Property Acquisition Executive

Tesco Ireland is seeking a dynamic and experienced Property Acquisition Executive to play a key role in driving our expansion strategy. Based at Gresham House in Dun Laoghaire, you’ll work closely with the Head of New Space to identify, negotiate, and secure new store locations across Ireland. This is a high-impact role where you’ll manage the full acquisition lifecycle—from site appraisal and legal negotiations to business case preparation and project delivery. You’ll build strong relationships with agents, developers, and landlords, ensuring each acquisition aligns with Tesco’s strategic and financial goals.

You will be responsible for:

Working closely with the Head of New Space to develop and implement the expansion strategy.
Identifying and negotiating potential new sites working closely with Agents, Developers and Landlords etc to deliver acquisitions aligned to the strategy.
Appraising and conducting negotiations for site acquisitions to agree best possible terms and manage the entire process through to lease signing
Managing legal negotiations with Solicitors
Building and developing key relationships with Landlords, Developers, Agents etc
Ensure proposed acquisitions meet the required hurdle rates for new stores and financial appraisals to justify acquisition
Preparation of business cases in conjunction with key stakeholders for presentation to the Leadership team
Working with a Project Manager to agree the development specification and ensuring project delivery in a timely manner
Assist in developing and maintaining a robust new space pipeline aligned with business priorities and long-term objectives

You will need:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in property acquisition or real estate management.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.
Proven track record of successful property acquisitions.
In-depth knowledge of local property markets.
Understanding of planning processes and legal framework
Ability to analyse and interpret data related to property investments.
Excellent project management and organizational skills.

Qualifications

· Degree in Real Estate or a related field.
· MSCSI / MRICS desirable but not essential
· Full clean driving licence

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What's in it for you:

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

Competitive Salary
Life Assurance
Pension Scheme*
Bonus Scheme*
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2nd Clubcard available.*
Annual leave starting at 23 days
Save As You Earn Scheme*

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility