Procurement Manager

CBRE; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Procurement Manager in Santa Clara to lead a team responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing outsourced services. You will partner with stakeholders to develop and execute sourcing strategies and ensure contracts meet CBRE standards.

The role emphasizes supplier performance, spend analysis, and process improvement, with a discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of relevant procurement experience.
• Certifications preferred: C.P.M., CPSM or NACM.
• Experience in staffing, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff: training, performance evaluations, coaching, recruiting.
• Coordinate team activities; schedule tasks and cross-train.
• Set deadlines; mentor as needed.
• Draft, review, negotiate and maintain contracts for goods/services.
• Review contract terminations, expirations, extensions, renewals; inform stakeholders.
• Manage supplier and contractor certification; conduct vendor visits.
• Mentor on outsourcing practices and value creation.
• Analyze facility management spend, suppliers, and statements of work.
• Assist with RTFs, selecting solutions, negotiating; maintain contracts.
• Lead by example, embody CBRE RISE values; resolve conflicts.
• Apply cross-disciplinary knowledge to meet objectives.
• Identify and resolve day-to-day issues in processes.

Skills

Staff supervision

Performance reviews

Coaching mentoring

Negotiation

Vendor management

MS Office

Analytical skills

Strategic sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Certifications: C.P.M./C.P.S.M./N.A.C.M.

Job description

About The Role

As a CBRE Procurement Manager, you'll be responsible for managing a team of employees responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing service provider for outsourced services. You will also assist a client or department with the development and execution of sourcing and procurement strategies.

This job is part of the Procurement function. They are responsible for sourcing and purchasing goods, services, or raw materials from vendors and suppliers.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Work with business stakeholders, operational shared services team members, and sponsors to develop, coordinate, and execute strategy at local and regional levels.
• Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain contracts and other business documents in support of the purchase of goods and services.
• Review the process of contract terminations, expirations, extensions, and renewals. Inform peers and corporate management staff of changes or results.
• Manage supplier and contractor certification process. Conduct periodic visits to supplier work locations to review vendor performance.
• Mentor and educate on contemporary outsourcing practices and the value of applying them.
• Analyze account-wide facility management services spend, suppliers, operations, and statement of works to identify opportunities for value creation.
• Assist with creating RTFs, selecting solutions, and negotiating. Prepare and maintain contracts with national and regional service providers. Ensure contracts adhere to company standards.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement. Deal with sensitive issues.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $100000 annual and the maximum salary for the position is $120000 annual. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program.

This role will provide the following benefits:

• 401(K)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have 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.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).