Procurement Manager

Procurement Manager

This role leads and manages the strategic sourcing, contract administration, vendor relationship management, and operations for procurement activities across the portfolio of sites on a client account. This position is highly visible to internal and external stakeholders and will be client-facing.

Responsibilities include :

• Develop and manage all aspects of the procurement relationship with the client, account management team, vendors, C&W corporate, and other key stakeholders.
• Collaborate and partner with the facilities team to complete projects and initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and implement a strategic sourcing roadmap and related category sourcing strategies to realize identified value creation opportunities.
• Facilitate supplier audits, QBRs, and other vendor relationship management activities.
• Manage applicable governance processes and initiatives to ensure the achievement of all goals, metrics, and KPIs.
• Analyze account-wide spend, benchmarks, vendors, operations, and processes to consistently identify value creation opportunities.
• Develop and facilitate eRFPs of varying complexity, analyze responses, negotiate, and use other techniques as required to obtain the expected results.
• Ensure appropriate contractual records retention plans are in place on the account.
• Interpret basic contract terms & conditions and advise management regarding contractual rights / risks, COI escalations, obligations, effective use of legal resources, and other contractual matters.
• Manage the development, installation, and maintenance of tracking & reporting mechanisms that provide actionable insights.
• Maintain organized records to ensure any implemented system of checks and balances is being continually met for contracts and additional compliance items.
• Employ C&W best practices, policies, processes, tools, and templates to include both C&W corporate and client account specifications, as well as engaging with category managers and preferred suppliers in the execution of procurement responsibilities.
• Participate at an appropriate level & frequency in all meetings and exhibit client presentation delivery expertise.
• Resolve issues from the client with respect to supplier performance and quality.
• Generate and distribute all necessary and requested reports.
• Maintain good business practices.
• Manage all aspects of personnel and roles with a direct reporting relationship if applicable.
• Perform other miscellaneous related duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. The compensation for the position is : $102,850.00 - $121,000.00. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.