What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Strategic Sourcing - IFM Sourcing Lead position at US AMR-Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.?
Responsible for delivering market, supplier and operational intelligence of services operations. Identifying and leading appropriate field resources to execute strategic initiatives.
- Be subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships and program management.
- Lead team of sourcing professionals to strategic outcomes.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain team leads for to establish a seamless end to end supply chain experience for Suppliers and Operations Partners
- Closely participate in and with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Facility and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client and meet Client reporting requirements for sourcing pipelines and updates.
- Perform periodic market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc. Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in a client ready form.
- Support and guide Category Management team’s supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
- Provide management, instruction, and follow-up in support of RFPs/bids, contracting and operational processes. Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations.
- Be the primary Sourcing support for the Retail FM Capital team.
- Ensure compliance to JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
- Oversee and maintain data quality of sourcing-related information in Supply Chain and Operations systems.
- Partner with key Account stakeholders to lead periodic updates on the Account’s Procurement Policies.
- 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 Sourcing teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, customer satisfaction.
- Support and assist development of diversity programs in accordance with clients and company requirements. Mentor/educate suppliers through meetings.
- Participate and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
- Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.
Desired experience and technical skills
Required:
- 10 years strategic sourcing or related experience
- Excellent Inter-personal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to lead teams in decentralized environment.
- Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
- Project management / PM sourcing experience preferred.
- Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications
