Sr Manager, Strategic Sourcing

About the Role

Provide support to IFM clients and internal stakeholders related to optimization of JLL project management execution and sourcing strategies. Responsible for delivering market, supplier, and operational intelligence of services operations. Identify and lead appropriate field resources to execute strategic initiatives. Serve as a subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management. Lead a team of sourcing professionals to achieve strategic outcomes.

Closely collaborate with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Project, and Development Services teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits. Perform periodic market trend analysis in specific categories, analyzing the supplier base, industry changes, and other relevant factors. Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in a client-ready format.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, coordinate, and communicate regional and national programs.
• Support and guide the Category Management team’s supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
• Provide management, instruction, and follow-up in support of operations teams' RFP/bid, contracting, and operational processes.
• Proactively manage internal and external customer expectations.
• Ensure compliance with JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
• Establish relationships with Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standards or other contract changes and are formally reviewed and approved.
• Establish work priorities, assign deliverables, and resolve issues with Operations teams, temporary help, and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client and customer satisfaction.
• Support and assist in the development of diversity programs in accordance with clients and company requirements.
• Mentor and educate suppliers through meetings.
• Participate in and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
• Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.
• Support Solutions Development (Sales) proposals by building solution models and pricing.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical ability and proven ability to lead teams in a decentralized environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and/or 10 years of strategic sourcing or related experience; MBA preferred.
• Construction, project management, and business transitions experience preferred.
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications.