Procurement Manager

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate services firm in the Greater London area seeks a Procurement Manager to oversee a team focused on sourcing and negotiating with service providers. Responsibilities include managing contracts, analyzing spending, and mentoring staff. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years of experience in procurement and strong leadership and analytical skills. Familiarity with Microsoft Office is required. This role is essential for creating value through effective procurement strategies.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in procurement or sourcing.
• Ability to manage and develop team members effectively.
• Strong skills in negotiating and maintaining contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for sourcing and negotiating with service providers.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain procurement contracts.
• Analyze facility management services spend and supplier performance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Advanced math skills

Experience in staffing and training

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility

Job description

About the Role

As a CBRE Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for managing a team of employees responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing service provider for outsourced services. You will also assist a client or department with the development and execution of sourcing and procurement strategies.

This job is part of the Procurement function. They are responsible for sourcing and purchasing goods, services, or raw materials from vendors and suppliers.

What You'll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Work with business stakeholders, operational shared services team members, and sponsors to develop, coordinate, and execute strategy at local and regional levels.
• Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain contracts and other business documents in support of the purchase of goods and services.
• Review the process of contract terminations, expirations, extensions, and renewals. Inform peers and corporate management staff of changes or results.
• Manage supplier and contractor certification process. Conduct periodic visits to supplier work locations to review vendor performance.
• Mentor and educate on contemporary outsourcing practices and the value of applying them.
• Analyze account-wide facility management services spend, suppliers, operations, and statement of works to identify opportunities for value creation.
• Assist with creating RTFs, selecting solutions, and negotiating. Prepare and maintain contracts with national and regional service providers. Ensure contracts adhere to company standards.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement. Deal with sensitive issues.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.