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Strategic Sourcing Manager
Jones Lang LaSalle
Chicago, IL, United States
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Strategic Sourcing Manager – Virtual
• Develop, lead, and execute commodity sourcing strategies for local, regional, national and global initiatives for facility and project management services
• Develop 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 field resources to execute initiatives, manage supplier relationships as it relates to administrative and operational activities and issues
• Ensure contracting and procurement standards, policies and procedures are maintained and followed throughout the portfolio
• Partner with the client and JLL Facility Management and Project Management team to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client
• Assess and build annual sourcing initiatives that provide detailed service commodity strategies that identify objectives, leveraged spend initiative, and milestone timelines
• Bring strategic thought leadership to account to identify additional cost and operational efficiencies
• Proactively manage internal and external customer expectations
• Conduct local and regional Preferred Supplier performance review meetings, manage supplier scorecards, and service obligations
• Support e-commerce procurement initiatives either corporate or client mandated
• Analyze price proposals, financial reports and other data to determine the reasonability of price and contractor capabilities
• Support a supplier diversity program in accordance with client and company requirements
• Ensure compliance to sourcing and contracting policies and procedures
• Lead a team of 1-2 direct reports
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related discipline
• MBA, a plus
• CPM, CPSM, or CPSD, a plus
• Minimum 8 years of strategic sourcing experience for services or indirect categories (e.g., facilities, highly desired)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Proven track record of leading decentralized teams, with an ability to influence across the organization and deliver results in evolving environments
• 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
• Strong analytical and organizational abilities
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Computer proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
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