[Hiring] Director, Global Account Procurement Lead @Cushman & Wakefield

Role Description

Under the direction of the Division Procurement Director, the Global Procurement Lead is responsible for overseeing the procurement function within the portfolio of sites on a client account. This role involves managing procurement strategies, ensuring cost-effective purchasing of goods and services, and building strong relationships with clients & suppliers.

The Global Procurement Lead will provide strategic leadership and coordination across regional procurement teams and stakeholders to support the organization’s overall objectives.

Acting as the accountable global procurement owner for the client account, the role sets the global procurement strategy and strategic sourcing direction, aligns procurement objectives with the client account plan, consolidates global reporting and value delivery, and coordinates global stakeholder and supplier governance across regions.

This role develops strategic partnerships and ensures that procurement strategies are client-centric, innovative, and aligned to deliver measurable client value including responsible sourcing objectives and sustainable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field is required. MBA or related Master’s Degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing, including experience supporting complex, multi-country or global client accounts, ideally within facility services or a related discipline.
• Proven experience developing procurement strategies, leading complex sourcing programmes and operating effectively within a global matrix organisation.
• Demonstrated experience engaging senior client and internal stakeholders and influencing geographically dispersed procurement teams within a complex matrix organisation.

Requirements

• Understanding of the Strategic Sourcing processes and demonstrated proficiency with e-tools such as e-RFPs, reverse auctions, e-catalogs, and contract management systems.
• Must possess legal knowledge, ability to prepare/negotiate agreements & amendments, and the ability to explain to clients the specifics of the contracts.
• Must possess analytical and quantitative skills with ability to analyze and interpret information, data and related documentation.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and work independently to find solutions.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment and results through matrix governance and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through a matrix structure, influence Regional Procurement Leads and align multiple regions without relying solely on direct reporting lines.
• Strong global governance, executive stakeholder management, reporting consolidation and value-validation capabilities.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate spend, market, supplier performance and value data into clear strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent executive-level communication, influencing and presentation skills, with the ability to align stakeholders across regions and functions.

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.
• 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.

Company Description

Cushman & Wakefield 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.