- 20%

Results: Establish, maintain, and ensure utilization of space standards for facilities and furniture. Ensure facilities are operated in compliance with internal and regulatory standards, i.e.: EPA, ADA, and OSHA. Manage the support services provided to various Ingram Micro organizations (e.g., food service/catering, construction/property management).

What you bring to the role:

• Education - Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, Business Administration or related field. MBA is a plus.

• 10+ years of related experience in corporate real estate, with 5+ years in an executive leadership role.
• Considerable experience in office leasing and transaction management
• Proven analytical, finance and strategic skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of real estate markets and market influences
• Able to effectively interface with the business, finance, and leadership teams.
• Ability to develop long range strategies to transform the real estate effectiveness.
• Enhanced corporate strategic planning.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of financial reporting for real estate.
• Strong blend of operations experience and knowledge
• Prior experience running a large-scale facility or operation.
• Experience in diverse roles managing multiple priorities.
• Experience operating, working with clients, and negotiating with vendors.
• Experience working with outside service providers.
• Experience working in functionally aligned environments and demonstrated ability to operate effectively with multiple reporting lines and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively identify, evaluate and implement solutions for customers.
• Consultative-style - able to provide excellent client-service while also able to diplomatically push back with alternate approaches or solutions.
• Hands-on and tactical with the ability to implement and execute.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Proven track record of integrity, sound judgment, organization building success.
• Excellent personal leadership skills - proven ability to build, develop and motivate a team.
• Proactive, well organized, and results-oriented, with the ability to lead and participate in multiple projects simultaneously.
• International experience or experience supporting international organizations a plus.

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The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $200,900.00 - $361,600.00 per year.

The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate's primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.

This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It's a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.

Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.