Sourcing Specialist
Jones Lang LaSalle
- Austin, TX
- $75,000-85,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships and program management.
- Closely participate in and with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Facility and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client.
- Perform periodic market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc. Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in a client ready form.
- Responsible for implementation, coordination and communication of regional and national programs.
- Create and manage supplier contracts and upload to applicable systems
- Monitor COI compliance and coordinate with suppliers to ensure all limits are adhered to per client requirements.
- Provide management, instruction and follow-up in support of operations teams RFP/bid, 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 work priorities, assign deliverables and resolve issues with Operations teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, customer satisfaction.
- Conduct regular market and spend analysis programs to drive cost savings and supplier improvements
- Review and analyze data to make effective business decisions and recommendations to the client(s).
- Conduct local and regional Supplier Performance review meetings and manage supplier scorecards, SLA/KPI compliance and calculate possible fees at risk.
- Build transparency of Supplier spend and key risks related to our suppliers. Lead reporting of results and opportunities
- 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.
- Support and assist development of diversity and sustainability programs in accordance with clients and company requirements. Mentor/educate suppliers through meetings.
- Support Category Management team’s supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
- Participate and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
- Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university and 3+ years strategic sourcing or related experience.
- Excellent Inter-personal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to lead teams in decentralized environment.
- Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multi-tasked assignments and strict timelines.
- Understand legal documents with familiarity in the contracting and COI compliance process.
- Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications
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