Procurement Manager

Job Title

Procurement Manager

Job Description Summary

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

Job Description

Our Core Values 

• Driven: We celebrate determination in pursuit of excellence.
• Resilient: We navigate uncertainty with courage and adapt to deliver impactful outcomes.
• Inclusive: We value curiosity and collaboration. We seek out different perspectives, listen actively and turn feedback into solutions.
• Visionary: Our continuous quest for improvement is guided by our desire to design a better future.
• Entrepreneurial: We act like owners. We are resourceful, creative, and agile, and we balance competing needs to create impactful solutions for the real estate industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Procurement relationship with Client, Account Management Team, vendors, C&W Corporate, and other key stakeholders.
• Develop, maintain, and implement a strategic sourcing roadmap and related category sourcing strategies to realize identified value creation opportunities.
• Coordinate the consolidation and reporting information flow of LATAM and APAC sourcing strategies to the Client.
• 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 yield the appropriate outputs.
• 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.

• Bachelor’s degree is required. MBA or related Master's Degree preferred.
• 7+ years’ experience in procurement, ideally in facility services or in a vertical with similar spend categories
• 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 communicate effectively with all levels of management.
• Self-motivated and work independently to find solutions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others and exchange accurate information; operate a computer and other office productivity machinery; move about the workplace; remain in a stationary position for up to 90% of the time; and extend hands and arms in any direction.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, C&W takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

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 work. In 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 candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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

The compensation for the position is: $ 106,196.36 - $124,936.89

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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