Senior Centre Manager
4 weeks ago
Join a collaborative team with full FM, Marketing & Admin support
Cairns | Gimuy | Land of the Yirrganydji people
We're seeking an experienced and commercially astute Senior Centre Manager to lead Cairns Central - the premier retail, fashion, and entertainment destination in the region. Located in the Cairns CBD, Cairns Central is a 52,000sqm other-regional shopping centre servicing both a significant total trade area and a strong tourism market.
The centre comprises over 170 retailers, anchored by Myer, Coles, Kmart, Woolworths, Event Cinemas, and Target. Cairns Central is nationally ranked as a top 10 BIG GUN centre on a MAT/sqm and Specialty MAT/sqm basis. FY26 and beyond will see the centre continue to grow through its retail mix.
As the Senior Centre Manager, you'll be the driving force behind the strategic, operational, and financial success of Cairns Central. You'll lead a high-performing team across administration, marketing, operations, and leasing to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers, retailers, and stakeholders.
This is more than a management role - it's a leadership opportunity to shape the future of a vibrant retail hub that sits at the heart of the Cairns community.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the annual business and asset plans aligned with owner objectives.
- Team Empowerment: Lead and inspire a team of 7, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Financial Performance: Drive income growth, optimise expenditure, and deliver on NOI targets.
- Retailer & Community Engagement: Be the face of the centre, building strong relationships with retailers, local stakeholders, and community groups.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee all aspects of centre operations, compliance, and risk management to ensure a safe, seamless, and premium experience.
- Marketing & Leasing Support: Collaborate with internal teams to enhance the centre's brand, customer experience, and tenancy mix.
- Extensive centre management experience ideally within a premier retail asset.
- Strong commercial acumen and financial management skills.
- Inspirational leadership with a track record of building high-performing teams.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- A passion for community connection and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
- QLD Real Estate Certificate
At CBRE, we're more than just the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm-we're a community of professionals driven by excellence, innovation, and inclusion. With over 100,000 employees across 530+ offices globally, we offer unmatched opportunities for growth and development.
We offer a range of discounted corporate and wellness benefits including, personalised wellbeing programs, counselling and mental health support, discounted health insurance and flexible leave.
Can we inspire you to join us?
At CBRE, our unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion begins with you. We are strengthening our inclusive culture, so everyone feels safe, valued, and heard. Because when you belong, we all succeed.
We are proud to be certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace in Australia. This is a great recognition to our different policies, programs and benefits which help us build a great family friendly workplace culture.
We are striving to remove barriers. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process.
We welcome and encourage First Nations People to apply.
Please note the successful applicant will be required to undertake pre-employment background screening by our external third-party provider.
We look forward to hearing from you
#J-18808-Ljbffr - QLD Real Estate Certificate
- A passion for community connection and delivering exceptional customer experiences.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Inspirational leadership with a track record of building high-performing teams.
- Strong commercial acumen and financial management skills.
- Marketing & Leasing Support: Collaborate with internal teams to enhance the centre's brand, customer experience, and tenancy mix.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee all aspects of centre operations, compliance, and risk management to ensure a safe, seamless, and premium experience.
- Retailer & Community Engagement: Be the face of the centre, building strong relationships with retailers, local stakeholders, and community groups.
- Financial Performance: Drive income growth, optimise expenditure, and deliver on NOI targets.
- Team Empowerment: Lead and inspire a team of 7, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
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