We are currently seeking a General Manager to join our Lawton office.

GENERAL MANAGER - Lawton, OK

Responsibilities:
Management, Operations and Marketing

• Maintain safety, cleanliness and integrity of all areas of all buildings, systems and equipment for all property users.
• Prepare team to respond in emergency and crisis situations.
• Have thorough knowledge of area market including all competitive properties and area demographics.
• Develop and maintain an appropriate level of involvement in community affairs and activities representing both the property's interest and the interest of Jones Lang LaSalle.
• Enforce all tenant lease requirements.
• Manage the activities of the property's marketing manager in conjunction with the regional marketing manager.
• Establish an effective working relationship with all department store managers and other key merchants, including specialty tenants to understand and drive sales.

Leasing

• Work in conjunction with property's Leasing Specialist to execute new and renewal leases to meet or exceed client objectives.
• Direct activities of specialty leasing function to optimize temporary tenant and cart occupancy to maximize property revenue.
• Develop and maintain an effective working relationship with the property's leasing specialist to ensure budgeted leasing activity occurs.
• Negotiate all tenant rent reduction or termination requests.

Financial Performance and Reporting

• Achieve budgeted net operating income for property.
• Manage property's capital to budgeted levels Direct the preparation and implementation of all annual financial reports including budgets, management plan, marketing plan, marketing budget, and annual report.
• Direct the preparation and submission to asset manager of all monthly/quarterly financial reports, forecasts and sales reports.
• Monitor the collections of all rents and execute appropriate collection process.

Client Relationships

• Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with the property's asset manager.
• Function as primary point of contact to asset manager for all issues relating to the property.
• Interact frequently with property's regional managers and leasing organization to ensure consistent high quality interaction with asset management firm.
• Formally communicate as appropriate with asset manager to inform him/her of activities at the property to enhance his/her opinion of the quality of management services delivered by Jones Lang LaSalle.

Employee Motivation and Development

• Direct and supervise the activities of all property employees.
• Develop a personnel action plan for each direct report to identify opportunities for further career development.
• Ensure that all supervisory employees do the same for their direct reports.
• Provide regular feedback to employees via annual performance objectives, mid-year reviews, annual reviews and other communication mechanisms.
• Coordinate appropriate training for property personnel.
• Provide current, direct, complete and actionable positive and correctional feedback to others.
• Face up to people problems quickly and directly.
• Establish course of action for team to accomplish goals and evaluates results.
• Develop schedules and task/people assignments.
• Create a climate in which people want to do their best and empower others.
• Provide challenging and stretching tasks and assignments, aware of each direct report's career goals and is a people builder.