Talent Drive | B Corp™ · 1 week ago
Global Procurement Lead - Real Estate & Workplace
Talent Drive is a B Corp™ and one of the world's largest professional services companies, currently seeking a Global Procurement Lead for their Real Estate & Workplace category. This role involves owning the global strategy and performance for a $200m spend, managing complex projects, and engaging with senior stakeholders to ensure effective procurement practices.
Responsibilities
Create a global strategy through to the delivery and performance including year on year annualised savings
Develop group wide category plans and strategies to ensure alignment for the group, leveraging suppliers to support local offices
Support the development of global category strategies to a clear and prioritised pipeline of sourcing projects
Engage, manage and influence senior stakeholders from Director to Board level to ensure buy-in, utilising strong market knowledge
Build relationships with key stakeholders to ensure a rounded knowledge of a suppliers performance
Monitor supplier risk and performance through reporting tools and business feedback
Be a Procurement role model by living company values, consistently delivering to the high standards expected, promoting procurement through relationships
On top over delivering strategic projects, ensure the business is getting the best service in line with cost efficiency
Qualification
Required
Deep technical category experience within FM, Property, Real Estate and Office Operations, covering a wide range of sub-categories in these areas
Previous experience working on complex global projects, dealing with Tier 1 suppliers of significant values
Confident in engaging and influencing senior level stakeholders, and across various regions
A highly strategic mindset when approaching procurement, suppliers and business needs
Will have a track record of FM and Property category management, effecting change and continuous improvement through implementation of innovative category strategies
Excellent communications skills when dealing with contacts in different cultures and countries
Able to adapt in a very fast paced, continuously changing environment
Preferred
Degree educated is preferable
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
Matched pension
Healthcare
Dental
+ many more benefits
Company
Talent Drive | B Corp™
A specialist Procurement and Supply Chain Recruitment Organisation across the UK and Europe.
Funding
Current Stage
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