Job Description

Summary American Family Care (AFC) is seeking a Real Estate Manager who will be responsible for managing the real estate site selection process and providing real estate support for AFC Franchising, LLC. The Real Estate Manager will be working directly with franchise owners of American Family Care centers. This position will lead the site selection process for new AFC centers within time and resource constraints, partnering with national real estate brokers and franchisees to qualify real estate for AFC site requirements. This position is based at the AFC Corporate Office in Birmingham, AL with travel requirements. Essential Duties and Responsibilities \xc2\xb7 Act as primary contact for franchisees from initial introduction through lease signing. \xc2\xb7 Partner with national real estate brokers to procure site options to present to franchisees. \xc2\xb7 Identify, review, and analyze potential real estate opportunities. \xc2\xb7 Review and provide insight on trade areas, site selection, and deal management best practices. \xc2\xb7 Lead preparation of Site Acceptance Packages to present sites to AFC Real Estate Committee. \xc2\xb7 Utilize Geographic Information Systems to provide analytics to support decision making. \xc2\xb7 Procure documents necessary for comprehensive review of potential properties. \xc2\xb7 Act as the main point of contact for national broker partners. \xc2\xb7 Maintain detailed records of existing AFC real estate portfolio and available trade areas. \xc2\xb7 Monitor performance of broker partners to ensure customer expectations are maintained or exceeded.\xc2\xb7 Participate in all real estate related and site review meetings.\xc2\xb7 Provide project and departmental status reports to members weekly, including milestone updates on site negotiations. \xc2\xb7 Ensure accuracy and proper control of all project or initiative documentation, to include confidentiality for any sensitive information related to project or initiative goals or objectives\xc2\xb7 Build credibility and confidence in the store development program through timely and insightful support. \xc2\xb7 Ensure all projects or initiatives follow and are compliant with company policies and procedures, as well as any applicable federal and state laws. \xc2\xb7 Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Essential Qualifications \xc2\xb7 Develops people through feedback and responsibility delegation. Engages in fair and equitable treatment and evaluation of others.\xc2\xb7 Inspires performance by setting clear direction and high-performance expectations.\xc2\xb7 Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with other team members as needed. \xc2\xb7 Ability to diffuse escalating situations in a professional and diplomatic manner. \xc2\xb7 A high standard for customer service.\xc2\xb7 Sense of urgency balanced with an eye for quality and detail.\xc2\xb7 Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to coordinate people and tasks.\xc2\xb7 Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.\xc2\xb7 Well organized with ability to balance multiple tasks in a fast-paced, high-energy environment\xc2\xb7 Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate to all levels of the project process (both internally and externally) including but not limited to construction field trades, architects, engineers, local governmental officials, and internal Company departments.\xc2\xb7 Proficiency in project management, financial, presentation and communication software including Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Educational Requirements \xc2\xb7 BS degree in Real Estate, Business, or related field required. \xc2\xb7 3-5 years of retail or commercial real estate experience required. \xc2\xb7 Preferred: experience in corporate real estate or franchising