RealEstateManager-India&Nepal

**Job Title:** Real Estate Manager for India & Nepal **Service Lines:** Real Estate Strategy and Transactions **Location:** Mumbai, India (non-negotiable) **Req ID:** R-1176572 **PURPOSE OF THE ROLE** The role will be responsible to manage Unilever’s real estate portfolio in India + Nepal (and any relevant geography that the business needs to engage in). Our real estate portfolio includes Offices, Supply Chain – land, factories and warehouses, and other asset classes. This role is part of the Global Real Estate team and would report into the RE Lead for India and Nepal. We are looking for a team player with owner’s mindset, who is self-driven, and who is excited by new challenges. Scope includes: * Office, Residential, Land, Supply Chain, R&D, Retail and others. Managing Logistics and supply chain functions would be the key aspect of this role. * Owned, leased and 3P managed sites are within the scope of this role. * Transactions, including but not limited to, acquisitions (buy, lease, built-to-suit), divestments (sale, lease exits), and other portfolio related activities (such as, renewals, rental etc.). * Role is supported by an established 3P global supplier though transactions may be delivered without the 3P support. * Ensure that Unilever’s governance and policies are adhered to. **WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE** * Understand business units’ plans, space demands and real estate market trends and provide thought leadership in strategy sessions with business units to drive the best solutions considering all relevant occupancy scenarios. * Proactively manage occupancy costs by understanding business units’ demands, market trends, hybrid ways of working, and space planning requirements to implement the best occupancy strategies and commercial options for the business (including sale/lease backs, adjustments of rent to market, etc. * Lead the Supply Chain and Logistics real estate agenda, including warehouse strategy, lease renewals, benchmarking, consolid