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Ikano Retail

Retail and consumer solutions provider

Tenant Management Executive

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026Deadline 10/31/26
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
In Person
Real EstateReal Estate Property Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A diploma or degree in any discipline is required.
  • At least 2–3 years of experience in leasing and marketing or leasing administration within a shopping centre environment is required.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to create and improve cooperation, are required.
  • Good verbal and written proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia is required.
  • Experience within retail operations or shopping centre management is required.
  • The candidate should be proactive, positive, and independent.
  • The candidate should be able to multitask, manage time, and respond urgently.
  • The candidate should develop rapport with people at all levels and have strong interpersonal skills.
  • The candidate should pay attention to detail and prioritize tasks effectively.
  • The candidate should demonstrate a strong drive for results.
  • The candidate should adapt to market changes and trends, and be passionate and self-motivated.
Responsibilities
  • Build long-term and sustainable relationships with tenants as a key point of contact.
  • Serve as the key tenant contact for commercial topics, including sales performance evaluation and support, communications, tenancy and house-rule compliance and obligations, and general or operational enquiries.
  • Act as the tenant contact point between CMO and SO.
  • Support CMO and the Service Office in coordinating tenant training programs aimed at improving customer service levels and centre business performance.
  • Organize tenant engagement events or meetings regularly.
  • Prepare and send tenant circulars.
  • Organize and coordinate festive gifts for tenants.
  • Develop deal structures and standardize variations for casual leasing, including pushcarts, ATMs, vending machines, and kiddie rides.
  • Negotiate lease deals to achieve or exceed predefined commercial goals.
  • Support yearly lease-plan actions and the centre's merchandising mix.
  • Contribute to goal setting and planning for casual-leasing rent projections and tenant-mix plans.
  • Consolidate, analyze, and evaluate monthly gross sales performance for casual leasing and recommend necessary support.
  • Recommend policy and procedure changes for continuous improvement.
  • Establish and update a comprehensive tenant database in the Ikano Centre Management System (ICMS).
  • Establish and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date tenant relationship-management databases and filing systems covering sales information, licenses, permits, insurance, agreements, and correspondence.
  • Monitor casual-leasing tenancy and license expiries and ensure timely renewals.
  • Manage and coordinate purchases of tenant gifts and other relevant tenant-management inventory.
  • Coordinate with CMO, Leasing, and Centralized Tenant Management on training programs and discussions with partners and tenants concerning business performance.
  • Support Operations by ensuring tenants adhere to the centre's house rules, agreements, and required manuals.
  • Attend, plan, participate in, and organize commercial projects, meetings, and presentations.
  • Support Marketing with Mystery Shopper surveys.
  • Collaborate with and support other departments to improve tenant performance, tenancy, and mall operations.
  • Undertake the Duty Manager role on weekends and public holidays.
  • Coordinate with Finance on deposit refunds and collection of outstanding debts.
  • Coordinate with the Tenants Coordinator and Operations on premise mobilization for fit-out and refurbishment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Passion for growing business together with people.
  • Ambition to help the Meeting Place grow and flourish.
  • Guide and coach the tenant management team.
  • Aspire to make the tenant journey from signing to opening an industry standard and market leader, contributing to Ikano Centres becoming the Preferred Landlord.

About the company

Ikano Retail is part of Ikano Group, an international company network with about 8,000 employees across 11 countries. It operates in real estate, production, insurance, data analytics and retail, and focuses on making everyday life easier by providing relevant, affordable, and sustainable solutions built on fair terms. The company works by developing and delivering services and products across its diverse businesses to meet people’s needs and simplify their lives. What sets Ikano apart from competitors is its family-owned heritage (owned by the Kamprad family) and its broad, multi-sector approach that ties real estate, manufacturing, finance, data analytics and retail together under a shared mission, aiming for long-term sustainability rather than a single-product focus. Ikano’s goal is to create possibilities for better living for many people through collaboration and fair, affordable, sustainable solutions.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • FY25 report on December 18, 2025 cited record visitation and record Philippines sales.
  • March 31, 2026 dining hubs at IPC and Toppen add 71,000 square feet.
  • IKEA Chiang Mai Order Point and Mexico expansion keep opening new demand capture points.

What critics are saying

  • Ikano Insight closed April 9, 2026 after weak viability and intense competition.
  • Retail formats face IKEA and marketplace competition, compressing traffic and margins by 2027.
  • Parent complexity spans banking, property, and retail, distracting management from execution.

What makes Ikano Retail unique

  • IKEA-anchored omnichannel retail model across stores, centres, and order points.
  • Ikano Centres mixes shopping, dining, and leasing, deepening dwell time and tenant density.
  • Local-market expansion in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines diversifies revenue.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Vacation
  • Parental Leave
  • Employee Discounts
  • Meal Benefits
  • Performance Bonus
  • Training Programs

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