Overview:
Reporting to the Director of Property & Development, this is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of our estate and play a pivotal role in the next phase of our growth.
You'll lead our acquisition and new format strategy, building a strong pipeline of opportunities that supports our long term ambitions. From identifying and securing new sites to exploring innovative formats, you'll turn strategic vision into reality, working closely with senior stakeholders and external partners to bring plans to life.
This is a role for someone who enjoys thinking strategically while making commercially sound decisions that deliver real results. You'll provide leadership and governance across acquisition and new format activity, ensuring opportunities are thoroughly assessed, prioritised and aligned with our customer proposition, brand ambitions and financial goals.
If you thrive on influencing at pace, spotting opportunities and shaping the future of a growing business, you'll find plenty of scope to make a lasting impact.
What's in it for you?
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Discretionary annual bonus up to 50%
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Company car or allowance of up to £6,500 per annum
- 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays, 5 of which can be taken flexibly)
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Hybrid working with up to 2 days working from home
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Flexible start and end times around core working hours
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Private Medical Care (Individual – Family care)
- Buy More Holiday - eligible colleagues can boost their holiday allowance by up to one extra week
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EV Car Scheme in Partnership with Tusker - eligible colleagues can lease a brand-new or pre-loved electric vehicle
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Up to 14% employer pension contributions
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Life cover up to 4x your salary
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Health cash plan and discounted gym memberships (up to 25% savings)
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20% discount at Screwfix and B&Q
Responsibilities:
- Own and evolve the acquisitions and new formats strategy, aligned to wider business and property objectives
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Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of opportunities across new sites and formats
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Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, targets and delivery roadmaps
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Lead the identification and assessment of new site opportunities, including new market entry and format innovation
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Ensure robust commercial, financial and operational evaluation of all opportunities
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Provide recommendations and business cases to support investment decisions
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Provide oversight and governance of acquisition and new format activity, ensuring delivery is on track against agreed plans
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Set clear direction for cross-functional teams and ensure alignment across Property, Operations, Finance and other key stakeholders
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Manage risk effectively, ensuring decisions balance pace with long-term sustainability
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Build and maintain strong relationships with agents, landlords, developers and other external partners
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Represent the business in negotiations, securing commercially strong and mutually beneficial outcomes
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Benchmark against market trends and competitor activity to inform strategy
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Build and maintain effective, collaborative relationships across the business to enable delivery
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Lead, coach and develop a high-performing and inclusive acquisitions and new formats team.
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Set clear, aligned objectives; hold quarterly check-ins; and provide timely, constructive feedback to support individual and team performance, recognising strengths and addressing development areas.
- Support and empower the team with effective engagement plans, supporting agreed actions and activities using the latest engagement insight
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Build team capability through coaching, development planning and stretch opportunities, growing commercial and technical expertise. Represent the estate externally — maintaining market awareness, landlord and agent relationships, and sector insight to strengthen negotiating positions and identify opportunities.
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Act as a senior member of the Property leadership team, working collaboratively to support and deliver on Department objectives
- Drive continuous improvement in what we do, using networks and external insight to influence and support future change/development and continuous improvement.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in retail property acquisitions, multi-site expansion or new formal development, with a track record of identifying and securing leasehold opportunities in a fast-paced environment.
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RICS-qualified; equivalent depth of experience in a senior client-side estate role will be considered.
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Demonstrated ability to lead an acquisitions programme end-to-end — from site identification and appraisal through to heads of terms and legal completion — with evidence of delivering at pace without compromising commercial rigour.
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Strong transactional experience in site negotiation, deal structuring and due diligence, with an established network of agents, landlords and developers.
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Ability to lead multi-disciplinary property teams, including performance management, capability development and succession.
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Experience working cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Legal, Customer Insights, Marketing Logistics and Construction to ensure acquisitions are commercially viable and operationally deliverable, with a clear understanding of business case requirements and capital governance.
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Able to communicate and influence effectively at senior level, able to present clear strategies and recommendations to Board and Executive audiences.
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Experience leading and signing heads of terms and associated legal documentation within agreed governance frameworks, with a clear understanding of approval thresholds and escalation.
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Ability to maintain and manage a structured acquisitions pipeline, providing clear visibility of status, risks and priorities to senior stakeholders.
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Experience supporting or leading the development of new retail formats, including smaller footprint stores, non-traditional locations or partnership models, from concept through to testing and rollout.
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Comfortable operating in a field-based, high-activity environment — managing multiple live opportunities simultaneously while maintaining pace, accuracy and clear ownership of next steps.
At Screwfix, Your Wellbeing Comes First:
Financial wellbeing
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Wagestream access to track earnings and save
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Access to the Kingfisher Share Scheme
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Colleague support fund
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Exclusive offers and discounts via our Hapi app
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Cycle-to-work scheme and savings on bikes
Every day benefits
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Career progression and development programmes
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Coaching and mentoring to help you thrive
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Access to wellbeing resourcing including PepTalk
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Support networks available
Recruitment Process
We review applications on an individual basis, and if we feel you would be a good fit we’ll invite you for a call or Teams video for an informal chat about the role, and to see if we’re a good fit for you. From there you can expect a comprehensive process, with regular contact from the Talent Acquisition team who are always available, for any queries you may have.
We value open and honest conversations and collaboration, giving you a chance to learn about what we are doing in an informal and friendly environment. We want to know about you and why you feel that this is the opportunity that excites you.
Sustainability at Screwfix
We’re committed to building a better future for our community and our planet. That’s why we’re doing everything we can in six key areas: eliminating carbon emissions, reducing and recycling waste, sourcing responsibly, keeping products in use for longer, selling more sustainable products and providing sustainable packaging. We’re on a mission to put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. Join us.
We’ve worked hard to create a culture of inclusivity and genuine community. We’re a company built on teamwork, and the best teams are ones in which everyone can share their view. Whatever your background, however you identify, you’ll be listened to, encouraged, and given the tools and training you need to get ahead. You’ll always know where you are with us. We’re open. We’re fair. And we believe in opportunities for everyone.
Please let us know at [email protected] if you need any additional support or adjustments when it comes to your application.
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