Senior Manager Procurement - Construction & Real Estate

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Non-Trade procurement strategies in alignment senior management and relevant business partners and their Business objectives
• Build business relationships and effectively partner with the relevant Construction, Real Estate and Facility Management stakeholders and the related supplier base
• Drive and support the creation and implementation of sourcing and supplier strategies and ensure compliance with procurement policies, standards and guidelines
• Development and management of the Construction, Real Estate and Facility Management supplier rosters in collaboration with key Construction, Real Estate and Facility Management stakeholders
• Lead agency selection/pitch processes in alignment with business partners and negotiate up to final authorization of contracts and purchase orders within the organization and Business signature policy
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams in defined procurement and general development projects as well as pro-actively supporting other team members in their tasks and activities
• Drive, lead and support supplier selection (tender) processes in alignment with business partners and negotiate contracts up to final authorization including dispute resolution, approving and qualifying vendors, financial terms etc.
• Enable and ensure transparency of spend and drive for optimization of efficiencies (procedures and cost) in collaboration with the Finance function and related stakeholders
• Continuous learning and development of procurement knowledge and methodologies driving innovation and continuous improvement within the procurement function
• Contribute to the capabilities growth of the Procurement organization

    

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of sourcing, procurement and supply-chain methodologies and concepts, such as TCO and life cycle of products/services, business partnering
• Knowledge of supply base within the Construction, Real Estate and Facility Management landscape and availability of products/services, bottleneck criteria (market and pricing), cost levers, new technologies and procedural best practices
• Proven ability to drive category strategy and setup agency selection and management
• Ability to support and develop sourcing strategies in order to face market trends
• Knowledge and experience in stakeholders and supplier relationship management, Employment Contracts, Work-Labor Contracts, Claim Management, Liability, Warranty and (inter)national procurement related legislation
• Ability to translate business requirements into measurable assessment criteria
• Excellent analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Strong capability to independently interact throughout the organization and initiate, build and maintain business partnership relationships in relation to the relevant procurement categories
• Project management knowledge and experience

   

  Qualifications

1. A Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, procurement or legal, MBA is a plus.
2. At least 7 years working experience with a minimum 3 years of procurement experience or related
3. Industry specific experience required
4. Ability to travel up to 25%