Global Procurement Lead: Strategy, Analytics & Growth

Cushman & Wakefield; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid and unpaid time away from work

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Salt Lake City seeks a Sr. Manager, Global Procurement Lead to oversee procurement strategies across the client account, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost-effective purchasing of goods and services.

You will lead a team of procurement professionals, collaborate with finance, operations, and account teams, and implement programs to meet goals and KPIs while leveraging AI analytics and contract management best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field is required.
• MBA or related Master’s Degree preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, ideally in facility services or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Procurement relationship globally with Client, Account Management Team, Vendors, C&W Corporate and other key stakeholders.
• Implement programs and initiatives to ensure achievement of all goals, metrics & KPIs.
• Analyze account-wide spend, vendors, operations and processes to continually identify opportunities for value creation.
• Develop and facilitate high complexity RFPs, analyze responses, negotiate and use other techniques as required to obtain the expected results.
• Interprets contracts, negotiates with vendors and ensures appropriate contract records retention plans are in place on the account.
• Advise management regarding contractual rights, obligations, and other contractual matters, such as effective use of resources and legal issues.
• Manage the development, installation, and maintenance of tracking & reporting mechanisms that yield the appropriate outputs and conform to requested forms and frequencies.
• Maintain organized records to ensure any implemented system of checks and balances are being continually met for service contracts and additional compliance items.
• Employ C&W best practices, policies, processes, tools and templates to include both C&W corporate and Client account specifications, as well as engaging with Category Managers and preferred suppliers in the execution of Procurement responsibilities.
• Participate and lead at appropriate level & frequency in all meetings.
• Generate and distribute all necessary and requested reports.
• Evaluate supplier performance and address any issues related to quality, delivery, or service.
• Work closely with other departments, such as finance and operations, to understand their procurement needs and requirements.
• Leverage AI-powered analytics to optimize team resource allocation, forecast workload demands, and improve capacity planning.
• Apply machine learning models to create dynamic supplier scorecards, analyze performance patterns, and predict emerging issues.
• Resolve issues from the client with respect to supplier performance and quality
• Manage all aspects of personnel and roles with direct reporting relationship.
• Perform other miscellaneous related duties, as assigned.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

MBA or related Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

e-RFPs

Reverse auctions

e-catalogs

Contract management systems

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield in Salt Lake City seeks a Sr. Manager, Global Procurement Lead to oversee procurement strategies across the client account, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost-effective purchasing of goods and services.

You will lead a team of procurement professionals, collaborate with finance, operations, and account teams, and implement programs to meet goals and KPIs while leveraging AI analytics and contract management best practices.