Strategic Procurement Leader: Global Sourcing & Team Growth

CBRE Group, Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager in Chandler, AZ to lead a large team responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing outsourced service providers for multiple clients.

The role requires developing and executing complex procurement strategies and ensuring alignment with business goals. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and professional certifications (C.P.M., C.P.S.M., or NACM).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; 5–8 years of relevant procurement leadership experience.
• C.P.M., C.P.S.M., or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility required.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines.
• Assist with the development of company-wide policies and procedures, playbooks, and other organizational materials.
• Work with business stakeholders, operational, global shared services team members and executive sponsors to develop, coordinate, and execute strategy at local, regional, and global levels.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain contracts and other business documents in support of the purchase of large quantities of goods and services.
• Oversee 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 high-profile supplier work locations to review vendor performance. Approve and manage costs related to the service provider.
• Mentor and educate on contemporary outsourcing practices and the value of applying them. Manage issues and expectations across a broad range of skill sets, locations, and cultures.
• Review all RTFs, and select solutions, and agreements. Approve contracts with national and regional service providers. Ensure contracts adhere to company standards.
• Act as a key point of contact for utilization management and coordination with outside procurement solutions.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

Skills

Staff leadership

Performance evaluation

Coaching

Mentoring

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Contract management

Negotiation

Global coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Procurement Manager in Chandler, AZ to lead a large team responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing outsourced service providers for multiple clients.

The role requires developing and executing complex procurement strategies and ensuring alignment with business goals. The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and professional certifications (C.P.M., C.P.S.M., or NACM).