[Hiring] Group Sourcing Lead @JLL

Role Description

Lead and grow a high-performing S&P team for 10-25 Financial Services client accounts. Work directly with S&P leadership, Account leadership and clients to manage expectations and team deliverables. This includes accountability for effectively managing, mentoring, recruiting, and developing a team of world-class Sourcing and Procurement professionals.

• Provide impactful leadership in a cross-functional and collaborative environment to drive immediate and sustained benefits to our client and JLL.
• Drive results through global S&P program implementation, monitoring progress, managing to operational excellence guideline, and meeting account level KPIs and goals.
• Oversee global client compliance and controls, develop new and innovative sourcing strategies, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Proactively manage internal and external expectations by understanding business needs and priorities.
• Achieve Financial and Compliance Results:
• Oversight of annual global sourcing plan development, actively managing that plan with the business, and executing against it.
• Identify risks and opportunities to clients/stakeholders and recommend strategies to achieve company goals while mitigating risk.
• Own global sourcing compliance and controls. Identify and share opportunities for improvement with appropriate functional leaders.
• Ensure all sourcing technology tools are leveraged across account.
• Partner teams closely with operations by providing management, detailed instruction and follow up to support the operations teams in standardized RFP/bid and contracting processes.
• Develop and maintain systematic, analytical, and results-based method for savings, monitoring supplier’s performance, sourcing effectiveness and communicate these results to the business.
• Develop and Lead High Performing Teams:
• Recruit, develop, rotate, and retain top S&P talent.
• Support the career development of key roles through mentoring and visible leadership.
• Create high-performing, integrated sourcing team that is committed to delivering sustainable global operational excellence.
• Manage and coach teams on their performance, progress and developmental goals including analysing strengths, and areas of opportunity for growth into actionable career development plans.
• Actively participate in talent Supply/Demand by networking, mentoring, and sharing internal and external candidates.
• Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture within and outside of direct reports.
• Establishes and Nurtures Strong Relationships:
• Ensure the vision and strategy of the client sourcing plan is implemented and aligned with necessary objectives.
• Lead and participate in client meetings/strategy sessions.
• Establish and maintain relationships within client relationship including but not limited to Account Director, FM Lead, Operations Lead and Finance Director.
• Provide strategic vision for all S&P aspects of business including best practices and innovation.
• Effectively develop and lead complex short-term and longer-term sourcing strategies, effectively manage suppliers and internal networks to deliver best in class performance across the account.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders including Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standard or other contract changes are formally reviewed and approved by legal/risk management.
• Continually manage/assess suppliers through the established supplier performance management program.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of strategic sourcing experience for services or indirect categories related to facilities services highly desired along with people management experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree – Business or Supply Chain Management preferred.
• MBA, a plus.
• CPM, CPSM or CPSD certification preferred.
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS applications - Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• E-procurement experience, preferably Jaggaer.
• Willingness to travel within the U.S. (approximately 25%).
• Ability to work remotely (i.e. home office), including on-site at client locations.

Requirements

• This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Benefits

• Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:
• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care.
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary.
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays.
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay.