griddable.io · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, Global Real Estate Sourcing, Programs & Governance
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expGriddable.io is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Real Estate Sourcing, Programs & Governance to join their Real Estate Strategy & Operations team. This role is responsible for developing and governing critical processes for sourcing and procuring goods and services globally, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance while minimizing risk.
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Responsibilities
Lead REWS Procurement strategy and operations, teaming closely with the Salesforce Sourcing & Procurement and our REWS teams to lead strategic initiatives that enhance operational partnership, drive process efficiency and ensure compliance across our Source-to-Pay process
Serve as the primary liaison and SME guiding diverse REWS teams (Project Delivery & Design, Workplace Services, Real Estate Strategy & Transactions) through the end-to-end global sourcing, contract, and procurement process. Answer questions or bring in the appropriate partners when necessary (Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Operations, Accounts Payable, Legal, etc)
Proactively build high-value business partnerships across the Salesforce organization. Generate, track, and continuously communicate the end-to-end REWS pipeline of projects from early strategic sourcing through final internal approval to internal partners and key stakeholders. This process is critical to promote early engagement and strategic discussion in sourcing decisions. Lead change management and adoption strategies to ensure new procurement programs, policies, and workflows are successfully embedded across REWS and partner organizations
Implement, amend and socialize appropriate policies, procedures, controls and playbooks to ensure REWS-wide compliance with applicable internal standards
Leverage existing data sources to develop dashboard reporting on key metrics that monitor the financial and operational performance of procurement functions against budget and industry benchmarks
Lead and manage comprehensive business reviews and performance strategies for key third-party vendors, providing oversight and rigorous review of contract adherence, KPI’s, and overall service delivery quality
Own and continuously optimize the REWS Source-to-Pay operating model and supporting technology ecosystems (Budgetforce, Coupa, My Procurement Center, Workday and related tools), ensuring system design, controls, and user experience align with global REWS operational needs
Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, and Legal to ensure procurement policies, controls, and workflows are audit-ready, scalable, and aligned with enterprise risk standards; lead remediation efforts when gaps are identified
Support financial discipline across the REWS portfolio by strengthening approval governance, monitoring forecast vs. actual spend, and improving change order and cost control practices
Qualification
Required
Understanding of procurement processes throughout the real estate lifecycle, from strategy to transactions and project design & delivery through ongoing operations
Deep understanding of procurement operations, with focus on corporate real estate procurement
Demonstrated experience supporting and driving major initiatives across diverse, geographically dispersed, global teams and time zones. Must be comfortable engaging in early morning or late evening calls as required by global operations
Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a proven ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity. Must possess the ability to develop new programs from the ground up and drive to actionable answers where processes or precedents do not yet exist
Proven ability to lead, inspire, and motivate change and operational improvements through indirect influence and leadership without direct reporting authority
Ability to develop and communicate financial objectives, inspire and motivate distributed teams and maintain alignment to the business strategies
Outstanding analytical and organizational skills while having attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as in a leadership role with proven ability to maintain composure under deadline pressure
Ability to think strategically and act in a detailed, hands-on manner while operating in a high impact, results-driven, fast-paced environment
Effectively collaborate across multiple teams (e.g. Finance, Accounting, Sourcing & Procurement) and within the REWS organization
Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Procurement, Finance and/or Business Administration related
7+ years experience in Corporate Real Estate, Procurement, Compliance, Operations, and/or Finance roles
Company
griddable.io
Griddable.io is a San Jose, CA based SaaS startup that closed Series A funding in 2017 from August Capital, Artiman Ventures, and Carsten Thoma, founding CEO of Hybris (acquired by SAP).
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$8M2019-01-28Acquired
2018-02-28Series A· $8M
Leadership Team
Burton Hipp
VP of Engineering/Founder
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