Senior Director, Sourcing

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Global Director, Strategic Sourcing - What this job involves

Provide leadership and oversight for global strategic sourcing teams and plans across Facilities, Project Management, and internal stakeholders.  Lead and manage sourcing team responsible for sourcing plan execution globally while serving as the change leader, removing barriers and obstacles, ensuring timely execution of sourcing plans and reporting of savings that meet or exceed globally defined objectives and outcomes.  A strong ability to influence category management teams, regional sourcing teams, account teams, properties as well as suppliers, to ensure excellence in all sourcing activities.  Develop and maintain strong global and regional relationships with the Client.

• Responsible for leading the development, implementation, and communication of regional and global sourcing plans, ensuring a consistent and standard approach across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC as required.
• Serve as subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships and program management.
• Lead team of global sourcing professionals in a direct and/ or matrix organization and/or third-party consultants to strategic outcomes and savings delivery, establish and run weekly / monthly steering calls to drive accountability and cross-region communication.
• Ability to develop relationships with JLL Sourcing organization, i.e. Category Management, Operations, Technology, etc. to leverage JLL spend and expertise for the benefit for the client
• Prepare presentations, analyse, and recommendations that will be used in steering calls and management information reporting at all levels, including Global and Regional leadership teams.
• Closely participate in and with clients and JLL Sourcing, Facility and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client.
• Develop and maintain relationships with global and regional client stakeholders
• Track and document JLL’s savings and value-add across globally and build communications back to client stakeholders
• Manage a sourcing team responsible for performing market trend analysis in defined categories; analysing supplier base, industry changes, etc.  Report analysis to JLL and business stakeholders
• Leverage global and regional supplier relationships and performance programs with key suppliers as part of sourcing strategy execution.
• Provide management, instruction and follow-up in support of operations teams RFx, contracting and operational processes. Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations.
• Ensure compliance to JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics.
• Establish relationship with Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standard or other contract changes and are formally reviewed and approved by legal/risk management.
• Establish work priorities, assign deliverables and resolve issues with teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, customer satisfaction.

Sound like you? To apply you need to have:

• Excellent Inter-personal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to lead and influence teams in and direct and matrix organization
• Cultural awareness / intelligence when working across different countries and time zones
• Excellent communication skills – oral and written
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university and/or 15+ years strategic sourcing or related experience; MBA preferred
• Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications

Estimated total compensation for this position:

140,000.00 – 168,000.00 USD per year

The total compensation range is an estimate and not guaranteed. An employment offer is based on an applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data .

Location:

On-site –Chicago, IL, Houston, TX

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