JLL · 3 days ago

Director, Category Management - Data Centers

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Responsible for category strategy development, execution, and category performance of all category related activities.

Delivery of financial targets in line with business expectations.

Accountable for creating strategic solutions for specific commodity and service requirements, procurement event planning, RFP/quotation management, bid analysis and recommendations, liaison with internal stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting, documentation and compliance.

Utilize and enhance supply chain data analytics to assess current state needs and portfolio and enable more strategic thought leadership.

Rationalizes supply base and develops clear strategic supply partner framework and maintains this framework at the senior supplier level.

Use market and industry intelligence to identify and qualify new suppliers and use data to support the business and delivery of services. In addition, identify risk, and threats and provide solutions for mitigation.

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure procurement strategies aligned with broader business goals

Utilize SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) tools to manage relationships with JLL preferred supply base. Act as the internal issue resolution point and review performance regularly.

Build relationships with external stakeholders, including industry associations, and suppliers, and at environmental/ESG events

Assess the environmental footprint of procured goods and services.

Qualification

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Category strategy developmentProcurement experienceSupplier relationship managementData center knowledgeMarket insightsStakeholder engagementSavings trackingHigh availability requirementsData center KPI requirementsOperational efficiencyCollaboration skills

Required

Develop category plan with the ability to provide visibility such as supplier summaries, stakeholder engagement plans, contract summaries, and market insights that lead to both short and long-term strategies.

Ability to negotiate and have proven strategies within areas of responsible spend.

Lead development and execution of all sourcing-related functions- performing due diligence and assessment of prospective suppliers, executing RFPs/bids, negotiating contracts and ensuring effective transition to operations during implementation.

Partner with functional leads and the business to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to JLL and its clients.

Bring strategic thought leadership to identify additional cost and operational efficiencies.

Proactively manage internal stakeholder expectations and escalate at appropriate times.

Manage savings tracking and work with sourcing managers and key suppliers, ensure that savings initiatives ideas are being driven to maximize savings impacts.

Knowledge of data center suppliers delivering facilities and IT services

Knowledge of data center infrastructure, systems and assets

Familiar with site specific high availability requirements and maximum uptime facilities

Knowledge of technical scopes of work and data center KPI contractual requirements

Knowledge of enterprise, colocation and hyperscale data center operational requirements