Overview
The Vice President of Logistics & Industrial Asset Management will lead Ares’ European Logistics & Industrial (L&I) asset management strategy. The role is responsible for defining and driving value creation across the L&I portfolio, working in close collaboration with MARQ, Ares’ vertically integrated operating platform, local country heads, and the Portfolio Management team.
Key Responsibilities
- Asset Management & Value Creation
- Oversee and approve business plans for L&I assets and deals.
- Track and review assets budgets, IRR, KPIs, milestones, and performance.
- Identify and drive value creation initiatives, including leasing optimisation, capex prioritisation, operational efficiencies, and reversion capture.
- Identify cost‑saving opportunities through enhanced internal asset management processes and scale efficiencies.
- Strategy Leadership
- Define, own, and continuously refine Ares’ European Logistics & Industrial asset management strategy.
- Develop and maintain a coherent pan-European view of L&I markets, including occupier trends, leasing strategies, capex priorities, ESG requirements, and exit dynamics.
- Act as the senior internal reference point for Logistics & Industrial asset management across Europe.
- Collaboration with MARQ, Country Heads & Portfolio Management
- Work in close partnership with MARQ and local country heads to ensure alignment between asset strategy and on-the-ground execution.
- Provide strategic guidance, challenge, and oversight to operating teams without direct line management responsibility.
- Support coordination of cross-country initiatives, co-invest strategies and portfolio-wide programmes.
- Operating Partner Oversight
- Oversee Operating Partners across countries/deals to ensure consistent execution of asset-level business plans and portfolio objectives.
- Disposition & Exit Execution
- Identify assets ready for sale and recommend optimal exit timing and route-to-market.
- Lead and drive the disposition process end-to-end, coordinating internal stakeholders and external parties.
- Oversee preparation for sale, including business plan delivery, data room readiness, buyer due diligence coordination, and management presentations.
- ESG & Sustainability
- Ensure ESG is a core pillar of Logistics & Industrial asset management, improving sustainability and energy performance.
- Support decarbonisation pathways and enhance long-term asset resilience and value.
- Embed ESG objectives into asset business plans, capital expenditure decisions, and portfolio reporting.
- Acquisitions & Growth
- Support Investment and Acquisition teams on new Logistics & Industrial transactions.
- Provide asset management input into underwriting, feasibility, capex, and operational assessments.
- Ensure appropriate technical and operational inspections by the L&I asset management function.
- Capital Raising & Strategic Initiatives
- Contribute to capital raising efforts for Logistics & Industrial-focused investment strategies.
- Provide asset-level and portfolio-level insights for investor materials, due diligence, ongoing portfolio reporting, and strategy articulation.
- Team & Capability Development
- Identify future capability and resourcing needs for the Logistics & Industrial asset management function.
- Contribute to recruitment processes and onboarding where relevant.
- Support a strong performance culture and knowledge-sharing across Asset Management, MARQ, and Portfolio Management.
Candidate Profile
Experience: Extensive experience in European Logistics and/or Industrial asset management within a private equity, institutional, or large-scale real estate platform; strong track record in asset management, portfolio oversight, value creation, and execution; proven experience operating effectively in a matrix environment alongside operating platforms and country teams; experience supporting acquisitions and capital raising for sector-focused strategies.
Skills & Attributes
- Deep understanding of European Logistics & Industrial markets.
- Strategic mindset with strong execution capability.
- Ability to influence and lead through collaboration rather than formal authority.
- Strong financial, analytical, and data‑driven approach.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Clear commitment to ESG integration and sustainable real estate practices.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Ares Management LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, creed, sex, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, status regarding public assistance, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, gender identity and expression, transgender status, genetic information, status as unemployed, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Ares Management will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
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