Global Real Estate & Construction Procurement Leader

Skill; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 131,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidized health plans

Vision and dental plans

Retirement plan with match

Aquent Gymnasium training

Job summary

Aquent Talent partners with a premier global investment management organization to hire a visionary procurement leader for global real estate and capital projects. This temporary role focuses on strategic sourcing, contractor selection, and end-to-end procurement for a worldwide workplace portfolio.

You will negotiate contracts, drive governance, and advise project teams while championing ethical sourcing and cost optimization in a matrixed environment. Start date Sep 21, 2026; hourly pay.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic sourcing, procurement, or commercial management experience.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience supporting corporate real estate, workplace, design, or construction programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex RFPs and global sourcing initiatives.
• Proven experience negotiating professional services agreements, construction contracts, consulting agreements, and master service agreements.
• Strong financial acumen, contract management expertise, and commercial negotiation skills.
• Robust stakeholder management capabilities within a matrixed global organization.
• Proficiency with sourcing intake, contract lifecycle, procurement workflow, and supplier management technology platforms, including comparable enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop global category strategies for design, construction, project management, furniture, workplace technology, and facilities services.
• Lead all sourcing activities for capital projects worldwide, including consultant selection, design services, owner's representative services, furniture procurement, general contractors, and specialty vendors.
• Drive commercial negotiations and execute contracts for all design and construction-related agreements.
• Establish and oversee governance programs for strategic design, construction, and workplace vendors.
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to project managers, workplace planning teams, design leaders, and business stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure strict adherence to corporate procurement policies, delegated authority, and financial controls; promote ethical sourcing and supplier diversity.
• Utilize procurement platforms to manage sourcing pipeline visibility, event execution, approvals, supplier records, and audit-ready documentation.
• Build strong partnerships with senior leaders and mentor team members to evolve procurement practices.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Data-driven analysis

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Aquent Talent partners with a premier global investment management organization to hire a visionary procurement leader for global real estate and capital projects. This temporary role focuses on strategic sourcing, contractor selection, and end-to-end procurement for a worldwide workplace portfolio.

You will negotiate contracts, drive governance, and advise project teams while championing ethical sourcing and cost optimization in a matrixed environment. Start date Sep 21, 2026; hourly pay.