Prologis · 1 month ago
Director, Operational Excellence
San Francisco Office
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$138K/yr - $173K/yr
7+ years expPrologis is a leading logistics real estate company that creates intelligent infrastructure for global commerce. The Director of Operational Excellence will drive transformation initiatives, standardizing and optimizing processes across the enterprise to deliver exceptional value to customers.
IndustrialLogisticsReal Estate
Responsibilities
Partner with VP of Operational Excellence and Lead Director to deploy strategy supporting enterprise transformation
Oversee large-scale initiatives to standardize, optimize, and improve processes across business lines
Drive continuous improvement, fostering innovation and operational efficiency
Ensure alignment with financial targets and KPIs, while supporting governance frameworks to track success
Communicate effectively with executives and stakeholders to gain buy-in
Deploy cost optimization strategies and lead internal process standardization
Collaborate with senior leadership to define and execute operational improvement strategy
Lead complex enterprise-wide transformation efforts and process improvement initiatives
Manage financial readiness, conduct P&L diagnostics, and recommend cost savings
Apply Lean methodologies and tools to optimize processes across departments
Communicate status updates, ROI, and results to senior leadership
Facilitate improvement events (e.g., VSMs, Kaizen, pilots, analytics, systems thinking)
Develop and oversee project plans, budgets, and timelines
Build business intelligence reporting with analytics teams, aligning to strategic objectives
Guide development and auditing of Standard Work to ensure policy alignment
Meet regularly with project sponsors, provide timely documentation, and escalate key issues
Demonstrate initiative, independence, and accountability with a "can-do" mindset
Serve as a role model for continuous improvement, leveraging innovation including AI/ML
Influence and facilitate change without formal authority
Lead change initiatives to ensure adoption of new processes, tools, and technologies
Develop and execute change management plans (communication, training, stakeholder engagement)
Partner with leadership to assess impacts, mitigate resistance, and foster adaptability
Qualification
Required
7+ years applying Lean Six Sigma to drive improvement; 5+ years facilitating large-scale Lean Transformations
Deep experience in Lean tools/methods (Hoshin Kanri, VSMs, Kaizen, A3 thinking, daily management, 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work)
Skilled in strategy deployment, stakeholder management, and executive communications
Strong data analytics capability for problem solving and root cause analysis
High emotional intelligence, relationship building, and communication skills
Self-starter, strategic thinker, adaptable in ambiguity, committed to continuous learning and personal development
Proven success leading cross-functional, complex projects with executive-level engagement
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
Experience in transactional Lean environment is a plus
Experience with Tableau, Sigma, Salesforce, Lucid, Monday.com, and ChatGPT is a plus
Benefits
Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
401(k) retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation
Generous PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days a year in addition to paid holidays and volunteer time
Company
Prologis
Prologis is an owner, operator, and developer of industrial real estate, logistics, and supply chain.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.24BKey Investors
European Investment Bank
2025-05-22Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2024-12-11Post Ipo Debt· $236.38M
1994-04-08IPO
Leadership Team
Dan Letter
Chief Executive Officer
Hamid Moghadam
Chairman & CEO
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