Acquisition Manager

The purpose

To support the acquisition team in delivering acquisition opportunities across the entire Swiss Market, primarily through networking to build relationships with local and regional property agents and developers. There is also a certain amount of administrative responsibility with the role and an option to focus on a particular Swiss region.

  The Team

The Property Acquisition Team are the first building block in everything which Pure Gym is about - expansion! The Team source and deliver new site acquisitions across the whole of Switzerland, working closely with the UK and Switzerland Property Development Teams on construction and fit out.

The role

• Ensure a good knowledge of Pure Gym’s site requirements & be willing / able to travel

• To assist the Acquisition Team in searching for suitable Pure Gym sites in Switzerland nationally

• Walk/drive the streets to search for sites

• Utilise search facilities, planning portals and other tools to find off market opportunities for PG sites

• Build relationships with local agents and developers to unlock opportunities

• Make approaches to incumbent tenants to unlock opportunities

• Undertake weekly / monthly reporting duties for the team

• Be able to use and understand our in- house site appraisal tools

• Gain understanding of in-house financial appraisal tools

• Liaise with Landlords, Developers and Agents to ascertain availability of suitable properties and arrange access to premises for surveys and inspections

• Visit sites and prepare summary notes and issue to acquisition managers for discussion and agreement

• Communicate with development team on agreed sites, obtain site plans in DWG/cad and issue to team

• Attend weekly property meetings and maintain property trackers / reports

• Undertake site specific research where requested to do so

The person

• Has strong communication skills and the ability to multi-task

• Has the ability to work closely with third parties

• Is a trouble shooter and has a solution orientated approach

• Is commercially aware and uses knowledge and experience to drive success of PureGym

• Fluent in either German or French

• Strong English language skills

• Is an ambassador of the PureGym values

• Can positively challenge to bring out the best in others

• Takes ownership for performance and ensures that all targets are met

• Can effectively build strong working relationships and networks to enable success

• Has strong communication, time management and organisational skills

• Has the ability to manage numerous projects whilst remaining calm

• Is resilient and passionate about their role

• Can work independently, organising own workload

The Benefits

• We offer a free gym membership for you + 1.

• We offer exclusive perks with our benefits package, including substantial discounts on a variety of products and services, both within out gyms and through other external providers.

• Our office is located in the greater Zurich area, including direct gym access.

• Our working hours are flexible.

• We provide 25 days of vacation + 1 personal day.