Job Purpose:
This position is responsible for actively driving occupancy and revenue performance for Subang Parade through active tenant acquisition and strategic tenancy renewals. This position focuses on hands-on leasing execution, including sourcing new tenants, negotiating deals, and managing renewals to optimize rental yield and tenant mix.
Accountability:
- Proactively source, identify, and secure new tenants to fill vacancies and improve mall positioning.
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective tenants across key retail categories.
- Conduct outreach, networking, site visits, and direct pitching to generate leasing leads.
- Ensure consistent conversion from prospect, negotiation and signed tenancy.
- Manage and execute tenancy renewals for expiring leases across both malls.
- Conduct rental benchmarking and performance analysis before renewal negotiation.
- Negotiate rental reversion (uplift), lease restructuring, and term optimization.
- Identify underperforming tenants and recommend replacement vs renewal strategy.
- Engage tenants early to avoid vacancy risk and ensure continuity of income.
- Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and rental benchmarking.
- Identify gaps in tenant mix and propose target tenant profiles.
- Monitor retail trends, consumer behavior, and catchment changes to support leasing decisions.
- Maintain updated database of retailers, brands, and prospects.
- Prepare and present leasing proposals, financial terms, and space offerings.
- Negotiate tenancy terms including rental rates, tenure, and commercial conditions.
- Follow through from initial pitch, negotiation and deal closure.
- Ensure tenancy agreements are processed in compliance with company policies.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Operations, and Fit-out teams to ensure smooth tenant onboarding and store opening.
- Monitor progress of tenant fit-out and ensure adherence to timeline.
- Act as liaison between tenants and internal teams during pre-opening stage.
- Support achievement of occupancy and rental targets for both malls.
- Assist in tenancy renewals and replacement strategy for underperforming tenants.
- Provide input on tenant mix optimization based on leasing activity.
- Maintain accurate leasing records, pipeline reports, and tenant database.
- Prepare weekly/monthly leasing updates including but not limited to prospect status and deal progress.
- Support budget tracking and leasing documentation.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Property, Real Estate or related field.
- 3 – 5 years leasing experience in shopping mall / retail environment.
- Proven track record in tenant sourcing, deal closure and handling tenancy renewals with rental uplift.
- Strong understanding of Malaysia retail market.
Location:
Subang Parade, Subang Jaya, Selangor.