Procurement Sr Manager

About the Role

As a CBRE Procurement Sr. Manager, you'll manage a team responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing service providers for outsourced services. You will assist multiple clients or departments with the development and execution of complex sourcing and procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees, including monitoring training, development, performance evaluations, coaching, recruiting, hiring, and cross-training.
• Establish work schedules, assign tasks, set and track deadlines, and mentor staff.
• Assist with the development of company-wide policies, procedures, playbooks, and other organizational materials.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, operational teams, global shared services, and executive sponsors to develop and execute procurement strategies at local, regional, and global levels.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain global and regional contracts and business documents for large-scale purchases.
• Lead the procurement workstream for new and expanding client accounts, from pre-award through go-live.
• Contribute to bids and proposals, including developing RFI/RFP content and presenting procurement strategies to clients.
• Serve as a procurement subject-matter expert in client-facing settings, discussing complex sourcing strategies with technical and executive audiences.
• Develop category-level sourcing strategies for lab instrument services, calibration, consumables, and vendor support across client portfolios.
• Conduct market analysis, supply base assessments, and spend analytics to identify consolidation, dual-sourcing, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Build global strategic relationships with suppliers to drive standardization, efficiencies, and cost savings.
• Serve as the primary commercial contact for key vendors, maintaining strong relationships while ensuring accountability to contracted terms.
• Lead client-facing conversations on contract transitions, sourcing decisions, vendor changes, and cost impacts.
• Act as the primary procurement point of contact for client-facing bids and transition activities.
• Communicate renewal status, spend performance, and sourcing initiatives through structured reporting, including Smartsheet dashboards and Power BI reports.
• Model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values and influence others to adopt different perspectives while adhering to policies.
• Identify and solve complex technical and operational problems, improving existing methods, processes, and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred with 5+ years of sourcing, procurement, or contract management experience, preferably in life sciences, lab services, or facilities management. 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 preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading contract transitions or account mobilizations, including asset onboarding, supplier engagement, and stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet, Excel, and Power BI, with the ability to build trackers, dashboards, and reports independently.
• Strong analytical skills, including benchmarking spend, modeling contract options, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Confident communicator with experience engaging internal teams and external clients on sourcing and contract matters.
• Experience in staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, performance measurement, and retention.
• Ability to handle sensitive, complex information, convey performance expectations, and address problems effectively.
• Leadership skills to motivate teams and impact quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Advanced organizational skills with a strong inquisitive and self-starter mindset.
• Advanced math skills, including calculating percentages, fractions, and financial figures.

Pay

The minimum salary for the Procurement Sr. Manager is $140,000 annually, and the maximum salary is $170,000 annually. The compensation offered will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.