Tampa International Airport is seeking a proactive self-starting individual to be responsible for the administration of leases and contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions expressed therein; research relevant markets and financial trends to forecast future business activity and assist in developing recommendations; maintain strong business relationships with tenants. The ideal candidate will have the ability to build relationships across the Authority and will have the curiosity explore the business impacts of new lines of business to the Authority. Additionally, the incumbent will be asked to provide exceptional leadership and strong written and oral communication skills along with experience in the areas of contract management, strategic planning, and financial management as well as manage the day-to-day relationship between the Authority and the Concessions partners.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES
Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.
- Builds relationships internal and external to deliver strategic financial goals.
- Works closely with Concessionaire partners to promote success by reviewing short and long term metrics.
- Manages leases and contracts to ensure compliance with areas such as pricing, merchandise delivery, store standards, cleanliness, customer service and airport provided services.
- Manages staff for and/or creates various financial reports including development of pro forma, break-even scenarios, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Researches relevant markets and financial trends to forecast future business activity and assists in developing recommendations for the Director.
- Prepares financial analysis of assigned concessions through monitoring of sales and revenue reports of concessions. Leads special initiatives and episodic projects.
- Prepares presentations to further the goals of the department and support new initiatives.
- Manages the procurement process related to new initiatives and other areas of the business.
- Contributes to developing policies and procedures for the department.
- Manages the day-to-day relationship between the Authority and the concessions partners; resolves management, and customer complaints and conflicts between Concessionaires to ensure excellent relations.
- Direct staff support includes a Financial Analyst that assists in this position’s responsibilities as well as other duties.
- This position performs other responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The minimum qualifications required to perform successfully in this position are: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Business, Finance, Real Estate or other relevant field. Five years of progressively responsible professional management experience involving multi-unit food & beverage or retail management, advertising, arena/hotel concessions management, theme park concessions management or rental car concessions management, commercial property/shopping center management, or hotel management or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.
TPA MISSION STATEMENT
To be a major driver in the economic growth of the Tampa Bay Region. We will be leading edge innovators to create global access and extraordinary customer experiences through our people and facilities to build prosperity for our stakeholders and the region.
TPA VISION STATEMENT
To be a vibrant aviation gateway for Tampa Bay, providing access and economic opportunity for our stakeholders.
The Aviation Authority-Tampa International Airport welcomes and encourages applications from minorities, veterans, and persons with physical and mental disabilities, and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons in the application and testing process. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation requests will be on a case-by-case basis.
