Global Vendor Management Lead

CBRE; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate services firm is seeking a Global Vendor Management Lead in Boise, Idaho. The role requires strong leadership in managing vendor relationships, overseeing service delivery, and ensuring financial compliance. Applicants should have a minimum of 10 years of strategic vendor management experience and an advanced degree is preferred. This position offers opportunities for innovation and business growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of leadership and strategic vendor management experience required.
• Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with all suppliers.
• Oversee the ongoing transition of client account activity to vendors.
• Monitor budget performance and service delivery quality.

Skills

Communication & Influence

Negotiation & Motivation

Problem Solving & Analytical Skills

Financial Acumen

Technical Proficiency

Education

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Global Vendor Management Lead

CBRE - BSO Global Vendor Strategy & Enablement Leader

About CBRE Group, Inc.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries.

About the Role

The BSO Global Vendor Strategy & Enablement Leader is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of Global BSO relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with business objectives, driving operational efficiency, and maximizing value. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership, negotiation, and analytical skills to build and maintain strong vendor partnerships, oversee service delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the BSO.

What You’ll Do

• Vendor Relationship Management: Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with all suppliers, ensuring the delivery of services meets business requirements and identifying opportunities for ongoing development and enhancement.

• Executive Alignment: Maintain relationships with third-party providers’ executive leadership to align strategically and ensure mutual success.

• Commercial & Contract Management: Manage all commercial and contractual aspects of agreements with third-party providers and the BSO, working closely with finance and contract management teams to negotiate favorable commercial terms.

• Partnership Development: Leverage understanding of vendor capabilities to identify new partnership opportunities that drive business growth and innovation.

• Service Delivery Oversight: Oversee the ongoing transition of client account activity to vendors and ensure the success of service delivery staff.

• Compliance and Financial Management: Ensure financial results and legal compliance of third-party providers, including overseeing finances, budgets, forecasts, and cost allocation processes.

• Performance Monitoring: Monitor budget performance, Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance, and service delivery quality of third-party providers.

• Risk Management: Identify, track, and proactively address risks related to operational continuity and vendor performance.

• Strategic Leadership: Provide strong leadership and strategic thinking to guide vendor strategy and ensure alignment with overall BSO goals.

What You’ll Need

• Communication & Influence: Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex business documents; respond effectively to sensitive issues; and make persuasive presentations on complex topics to diverse audiences.

• Negotiation & Motivation: Ability to motivate, negotiate, and remediate effectively with key employees, top management, client groups, and third-party service providers to achieve desired outcomes.

• Problem Solving & Analytical Skills: Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations.

• Financial Acumen: Very strong economics, math, and analytical skills with the ability to apply them strategically in diverse situations.

• Technical Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of computer software and hardware.

• Travel: Ability to travel as required.

Education and Experience:

• Advanced degree preferred.

• A minimum of 10 years of leadership and strategic vendor management experience required.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.