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Director, Strategic Sourcing
Jones Lang LaSalle
Thousand Oaks, CA, United States
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Strategic Sourcing Director -
About JLL
We’re JLL. We’re a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We help organizations around the world achieve their ambitions by owning, occupying and investing in real estate.
We’re a Fortune 500 company. We work across 80 countries, in 280 different offices, with a team of over 77,000 individuals. And we look after a property portfolio of over 4bn square feet, all on behalf of our clients.
If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best. We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours. Achieve your ambitions – join us at JLL!
What this job involves
Strategic Sourcing Planning & Delivery
• Develop, lead, and execute sourcing strategies for local, regional, and national initiatives for facility management and project delivery goods and services that drive value to JLL and our clients.
• Develop account category plan to provide visibility to subcategory spends, supplier summaries, stakeholder engagement plans, contract summaries and market insights that lead to both short and long-term strategies.
• Lead development and execution of all sourcing-related functions: performing due diligence and assessment of prospective suppliers, executing RFPs/bids, negotiating contracts and ensuring effective transition to operations during implementation
• Identify and lead appropriate operational resources to execute initiatives,
• Ensure contracting and procurement standards, policies and procedures are maintained and followed throughout the portfolio
Supply Chain Performance & Compliance
• Ensure compliance to JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
• Manage supplier relationships as it relates to administrative and operational activities and issues. Understand, track, and mitigate key risks related to our supply chain partners. Report results and identify opportunities for improvements.
• Responsible for communication, coordination and implementation of local and regional sourcing initiatives in partnership with our operations teams
Innovation and Client Value
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and partner with internal Facility Management and Project Delivery teams and clients to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client. Proactively manage internal and external customer expectations
• Support the Life Science Supply Chain leadership in the overall goal of developing a level of confidence that JLL external spend has been optimized through leveraging spend across the practice
• Bring strategic thought leadership to account to identify additional cost and operational efficiencies
• Support a supplier diversity program in accordance with client and company requirements
Sound like you? To apply you need to have:
• Strategic mindset with the ability to develop strategic roadmaps and translate into executable plans and supply solutions
• Superior customer service, relationship building and follow up skills. Excellent inter-personal and communication and organizational skills – oral and written
• Strong financial analytical and negotiation skills required. Familiarity with contract law a plus.
• BA/BS degree in business, supply chain or related discipline, CPM certification a plus, MBA a plus
• 5+ years strategic sourcing experience for services or indirect categories related to facilities services highly desired
• Knowledge of supply base and/or sourcing business practices specific to the Pharmaceutical / Biotech industry a plus
• Proven track record of leading decentralized teams, with an ability to influence across the organization and deliver results in evolving environments
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and experience with procurement systems (i.e. Bravo or Ariba) highly desired
What you can expect from us
You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.
Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay. We’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.
Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sights and imagine where JLL can take you...
Apply today!
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