Real Estate Manager Location: Carmi, Illinois Job Type: Full-Time Job Purpose: The Real Estate Manager works as a key partner to the VP of Real Estate, helping manage the day-to-day activities of the real estate department. The role focuses on site selection, due diligence, reporting, project coordination, administrative functions, and keeping real estate opportunities moving forward. Key Responsibilities Maintain the real estate pipeline, project files, reports, and critical deadlines. Assist with store licenses, permits, renewals, registrations, and tax-related documentation. Maintain accurate electronic and physical files, contracts, leases, licenses, tax documents, and correspondence. Track invoices, expenses, approvals, documents, and outstanding action items. Assist with LOIs, leases, purchase agreements, amendments, easements, and closings. Coordinate with brokers, landlords, developers, municipalities, attorneys, consultants, and internal departments. Assist with existing property and landlord-related matters. Prepare reports, spreadsheets, presentations, correspondence, and other clerical documents. Identify and evaluate potential new store locations and assist with site due diligence. Coordinate surveys, environmental reports, title work, market studies, and other due diligence. Provide general administrative and clerical support to the VP of Real Estate. Perform additional real estate and administrative duties as directed. Benefits: Competitive salary commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurances, ESOP, 401K with match, paid time off, and paid holidays. Opportunities for career advancement and professional development within a growing company. Employee discounts for food and fuel.   The Requirements, Duties, and Responsibilities list is incomplete but is merely the most accurate list for the current job.  Management reserves the right to revise the job description and to require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, or technical development).