Gregory Harvey Email & Phone Number

Wawa, Pa

The Director of Site Acquisition is responsible for developing the company’s real estate site selection and acquisition strategies for existing as well as new and/or adjacent market areas to drive the organization’s growth and long range plan. Responsibilities include market research to narrow the decision, development of an acquisition approach, selection of partners, as well as land acquisition activities. Additionally, they will provide direction and long term planning advice to inform our store investment and reinvestment strategies. Principal Duties:• Lead the development of comprehensive and strategic new and/or adjacent real estate plans. Obtain cross functional and executive support and oversee execution of the strategy. Develop the Real Estate LRP and site signing analysis process for adjacent and new markets. • Lead the planning, analysis and execution of market research, including demographic studies, competitive intelligence and sales potential analysis to support the long range market development plans, detailing impact on Wawa’s profitability. • Lead the department’s site acquisition program through management of a team of Real Estate Managers -to ensure the execution of all elements pertaining to site acquisition including planning, land and cost management, bidding, site negotiations and contract preparation and review. • Provide approval of all work and payment approval for all major capital projects.• Manage and control site acquisition and development capital costs associated with new stores by overseeing the acquisition cost trends for all projects.• Develop strategic initiatives to optimize growth and return on investment.• Partner with Finance to develop and maintain an integrated financial model including sales projections and long term goals.

Manage the overall site acquisition process for all new store locations including: the development of selection strategies; analysis and evaluation of potential locations; review and approval of all locations in PA, NJ, DE, MD & VA markets.Manage the development and implementation of networking plans for all new store markets, ensuring evaluation of all existing store locations and potential new locations meeting the criteria. Manage the overall real estate acquisition process including managing land costs, leading site negotiation teams, and overseeing the contract preparation and review process. Manage and control real estate and development capital costs associated with new stores by overseeing the development and management of a capital project cost system which tracks, reports, and identifies detailed spending trends for all new store projects.Develop the Real Estate Long Range Plan and site signing analysis process for existing and adjacent markets of the various building sizes by State, Region, and County. Provide leadership for implementation of new processes for the Portfolio Review Program to include Network Planning for Operations. Coordinate portfolio meetings, market and sub-market Optimization plans, updated store information from facilities and finance, and obtain approval from management for recommendations.Develop strategic initiatives to optimize growth and return on investment.Provide project updates to Management Committee and the Board of Directors.