Procurement Manager

Job Title

Procurement Manager

Job Description Summary

This role leads and manages the strategic sourcing contract administration vendor relationship management and operations for procurement activities across the portfolio of sites on a Client account. This position is highly visible to internal & external stakeholders and will be client-facing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage all aspects of the Procurement relationship with Client Account Management Team vendors C&W Corporate and other key stakeholders.
• Effectively collaborate and partner with the Facilities team to complete projects and initiatives.
• Develop maintain and implement a strategic sourcing roadmap and related category sourcing strategies to realize identified value creation opportunities.
• Facilitate supplier audits QBRs and other vendor relationship management activities.
• Manage applicable governance processes and initiatives to ensure the achievement of all goals metrics and KPIs.
• Analyze account-wide spend benchmarks vendors operations and processes to consistently identify value creation opportunities. Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize procurement strategies.
• Develop and facilitate eRFPs of varying complexity analyze responses negotiate and use other techniques as required to obtain the expected results.
• Ensure appropriate contractual records retention plans are in place on the account.
• Interpret basic contract terms & conditions and advise management regarding contractual rights / risks COI escalations obligations effective use of legal resources and other contractual matters.
• Manage the development installation and maintenance of tracking & reporting mechanisms that provide actionable insights.
• Maintain organized records to ensure any implemented system of checks and balances is being continually met for contracts and additional compliance items.
• Employ C&W best practices policies processes tools and templates to 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 at an appropriate level & frequency in all meetings and exhibit client presentation delivery expertise.
• Resolve issues from the client with respect to supplier performance and quality.
• Generate and distribute all necessary and requested reports.
• Maintain good business practices.
• Manage all aspects of personnel and roles with a direct reporting relationship if applicable.
• Perform other miscellaneous related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree is required. MBA or related Masters Degree preferred.
• 7 years experience in procurement in facility services ideally in a manufacturing / industrial environment
• Demonstrated experience in leading and executing multiple strategic sourcing initiatives simultaneously.

• Experience using procurement technology such as e-RFPs reverse auctions e-catalogs and contract management systems
• Experience in developing category management strategies.
• Must possess both the ability to prepare/negotiate agreements & amendments and the ability to interpret to clients the specifics of contracts.
• Must possess analytical and quantitative skills to analyze and interpret information data and related documentation.
• Ability to effectively work cross-functionally across departments.
• 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 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 candidates experience and qualifications.

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

The compensation for the position is: $ 102850.00 - $121000.00

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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INCO: Cushman & Wakefield

Required Experience:

Manager