Acquisitions & Developments Manager

Acquisitions and Development Manager 

£60,000 to £79,200 plus great benefits (Work Level 5) 

Hybrid role, you’ll be splitting your time between home and travel around the south of England, with occasional visits to our head office in Manchester (find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

Full UK driving license required 

We’re looking for an Acquisitions and Development Manager to join our Property team at Co-op. You’ll be responsible for your geographical area of the country and support with all property acquisitions, relocations, and developments. Primarily you will work on sourcing new convenience stores, franchise, and funeralcare sites. You’ll proactively look for opportunities to add new value from the development of our property estate. 

What you’ll do

• Be responsible for sourcing new stores, relocations, and franchises for your area 
• Discuss opportunities for acquisitions with external agents and developers 
• Negotiate contracts and leases 
• Oversee projects from identification to launch 
• Be responsible for growth of franchise in your area 
• Oversee all Funeralcare strategic development work when required
• Work collaboratively across multiple teams to continuously improve processes 
• Make recommendations to senior partners on significant financial decisions 

This role would suit people who have

• Experience as an acquisition manager for a retail business 
• Experience in a related property field 
• A proactive, driven, positive and collaborative approach with the ability to succeed in a competitive market
• The ability to work on your own and as part of a team and prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment
• A valid UK drivers licence 

Why Co-op? 

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare 
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities. 

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early. 

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.