Director, Global Real Estate & Portfolio Strategy

Location: Onsite, four days per week – Kohler, WI Opportunity Lead Kohler Co.’s global real estate strategy and portfolio, ensuring assets are fully optimized to drive business growth, efficiency, and value creation. This role is accountable for long-term strategic planning, proactive portfolio management, and unlocking market opportunities, including retail expansion and income-generating real estate initiatives. Specific Responsibilities: Enterprise Strategy Portfolio Leadership Develop and execute global real estate strategy aligned with enterprise and BU priorities Proactively manage portfolio as a strategic asset, ensuring highest and best use Identify and advance opportunities to monetize underutilized assets (reposition, redeploy, divest) Establish governance, metrics, and standards to drive portfolio performance and ROI Portfolio Optimization Value Creation Drive utilization, footprint optimization, and cost efficiency across global portfolio Deliver sustained cost savings and asset value enhancement Implement data-driven insights to inform investment and portfolio decisions Retail Market Development Lead retail real estate strategy (showrooms, hospitality, brand experiences) Identify and execute leasing and partnership opportunities to generate new revenue streams Advance mixed-use and market-driven developments to position real estate as a profit center Transactions Execution Oversee all global acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development Lead cross-functional execution including site selection, underwriting, negotiations, and due diligence Ensure disciplined financial modeling, risk management, and strategic alignment Approve/review all company real estate transactions Leadership Cross-Functional Partnership Lead global Real Estate team (portfolio, asset, and property management) Partner with Business Units, Finance, Legal, Facilities, and Construction Influence executive decision-making through clear, data-driven recommendations Build high-performing team aligned to Kohler leadership competencies: Build Trust Set High Standards Continuous Improvement Focus on the Customer