Manager, Strategic Sourcing

JLL; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Manager, Strategic Sourcing to lead a team of sourcing professionals and support Integrated Facilities and Property Management clients with optimized services operations and sourcing strategies. You will deliver market, supplier, and operational intelligence, and manage 3 direct reports.

Lead the team to strategic outcomes, drive initiatives, and collaborate with clients and JLL teams to achieve measurable benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing or related experience.
• Experience leading teams in a decentralized environment.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Bachelor's degree; MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead team of sourcing professionals to strategic outcomes.
• Be a subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management.
• Collaborate with clients and Sourcing, Facility and Property Management teams to drive benefits.
• Perform periodic market trend analysis in specific categories.
• Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in client-ready form.
• Develop, implement, coordinate, and communicate regional and national programs.
• Support and guide supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
• Provide management and follow-up in support of RFP/bid, contracting, and operational processes.
• Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) or MBA

Job description

Manager, Strategic Sourcing - What this job involves:

Provide support to Integrated Facilities and Property Management clients and internal stakeholders related to optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies. Responsible for delivering market, supplier, and operational intelligence of services operations; Identifying and leading appropriate field resources to execute strategic initiatives. Management of 3 direct reports.

What your day-to-day will look like:

Lead team of sourcing professionals to strategic outcomes.

• Be a subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management.
• Closely participate in and with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Facility, and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client.
• Perform periodic market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc.
• Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in a client-ready form.
• Responsible for the development, implementation, coordination, and communication of regional and national programs.
• Support and guide the Category Management teams' supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
• Provide management, instruction, and follow-up in support of operations teams' RFP/bid, contracting, and operational processes.
• Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations.

Desired or preferred experience and technical skills:

• Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
• Project management and business transition experience preferred.
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications
• Excellent Interpersonal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, and Proven ability to lead teams in a decentralized environment.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and/or 5+ years of strategic sourcing or related experience; MBA preferred.

An ideal candidate would need to have the following qualifications:

• Ensure compliance to JLL's sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
• Establish a relationship with Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standard or other contract changes and are formally reviewed and approved by legal/risk management.
• Establish work priorities, assign deliverables, and resolve issues with Operations teams, temporary help, and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, and customer satisfaction.
• Support and assist development of diversity programs under clients and company requirements.
• Participate and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
• Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.