JLL · 1 day ago
Strategic Sourcing Director - Healthcare
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$99K/yr - $110K/yr
10+ years expJLL is responsible for managing a Supply Chain Management Team and Procurement team with a large-scale, typically Fortune 100, client portfolio. The director will lead an SCMP team to execute initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and ensure contracting and procurement standards are maintained throughout the portfolio.
CommercialReal Estate
Responsibilities
Maintain a meeting cadence with key client stakeholders and account leadership. Primary goal of meetings is to build a trusted relationship by providing critical thinking, support superior relationship management, provide reporting and data to support strategic planning
Develop both strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management programs to manage client and account risk, leverage controllable spend, standardize products/services, and modify and rationalize supplier base to meet spend leverage goals
Build and manage staff to meet account deliverables. Recruit, develop and lead team based on JLL principles for leading high performing teams. Ensure high performing talent is developed and receives exposure to the extent to support growth. Poor performing talent is provided opportunity to improve. Manage appropriately if poor performance continues
Ensure SCMP staff perform key SCMP functions as follows but not limited to:
Develop sourcing strategies and manage analytics to facilitate planning and sourcing
Standardize supplier agreements; ensure agreements comply with client flow downs. Comply with JLL standard templates if not client specified
Serve as primary communication liaison with client procurement team
Integrate systems and documents employed across service lines; utilize single methodology and repository to strengthen risk management and to drive compliance
Engage active diversity and sustainable sourcing programs across the service lines. Develop a Plan to ensure consistent application of sourcing and bidding processes throughout service lines; randomly inspect programs to validate compliance. Track, measure and report results
Engage service line leadership to develop and execute a vision for a sourcing platform that meets the needs of the business and its client expectations
Maintain strong and favorable supplier relationships to support high supplier performance and favorable negotiation environments
Document disparate processes and approaches used today; recommend solutions to drive consistency and risk mitigation
Assess and build detailed sourcing strategies that identify objectives, category-spend assessments, and milestone timelines
Execute sourcing plan
Communicate and coordinate national and regional sourcing initiatives with senior managers and project/account personnel
Develop and host supply chain content related training seminars twice a year; focus on key contract details, key compliance challenges, bidding protocols, effective organizational support structures and protocols
Drive field compliance to sourcing and contracting policies and procedures as listed in the Atlas sourcing P&P manual. Identify non-compliance as evidenced and lead resolution in concert with internal audit
Coordinate with the Director of Supply Chain Management, Legal and Risk Management groups, Property and Project Management groups to maintain consistency in form, nature, scope, and execution of contracts within guidelines and appropriate business practices
Conduct Preferred Supplier performance review meetings, as required, and manage supplier scorecards, contract compliance and service obligations
Qualification
Required
Ideal candidate has degree in Purchasing & Supply Chain Mgt and/or 10+ years strategic sourcing experience
Excellent Inter-personal skills
Organization skills
Strong Analytical Ability
Proven ability to lead teams in decentralized environment
Excellent communication skills – oral and written
Hands-on role requiring willingness and ability to be both the strategist and tactician
Expertise in sourcing with demonstrated ability to manage change
Success implementing multiple procurement strategies
Proven ability to deliver results in challenging environments
Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS applications
Preferred
MBA preferred
Professional certification preferred (i.e. ISM, LEED)
Company
JLL
We’re a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management.
10001+ employees
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President, CEO & Director
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