Director, Sourcing
 JLL | |
 United States, New York, New York | |
| 148 West 37th Street (Show on map) | |
 Nov 07, 2024 | |
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What this job involves: Provide leadership and oversight for regional execution of category and annual sourcing plans that you develop across Integrated Facilities, Project Management, Property Management clients, and internal stakeholders related to optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies.Lead and drive sourcing plan execution while serving as the responsible point of contact, change leader, removing barriers and obstacles, ensuring timely execution of sourcing plans, and reporting of savings that meet or exceed globally defined objectives and outcomes.A strong ability to influence the client, account teams, category management teams, regional sourcing teams, properties as well as suppliers, to ensure enrolment in sourcing initiatives.
What your day-to-day will look like: Responsible for coordinating the development, implementation, and communication of regional and global sourcing plans, ensuring the best solution for your client and JLL. Serve as subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management. Lead strategic outcomes and savings delivery, establish and run weekly/monthly steering calls to drive accountability and communication. Prepare presentations, analyze, and recommendations that will be used in steering calls and management information reporting at all levels, including Global and Regional leadership teams. Closely participate in and with clients and JLL Sourcing, Facility, and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client. Perform market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc. Report analysis to Sourcing leadership and business stakeholders in an executive and client-ready format. Required experience and skills: Experience in financial services, facility management, and construction Excellent Interpersonal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to lead teams in a decentralized environment, and a strong ability to influence without authority. Cultural awareness/intelligence when working across different countries and time zones Excellent communication skills - oral and written. Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and/or 10+ years of strategic sourcing or related experience; MBA preferred. Project management experience preferred. Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications Leverage global and regional supplier relationships and performance programs with key suppliers as part of sourcing strategy execution. Provide management, instruction and follow-up in support of operations teams RFP/bid, contracting and operational processes. Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations. 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 teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, and customer satisfaction. | |