Strategic Sourcing Specialist - PDS & Projects

JLL; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL in the United States is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to optimize sourcing strategies across US client portfolios within Project Delivery Services (PDS). The role focuses on driving total cost of ownership, collaborating with corporate sourcing, and managing RFPs and contracts.

You will use data analytics and category intelligence to set strategy, advance supplier programs, and ensure compliance with policies while coordinating with Legal and Risk Management to review terms.

Qualifications

• Excellent Inter-personal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to work with teams in decentralized environment.
• Experience with indirect categories related to Construction and other related trades.
• Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university and 3+ years strategic sourcing or related experience.
• Construction / PDS sourcing experience preferred
• Project management and business transitions experience preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and experience with procurement systems (i.e. Jaggaer or Ariba) highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Execute PDS strategic sourcing by developing innovative ways to drive the best total cost of ownership across Client’s portfolio of projects.
• Collaborate with corporate sourcing and project management teams to simplify processes through utilization of tools and communication to increase account/project team productivity.
• Use category intelligence and data analytics, including capital plans and project demands, to set strategy and drive results.
• Advance the preferred supplier program within PDS to demonstrate the value of our scale and supplier relationships.
• Provide management and execution of RFP/bid, contracting and operational processes around subcontracted goods and services.
• Ensure compliance to JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
• Establish 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, customer satisfaction.
• Participate and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
• Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Organizational skills

Analytical ability

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)

Tools

Jaggaer

Ariba

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

JLL in the United States is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to optimize sourcing strategies across US client portfolios within Project Delivery Services (PDS). The role focuses on driving total cost of ownership, collaborating with corporate sourcing, and managing RFPs and contracts.

You will use data analytics and category intelligence to set strategy, advance supplier programs, and ensure compliance with policies while coordinating with Legal and Risk Management to review terms.