Facilities Sourcing & Vendor Manager at Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri

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Job Title

Facilities Sourcing & Vendor Manager

Job Description Summary

This position leads and manages the strategic sourcing, contract administration, vendor relationship management and overall operations for all Procurement activities across a wide range of hard and soft facilities services on a Client account. This position is highly visible within internal and external stakeholders and will be client-facing.

Job Description

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the Procurement relationship with Client,C&WAccount Management,C&W ProcurementCategory Management,C&W Risk,C&W Legal, Suppliers, and other keystakeholders.


• Analyze account-widefacilities services spend, suppliers, operations and statement of works to identify opportunities for valuecreation.Developand implement a procurement strategy based on the identified opportunities.


• Develop and facilitate multiple RFPs, analyze responses,negotiateand use other techniques as required to obtain the expected results.


• Provide evaluation and recommendation on project sourcing and contracting strategy to Account Management Partners to support desired outcomes on construction projects.


• Interpret contracts,negotiatewith vendors and ensure appropriate contractual records retention.


• Advise management regarding contractual matters and engage in effective use of Legal and Risk Departments.


• Develop and maintain a suite of procurement and contracting templates to support ongoing needs of project management teams.


• Develop and maintain an internal audit process to validate compliance with key contractual terms.


• Maintainorganizedrecords to ensure any implemented system of checks and balances are being continually met for contracts and additional compliance items.


• Maintainorganizedrecords and establish tracking to manage the workflow of multiple concurrent sourcing events.


• EmployC&W best practices, policies, processes, tools and templatesto include bothC&W Corporate and Client accountspecifications,aswell as engaging with Category Managers and preferred suppliers in the execution of Procurement responsibilities.


• Participate at appropriate level and frequency in all meetings.


• Generate and distribute all necessary and requested reports.


• Resolve issues from the client with respect to supplier performance and quality of service


• Perform other miscellaneous related duties as assigned


• Lead and manage a Procurement Analyst direct report who will support you in your responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field is required. MBA or related Master Degree preferred.


• 4+ years' experience inProcurement/StrategicSourcing, ideally in construction services or related discipline.


• Familiarity and expertise in facilities contracting methodology to ensure appropriate support for the strategic goals of the project are deployed.


• Understanding of theStrategic Sourcingprocesses and demonstrated proficiency with e-tools such as e-RFPs, e-catalogs, andcontract managementsystems


• Must possess legal knowledge, ability to prepare/negotiateagreements and amendments, and the ability to explain to client the specifics of the contracts.


• Must possessanalyticalandquantitative skillswith ability to analyze and interpret information, data and related documentation.


• Ability to communicateeffectively with all levels of management


• Self-motivatedand work independently to find solutions


• Detail-orientedwith stronganalyticalskills

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Apply Now