At Planet Fitness, our mission has always been to enhance people’s lives by providing a high-quality fitness experience in a welcoming, judgement free environment. We are proud to be one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United States, and we’re grateful for the amazing Planet Fitness team that supports our 2,000+ clubs and millions of members every day.Our Planet Fitness team is comprised of dynamic, dedicated and talented individuals who represent our values of integrity, transparency, passion, respect, and excellence (while having fun!) in everything they do.Joining the PF family means being part of a company that cares about bettering the health and wellbeing of our communities. It means being a part of a supportive, engaging workforce with an inclusive culture that values diversity and creates an environment where everyone can feel they belong. It means encouraging professional growth and development. It means making true, lasting connections with your co-workers with celebrations, team building activities and engaging corporate events! It means creating a positive impact in our local communities through our Judgement Free Generation® philanthropic initiative. It means being part of a brand that you can be proud of!For the past 25 years, we’ve helped millions of people in their fitness journey and revolutionized the industry along the way. And we’re just getting started!The PF Headquarters Real Estate team is searching for a Real Estate Specialist who is bilingual in English and Spanish. About the Role:
As our Real Estate Specialist, you will be responsible for all aspects of research pertaining to available retail properties suitable for Planet Fitness clubs. You will process incoming leads and site submission reviews for our Real Estate Managers and Directors.
To be successful in this role, you will have excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Spanish to support our Latin America and Central US regions.
The right candidate will be able to travel with their Director to Planet Fitness locations in the Central US region, as well as international locations in your assigned Latin American region.
Overall, as our Bilingual Real Estate Specialist and reporting to the Manager, Real Estate, you will use your excellent interpersonal skills and your administrative real estate experience to support the team’s delivery of Planet Fitness real estate development success.
In this role you will:
Research available retail properties suitable for a Planet Fitness club through online commercial listing services, such as Costar and LoopNet.
Process incoming leads on potential retail properties being submitted through the Planet Fitness portal by landlord-developers, brokers, and the public.
Process incoming site submission reviews being submitted through the Planet Fitness Real Estate portal in preparation for Director and Manager review.
Responsible for heavy data entry, inputting site submission activities into Planet Fitness’s internal database and maintaining Salesforce CRM by entering in new leasing data.
Obtain valuable information on potential properties such as traffic counts, real estate tax data, aerial photos, surrounding health club competition, demographics, zoning information, etc.
Prepare and present data during bi-weekly Planet Fitness Real Estate Committee meetings.
Assist with coordination of activities for Planet Fitness's involvement with ICSC real estate conventions. Attendance at these conventions may also be required.
Perform quarterly market tours and/or site visits with your Director of Real Estate.
Assist with communicating with franchisees and real estate brokers on real estate matters.
Coordinate franchisee calls for Directors and Real Estate Managers.
About You:
Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Business, or related field, preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and full comprehension in both English and Spanish, required
Ability to travel to Planet Fitness locations in the Central US regions at least 20% of the time, and internationally up to 10% of the time, required
2-4 years of administrative experience in the real estate industry, strongly preferred
Salesforce CRM experience, preferred
Microsoft Office proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Ability to use Photoshop to create custom maps by way of graphic arts, preferred
Possess strong relationship building and interpersonal skills
Particularly detail-oriented, efficient, and extremely organized with an ability to establish priorities and objectives
Exhibit comfort, ease, and flexibility working in an extremely fast-paced, ever-changing, deadline-driven environment
More Reasons to Join Planet Fitness:
Hybrid work schedule
Early release Fridays
Volunteer days off
Competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits package
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Childcare allowance
Generous vacation/holiday pay
Free Black card and amazing exercise incentives
Onsite gym, complete with locker rooms and Black Card area
Café that serves delicious, healthy breakfast and lunch options
Company-sponsored social events