Job Description
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, local country heads, and the Portfolio Management team. This position is a functional and strategic leadership role and sits at the intersection of strategy, asset execution, portfolio oversight, ESG, and growth, and plays a key role in supporting acquisitions and capital raising for logistics and industrial investment strategies.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and approve business plans for L&I assets and deals, jointly with Portfolio Management and Marq team where appropriate.
- Track and review assets budgets, IRR, KPIs, milestones, and performance, ensuring consistency between asset-level delivery and portfolio-level targets.
- 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, in coordination with MARQ and Portfolio Management.
- Define, own, and continuously refine Ares’ European Logistics & Industrial asset management strategy in close coordination with the Portfolio Management team and the MARQ team.
- 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.
- Work closely 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.
- Collaborate with the Portfolio Management team on portfolio construction and concentration analysis, and performance monitoring and reporting.
- When applicable, oversee Operating Partners across countries/deals to ensure consistent execution of asset-level business plans, alignment with portfolio objectives, and effective escalation/resolution of operational issues.
- Identify assets that are ready for sale and recommend optimal exit timing and route‑to‑market, in alignment with portfolio objectives.
- Lead and drive the disposition process end‑to‑end, coordinating internal stakeholders and external parties to deliver a timely and successful execution.
- Oversee preparation for sale, including business plan delivery, data room readiness, buyer due diligence coordination, and management presentations.
- Ensure ESG is a core pillar of Logistics & Industrial asset management, working closely with ESG teams, MARQ, and Portfolio Management to improve 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.
- Support Investment and Acquisition teams on new Logistics & Industrial transactions, providing asset‑management input into underwriting, feasibility, capex, and operational assessments.
- Be an integral contributor to capital‑raising efforts for Logistics & Industrial‑focused investment strategies, providing asset‑level and portfolio‑level insights for investor materials and due‑diligence processes.
- Identify future capability and resourcing needs for the Logistics & Industrial asset management function and contribute to recruitment processes where relevant.
- Support a strong performance culture and knowledge‑sharing across Asset Management, MARQ, and Portfolio Management, without formal people‑management responsibility.
Candidate Profile
- ExperienceExtensive 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, working closely with portfolio management functions. 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 & AttributesDeep 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.
Reporting Relationships
Managing Director, Real Estate Equity.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Ares Management LLC (together with its related operating and administrative subsidiaries, “Ares Management”) 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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