Company Info
Sundry Foods is an integrated food services company founded in 2003 and operating in major cities in Nigeria. We are bringing our now trademark-tasting ready-to-eat food and quality services to thousands of people and institutions daily through its chain and network of restaurants, bakeries, and other catering facilities.
Sundry Foods is an integrated food services company founded in 2003 and operating in major cities in Nigeria. We are bringing our now trademark-tasting ready-to-eat food and quality services to thousands of people and institutions daily through its chain and network of restaurants, bakeries, and other catering facilities.
We are proud to own and operate one of Africa’s best restaurant and bakery chains and we pride ourselves on our ability to consistently deliver original food and service solutions whether in workplaces, schools and colleges, hospitals, joining even remote sites and different cultural environments using our team of young seasoned professionals and an entire workforce with a passion to deliver nothing but the best to every customer.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Manager, Retail Commercial Real Estate Financing
Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Job Type: Full time
Job Description
- The role holder will be responsible for securing capital for our real estate projects, sourcing, acquiring, and maintaining relationships with investors, and overseeing the retail commercial real estate finance strategy.
- This is a senior-level position that requires a deep understanding of the financial markets, exceptional networking skills, and a strong background in business development from investment banking and asset management sectors.
- Develop and execute effective retail real estate development capital raising and sales strategies that will deliver value to investors and the organization in line with the company’s growth goals.
- Develop initial fund concept design and modeling, and market testing.
- Leverage pre-existing industry networks and relationships as well as build new ones to identify potential funding sources such as investors and strategic partners (fund managers, asset management companies, real estate developers, construction, and engineering companies).
- Create and present/pitch compelling investor teasers, new fund marketing materials, business plans, financial models, and professional capital funding campaigns on an ongoing basis to attract potential investors.
- Proactively prospect/identify financial advisors and asset management companies who are interested in exploring partnerships with the company on real estate financing.
- Act on behalf of the company in meetings and presentations with prospective investors and financial partners, negotiate and closeout deals.
- Lead on all aspects of capital-raising processes including valuation of real estate projects, investment memo preparation, due diligence, structuring, and negotiations, closing, and post-investment monitoring of deal performance.
- Assemble due diligence information and respond to investor inquiries.
- Manage investor and partner relations: maintain strong relationships and provide updates on investment performance.
- Lead the charge in developing new investment strategies via pilots, programs, and initiatives.
Education / Qualification Required
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field. MBA is desirable.
- Seven years of work experience and demonstrated success in investment banking and/or asset management firms are required.
- Extensive experience in Fund investment sales, real estate financing, project analysis and management, cost and time projections, business development, and capital raising is required.
- Proven track record of sales/fundraising, with solid experience in covering institutional clients in either buy or sell-side environments.
- Successful experience in business development, initiating and closing deals.
- Track record of personal initiative, strong work ethic, proactive setting and achieving goals, ability to work independently, and entrepreneurial leadership.
Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:
- Excellent deal execution and business development/origination skills are required.
- Knowledge of commercial real estate and site selection process, preferably in a Retail Industry environment
- Knowledge of capital investment decision-making with strong financial acumen
- Excellent people skills, negotiation, and relationship-building skills (i.e., with brokers, asset/fund managers, developers, and cross-functional teams).
- Attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously and deliver value quickly, with excellent organizational skills.
- Highly motivated, self-starter, capable of working under minimal supervision with strong decision-making, and creative thinking skills.
- Confident communicator with outstanding written and verbal communication skills and strong executive presence.
- Excellent financial modeling, valuation, and analytical skills.
Application Closing Date
22nd June, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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