Global Vendor Management Lead

Global Vendor Management Lead

The BSO Global Vendor Strategy & Enablement Leader is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of Global BSO relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring alignment with business objectives, driving operational efficiency, and maximizing value. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership, negotiation, and analytical skills to build and maintain strong vendor partnerships, oversee service delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the BSO.

What You'll Do :

• Vendor Relationship Management : Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with all suppliers, ensuring the delivery of services meets business requirements and identifying opportunities for ongoing development and enhancement.
• Executive Alignment : Maintain relationships with third-party providers' executive leadership to align strategically and ensure mutual success.
• Commercial & Contract Management : Manage all commercial and contractual aspects of agreements with third-party providers and the BSO, working closely with finance and contract management teams to negotiate favorable commercial terms.
• Partnership Development : Leverage understanding of vendor capabilities to identify new partnership opportunities that drive business growth and innovation.
• Service Delivery Oversight : Oversee the ongoing transition of client account activity to vendors and ensure the success of service delivery staff.
• Compliance and Financial Management : Ensure financial results and legal compliance of third-party providers, including overseeing finances, budgets, forecasts, and cost allocation processes.
• Performance Monitoring : Monitor budget performance, Service Level Agreement (SLA) performance, and service delivery quality of third-party providers.
• Risk Management : Identify, track, and proactively address risks related to operational continuity and vendor performance.
• Strategic Leadership : Provide strong leadership and strategic thinking to guide vendor strategy and ensure alignment with overall BSO goals.

What You'll Need :

Why CBRE : When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values respect, integrity, service and excellence and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to realize your full potential.

Our Values in Hiring : At CBRE, we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, and we welcome all applications.

Disclaimers : To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity : CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations : CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).