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Director, Strategic Real Estate - Remote
Lensa
Lancaster (Lancaster County)
Remote
USD 145,000 - 218,000
Full time
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Job summary
Join a leading company as the Director of Strategic Real Estate, responsible for managing a global real estate portfolio. This role requires hands-on leadership in site selection, negotiations, and project execution, ensuring the organization’s footprint supports growth and efficiency. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in industrial real estate management and strong negotiation skills.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of direct, hands-on experience in industrial real estate management required.
- Strong knowledge of leasing, capital planning, construction project timelines essential.
- Ability to travel up to 30% for site inspections and negotiations.
Responsibilities
- Lead real estate strategies for a multi-site industrial portfolio.
- Conduct site evaluations and manage negotiations for leases and purchases.
- Oversee day-to-day lease and property management responsibilities.
Skills
Education
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Job description
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Graham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life.
For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here.
At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce.
We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.
Overview
The Director, Strategic Real Estate is a roll-up-your-sleeves leader responsible for actively managing Graham Packaging’s global real estate portfolio—including manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers. This position combines boots-on-the-ground execution with strategic oversight to ensure our physical footprint is cost-effective, operationally aligned, and built for growth. The role requires direct involvement in site selection, negotiations, and project execution while partnering closely with leaders in Operations, Legal, Finance, Engineering, and Procurement.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Lead hands-on execution of real estate strategies across a complex, multi-site industrial portfolio.
Conduct site evaluations, property walkthroughs, and due diligence to identify opportunities for consolidation, expansion, or relocation.
Oversee day-to-day lease and property management responsibilities, ensuring compliance with terms, renewals, and key milestones.
Drive timely resolution of lease and property issues by working directly with landlords, brokers, and internal partners.
Deal Making & Negotiation
Personally manage and negotiate real estate transactions—leases, purchases, build-to-suit, and dispositions—in coordination with Legal and external advisors.
Develop and own tactical plans for footprint changes, including timelines, budget estimates, and risk mitigation strategies.
Execute relocations and divestitures with a clear focus on cost avoidance and minimal business disruption.
Capital & Cost Accountability
Own real estate budgeting and forecasting processes, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and unlock capital.
Track and report on spending for a real estate portfolio of ~$80M annually.
Provide real-time financial analysis to support negotiations, site decisions, and project investments.
Project & Facility Support
Oversee physical site development, renovations, and decommissions, including boots-on-the-ground coordination with engineering, facilities, and contractors.
Act as a field resource for project troubleshooting, construction timing, and cross-functional alignment.
Drive operational readiness of new or restructured facilities.
Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership
Lead and develop a lean team of real estate professionals, providing tactical guidance, hands-on coaching, and clear accountability.
Work side-by-side with Operations, Supply Chain, EH&S, and Finance to solve real-time facility needs.
Support local plant leadership through regular check-ins, responsiveness to concerns, and timely follow-up on real estate deliverables.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
Minimum 10 years of direct, hands-on experience in industrial real estate management—preferably in manufacturing or logistics environments.
Demonstrated ability to personally lead complex negotiations, site transitions, and property management activities.
Strong knowledge of leasing, capital planning, construction project timelines, and facility operations.
Proficiency with real estate and project management tools (e.g., CoStar, Lucernex, Procore).
Ability to travel up to 30% to inspect sites, lead negotiations, and oversee real-time execution.
The standard compensation for this role is $145,100 - $217,700. Salary offers will be determined based on final candidate
qualifications, experience, skillset, and other relevant factors.
Compensation Statement
The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.
Benefits Statement
Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.
EEO Disclaimer
Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
ID 2025-8145
Category Procurement and Supply Chain
Type Full-Time
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