Procurement Manager

Cushman & Wakefield; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead strategic sourcing, contract administration, and vendor relationships across a portfolio of client sites. This role is client-facing and highly visible to internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include managing supplier consolidation, conducting audits, benchmarking spend, and developing complex RFPs. Strong experience in procurement practices and category management is required, with a focus on delivering value and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field is required.
• MBA or related Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement relationships with client, account teams, vendors and stakeholders.
• Consolidate suppliers and promote supplier diversity.
• Analyze spend, benchmarking, and opportunities to create value and reduce costs.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor relationship management

Contract management

AI-driven procurement platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

MBA or related Master’s Degree

Tools

e-RFPs

Reverse auctions

e-catalogs

Contract management systems

Job description

Job Title

Procurement Manager

Job Description Summary

Under the direction of Procurement Leadership, this role leads and manages the strategic sourcing, contract administration, vendor relationship management, and overall operations for all Procurement activities across the portfolio of sites on client accounts. This position is highly visible to internal & external stakeholders and will be client-facing.

Job Description

Our Core Values

• Driven: We celebrate determination in pursuit of excellence.
• Resilient: We navigate uncertainty with courage and adapt to deliver impactful outcomes.
• Inclusive: We value curiosity and collaboration. We seek out different perspectives, listenactivelyand turn feedbackin tosolutions.
• Visionary: Our continuous quest for improvement is guided by our desire to design a better future.
• Entrepreneurial: We act like owners. We are resourceful, creative, and agile, and we balance competing needs to create impactful solutions for the real estate industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Procurement relationship with Client, Account Management Team, Vendors, C&W Corporate,and other key stakeholders.
• Responsible for high and low-range supplier consolidation and supplier diversity efforts.
• Implementprograms,facilitatesupplieraudits &QBRs,andinitiatives to ensuretheachievement of all goals, metrics,andKPIsare met.
• Analyze account-widespend,benchmarking,vendors, operations,and processes tocontinuallyconsistentlyidentify opportunitiesfor value creation.Identifycost-savingopportunities andoptimizeprocurement strategies.
• Develop andfacilitatevariouscomplexityeRFPs, analyze responses, negotiate,and use other techniques asrequiredto obtain the expected results.
• Interprets contracts,SOW coordination,negotiateswith vendors,andensuresappropriate contractualrecordsretention plans are in place on the account.
• Advisemanagementregardingcontractual rights,COI escalations,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 theappropriate outputsand conform to requested forms and frequencies.
• Maintain organized records to ensure any implemented system of checks and balancesisbeingcontinually met for service contracts andadditionalcompliance items.
• Employ C&W bestpractices, policies, processes, tools,and templatesto 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 atanappropriate level & frequencyin all meetingsandexhibitclient presentation deliveryexpertise.
• Generate and distribute all necessary and requested reports.
• Maintain good business practices
• Resolve issues from the client with respect to supplier performance and quality
• Exhibitpeople managementexpertise
• Experience using AI‑driven procurement, sourcing, and contract‑management platforms.
• Ability to translate AI‑generated insights into strategic recommendations for client leadership
• Perform other miscellaneous relatedduties asassigned

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Businessorarelated field isrequired. MBA or relatedMaster’sDegreepreferred.
• Experience in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, ideally inFacility services,or related discipline.

Targeted Competencies:

• Understanding of the Strategic Sourcing processes anddemonstratedproficiencywith e-tools such as e-RFPs, reverse auctions, e-catalogs, and contract management systems
• Mustpossesslegal knowledge,theability to prepare/negotiate agreements & amendments, and the ability to explain to clients the specifics of the contracts.
• Mustpossessanalytical and quantitative skills withabilityto analyze and interpret information, data,and related documentation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management
• Self-motivated and work independently to find solutions

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 97,750.00 - $115,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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