Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Construction & Project Management

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What this job involves: The Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Construction & Project Management leads construction and project-related category sourcing with deep technical expertise and strong stakeholder management capabilities, executing the strategic sourcing plan for Project Delivery Services (PDS) categories while managing a team of sourcing professionals to deliver cost optimization, quality control, and supplier performance excellence. As the Manager of Strategic Sourcing, you'll serve as a subject matter expert for construction services including general contracting, specialized trades, design-build, tenant improvements, and capital projects, leading full-cycle RFx processes from initiation through contract award and project mobilization following established program standards. You'll develop comprehensive scopes of work that align with program standards, industry best practices, and building codes, while applying performance-based construction standards and quality benchmarks established by program leadership. Working closely with client stakeholders, facility managers, operations teams, and project owners, you'll translate operational and technical requirements into procurement specifications and contract language, managing construction contract negotiations and ensuring alignment with risk management, insurance requirements, and compliance frameworks. You'll also lead a team of sourcing specialists and coordinators, coaching and developing team members through regular feedback while modeling technical expertise, professionalism, and collaborative working style. This role requires you to balance hands-on execution with team leadership, providing technical guidance rooted in construction best practices while staying current on industry trends, delivery methods, building technologies, and sustainability practices. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong bias for action, proven experience delivering results through effective team leadership, and the ability to navigate construction project environments with professionalism while managing competing priorities and making timely decisions.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Execute the sourcing strategy for assigned construction and project-related categories in alignment with program objectives, driving performance, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and quality outcomes while serving as a subject matter expert for general contracting, specialized trades, design-build, and capital projects

• Lead construction RFx processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) from initiation through contract award and project mobilization, developing sourcing strategy, technical scope definition, and commercial models within category guidelines while facilitating cross-functional scoring teams and managing alignment across operations, engineering, finance, and site stakeholders

• Develop comprehensive scopes of work for construction contracts that align with program standards, industry best practices, and building codes, defining appropriate pricing models (lump sum, cost-plus, guaranteed maximum price, unit pricing) aligned with project scope and risk allocation

• Build effective working relationships with client stakeholders, facility managers, operations teams, and project owners, translating operational and technical requirements into procurement specifications and contract language while managing competing category priorities

• Manage negotiation of construction contracts and service agreements, ensuring alignment with risk management, insurance requirements, indemnification standards, payment terms, and compliance frameworks established by the program while coordinating with Corporate Legal and Risk Management

• Implement and coordinate construction category programs within assigned scope, tracking and reporting on KPIs including schedule adherence, budget performance, safety metrics, quality standards, and change order management while executing supplier relationship and performance management programs

• Analyze construction spend data, project performance, and market trends to identify optimization opportunities, benchmarking pricing, delivery methods, and contractor performance across assigned portfolio while providing regular detailed status updates to stakeho