Bpost strives to create an inclusive environment with challenging projects and inspiring collaborations. With our colleagues at the heart of our organisation, we believe in careers rather than jobs. As part of the international group bnode, bpost has transitioned from the Belgian postal operator to a regional and digital expert in parcel size logistics. With a focus on social and environmental sustainability, our people are the foundation of everything we do. We foster a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and career growth, ensuring that every team member has the opportunity to thrive and succeedWhat will you do?
As Real Estate Assets Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the multi-year real estate strategy for our international 3PL subsidiaries and major contracts within Belgium. You will lead a small, high-impact team, drive integration of subsidiary portfolios, and personally manage the negotiation and renewal of our most significant contracts. Your mission: optimize our real estate assets to deliver value, efficiency, and innovation in a fast-evolving, multicultural environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic Portfolio Integration: Lead the integration of real estate portfolios across European subsidiaries (e.g., Staci, Active Ants, Radial EU), ensuring data consolidation, governance, and best practices. Support and coach team members in complex negotiations and to successfully deliver their projects.
* Major Contract Negotiation: Personally manage and renegotiate the largest and most impactful contracts for bpost SA, leveraging your expertise to secure optimal terms and anticipate market trends.
* Governance & Reporting: Establish and formalize governance frameworks for subsidiaries, clarifying decision rights and ensuring consistent, high-quality reporting (e.g., quarterly reviews with senior stakeholders). Drive the adoption of digital tools for contract and data management.
* Team Leadership & Development: Provide hands-on guidance and structure to a small team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Support team members with clear priorities, coaching, and performance follow-up.
* Operational Excellence: Oversee the administrative, financial, and legal management of all properties in scope. Ensure robust processes for contract archiving, rent tracking, and budget monitoring. Initiate and lead projects to optimize infrastructure usage and cost efficiency.
Who are you?
* Master's degree and at least 8 years' experience in real estate asset management, ideally with exposure to international portfolios and multicultural environments.
* Proven track record in complex contract negotiation and portfolio integration.
* Strong analytical and organizational skills; able to consolidate data and drive reporting excellence.
* Experience in governance, stakeholder management, and multicultural environments.
* Fluent in French, Dutch and English.
* Hands-on, energetic leader with the ability to provide structure, guidance, and motivation to a small team.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills, comfortable engaging with senior management and external partners.
What do we offer?
Like a Long-awaited Parcel, We Want To Make You Feel Welcome And Valued. Our Offer Includes a Competitive Monthly Salary, That Goes Without Saying. On Top Of That, You Can Count On
* Meal vouchers of €8 per working day
* Hospitalization-, group- and disability insurances
* A phone subscription, including 25GB data
* A flexible renumeration plan, which allows you to customize your own benefits. A company car, bike leasing, public transportation, extra days off,... the choice is yours
* Possibility to enter the Federal Mobility plan
* Work/life balance, thanks to flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
* 20 days of statutory leave and 7 additional extralegal days off
* An end-of-year and performance-based bonus and double holiday pay
* Many benefits from more than 100 bpost-partners
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