Procurement Lead

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Program

Competitive pay & benefits

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) in Bengaluru is seeking a Procurement Lead for Project and Development Service. You will lead sourcing across India, engage stakeholders, and drive cost-effective procurement strategies.

The role requires 3–6 years of procurement experience, strong English communication, and proficiency with MS Office and procurement systems. You will manage RFPs, bids, contracts, and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of procurement experience in applying procurement facets and approaches.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication; ability to work with cross-country teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office and procurement systems; strong numeracy and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for India across multiple sites.
• Lead RFPs, bid analysis, contract negotiation, and prepare recommendations.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders for approvals, savings reporting and documentation.
• Identify risks and provide solutions to mitigate.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, JLL policies, standards and procedures.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Support e-procurement tools and governance frameworks.
• Prepare high-quality papers and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement strategy

RFPs & bid analysis

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way .

Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Procurement Lead

Project and Development Service

What this job involves:

Engaging with Stakeholder and the Business: This role gives high visibility and opportunities to engage with the different stakeholders within and outside of our organization. Building rapport, excellent communication and interpersonal skills is key to success in this role. You must be fluent in both written and oral English. With relevant category knowledge and experience, you will be an SME providing procurement advice and guidance to stakeholders in India, collaborate with procurement colleagues across the wider regional and global team to deliver value to our internal and occasionally external clients.

Developing and implementing sourcing strategies

In this role, you're responsible for all the sourcing & procurement activities that we do at several sites across different cities.

Support the India Bravo Adoption, implementation & training of different technology initiatives to the distributed teams of PDS. This includes process and procedures for vendor management such as registration (Phase 01 & Phase 02), maintaining clean sheet in terms of regional DQE dashboard.

Work with the cost management team of PDS, Central Procurement Team on matters relating to project procurement and cost management, Cost benchmarking etc.,

Additionally, you'll be our subject matter expert in this domain. As such, you must gather and track relevant information, and maintain their accuracy, so that we can use such details when we set our targets and identify opportunities for further improvement to our defined category strategy.

Task-oriented responsibilities will include:

• Develop and execute procurement strategies for PDS Central Procurement Team in India.
• Leads RFP's, performs bid analysis, contract negotiation and prepares recommendations.
• Liaises with internal stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting and documentation.
• Identifies risks and provides solution to mitigate.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulations, JLL policies, standards, guidelines and procedures.
• Manages supplier relationship and performance.
• Supports the use of e-procurement application, system, and methodologies
• Prepares high quality papers, presentations, and reports for use with internal and external stakeholders.
• Bravo Adoption, Training & Implementation.
• Maintaining Procurement Governance.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be:

• Adroit and experienced. You'll need to have at least three to six years of practice in applying your detailed know-how of the various procurement facets, principles, and approaches, including, among others: supplier marketplace; key drivers and levers; supply base and balance of power; spend category; sourcing management & technology.
• An effective communicator. You'll be teaming up with people across various departments and countries, so a good command of written and oral English coupled with superior people skills will be indispensable in this role. You should also be proficient in all MS applications and procurement system to land this job.
• Do you have strong numeracy and analytical skills? To succeed in this role, you should be able to analyze and work with numbers to derive at the best cost model and solution to meet Business requirements and objectives.

What we can do for you:

At JLL, we make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you realize your full potential in an entrepreneurial and inclusive work environment. We will empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits package.

Location:

On-site -Bengaluru, KA

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

48

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