Job Summary Responsible for the Operational component of the Indirect Procurement organization. Will be focused on how to most efficiently manage the procurement process with a focus on effective RFPs and Contracts. This leader will work closely with category teams, legal, legal operations, and members of the global platforms. They will work with other procurement groups as needed to help establish a like capability in other interested groups. They will develop and manage the procurement process around how to best launch the highest volume of RFPs and endeavor to process the best volume of effective and compliant contracts within the quality standards of CBRE.
Background Required Entrepreneurial business leader with proven track-record of success and ability to bring innovation and new strategies and build out this function. Strong strategic sourcing and procurement background with experience developing commodity strategies, running RFPs, and participating in contracting. They should have experience leading cross-functional teams on sourcing initiatives, negotiating service contracts across a wide set of clients across multiple industries and geographies. Strong communication and change management skills with solid working knowledge of best practices, procurement systems, contract management, and hands-on experience driving various expense category savings solutions and process efficiencies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Manage the operational component of our Indirect Procurement spend and help establish our platforms.Work collaboratively with executive management, individual business units, functional stakeholders to ensure the alignment of sourcing strategies are communicated and leveraged across CBRE.Establish beneficial working relationships with the members of the Procurement Leadership team and potential stakeholders in applicable functions.Develop measures, processes and help select, implement and perfect tools to more effectively drive our operations. Drive the use of AI as a supplement as well as contracting strategies via tools like clause libraries.Develop metrics, including external benchmarks, to monitor performance and allow for data-driven decision making. Ensure that metrics, including benchmark data, and performance measurements directly support the corporate objectives and performance indicators.Develop reporting on spend, compliance, and operational KPIs.Manage complex projects from conception through implementation, including business case development and change management.Develop world-class category strategies that will help CBRE on both an operational and strategic level.Responsible for managing supplier risks and developing contingency plans.Create and maintain mutually beneficial long-term partnerships with suppliers to reduce procurement costs, assure continuity of supply, improve internal and external purchasing practices, and promote continuous improvement.Lead a highly motivated global organization that is customer-focused and nimble.Understand and monitor key spending trends, cost drivers, market factors and geographic considerations, and strategic importance of critical commodities to implement appropriate sourcing strategies to control the company's purchased material costs and assure an adequate supply of high-quality goods and services.Contribute to CBRE goals for supplier diversity and sustainability.Develop Procurement processes to ensure high efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement organization, with an emphasis on speed and agility.Ensure ethical principles and standards of purchasing practices, and adherence to Procurement Policy.PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS The selected candidate will have a successful track record of broad Procurement experience with proven measurable results, especially recognized as an end-to-end Procurement and Strategic Sourcing expert. The successful candidate will have a global perspective, strong analytical, organizational, negotiation and conceptual skills, decisiveness, and maturity. This individual will need strong business acumen. Demonstrated success as a change agent and transformation leader, problem solver and creative thinker are key criteria for final selection of this individual.
Must have very strong influencing skills to be able to affect and motivate indirect organizations and cultures across the global organization.
Specific qualifications to include: Communicating with internal stakeholders to understand their requirements, educate them on savings opportunities, gain early procurement engagement, and provide timely status updates.Experienced in establishing Policies and Procedures that will have to be adopted and maintained as the business needs evolve.Desire and experience leveraging technology, systems, and AI or Automations.Fifteen or more years of experience in the management of a procurement group with global experience.Strong interpersonal, communications, and influencing skills to coach constituents within the organization.Proven ability to build a strong competent team, developing professional roles and responsibilities and implementing effective procedural change to maximize efficiencies in the sourcing, fulfillment and contracting process.Full bilingual professional, Portuguese and French is a plus.Position Located in Mexico City
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