As Corporate Real Estate Controller, you are the financial business partner for all new store openings, relocations and renovations within GrandVision Benelux. You build business cases using the EssilorLuxottica template, present them in weekly expansion meetings with the General Manager and Head of Real Estate, and work closely with the Corporate Real Estate team in Milan for approval and alignment. That collaboration demands precision: the corporate team scrutinises every detail and expects complete, well-substantiated submissions. CapEx management and its associated reporting form a structural part of your role, from budgeting through to activation and month-end closing. During budget season, September through October, you document all investment plans for the coming year and manage the approval process end to end.

Further responsibilities include:

• Weekly reporting to the business controllers of Pearle Netherlands, GrandOptical and Pearle Belgium on the status of ongoing renovations;
• Post-audit analyses, assessing store performance after renovation against the original business case;
• Franchise-related analyses, including performance reviews of store transfers and buy-back assessments when a franchisee wants to sell;
• Ad-hoc analyses for the real estate team, for example in relation to rent increases or other real estate matters to be submitted to corporate.

GrandVision Benelux, part of the EssilorLuxottica Group and global market leader in optical retail, operates in the Benelux under the Pearle Opticiens and GrandOptical brands. The head office is based in Soesterberg, where the Finance & Control department works closely with the international corporate organisation. As Corporate Real Estate Controller, you are part of the central controlling team and collaborate daily with Real Estate, Retail and the construction department. GrandVision holds a Top Employer 2026 certification.