About this role
BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
Position: RES Development Director Europe Contract Type: Permanent Travel Remit: Europe Travel Required: less than 75% Location: Germany Advertising End Date: 18.09.2026
At DHL our business is logistics, but people are our passion. With over 500,000 team members in 220 countries, we attract and retain great talent. We are one of the most innovative, most culturally diverse companies on the planet. We provide unmatched opportunities for personal and professional development. We really are a “Best Place to Work”.
As part of DHL Supply Chain – DHL Group’s contract logistics division – the Real Estate Solutions (RES) team powers the growth of our supply chain business by developing state of art warehouse facilities around the globe. RES’s developers deliver multi-customer or dedicated customer buildings in growth markets. We create value thru structured sale-and-leasebacks and future proof building efficiencies.
This is a hands-on real estate development role within DHL Supply Chain's Real Estate Solutions (RES) team, focused on identifying, securing and delivering future-proof logistics development predominantly across Germany but also in the CEE region and Italy. The role involves land acquisition, development management, financial underwriting and stakeholder engagement along the entire value chain. The successful candidate would be working closely with other RES-team members and with Supply Chain leadership to build and monetize a solid project pipeline that support business growth while delivering strong financial returns.
If this sounds like a team, you'd like to join … keep reading.
Your key accountabilities include:
• Source, assess and secure land and development opportunities across Germany, CEE and Italy (other European countries as appropriate). • Build and execute on a pipeline of logistics development projects. • Manage development projects from opportunity identification through investment approval. • Prepare financial underwriting and business cases for submission to investment committee. • Build and manage relationships with Supply Chain and Business Development teams to align real estate strategy with customer and business needs. • Build and manage relationships with external stakeholders, e.g. brokers, landowners, municipalities, general contractors and investors. • Collaborate with internal RES functions including Business Development, Construction, Capital Markets, Program Management, Legal and Commercialisation. • Drive delivery of development projects in line with commercial, financial and strategic objectives.
What are we looking for from you?
• Significant experience in commercial real estate development, investment or consultancy. • Strong track record delivering large-scale logistics and industrial development projects. • Expertise in land acquisition, development feasibility and financial underwriting. • Commercially astute with strong business sense and investment analysis capabilities. • Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills. • Ability to operate effectively across multiple countries and cultures. • Native German speaker with fluent English; additional European languages are advantageous.
What you'll need to do next?
If you have a proven track record of achievement to match the requirements for this role and you are looking for your next career move, simply apply online ensuring that a full up to date CV is attached with your application.
We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent, and consistent across the Globe. We want to ensure that the candidate experience is of the highest professional standard.
The Company is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. Furthermore, we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only employees but also our potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. We will ensure that equality of opportunity maintains a high profile in our organisation.