Account Procurement Manager

Job Title

Account Procurement Manager

Job Description Summary

This position leads and manages the strategic sourcing, contract administration, vendor relationship management and overall operations for all Procurement activities across the portfolio of sites on a client account. This position is highly visible within internal & external stakeholders and will be client-facing.

Job Description

• Procurement Relationship Management: Oversee interactions with clients, account teams, vendors, and corporate stakeholders to ensure smooth procurement operations.
• Strategic Implementation: Develop and execute programs to meet goals, metrics, and KPIs, while continuously identifying and leveraging opportunities for value creation.
• Contract and Vendor Management: Interpret contracts, negotiate terms, and ensure proper records retention, while advising management on contractual matters and resolving supplier performance issues.
• Tracking and Reporting: Establish and maintain systems for tracking and reporting procurement activities, ensuring compliance and organized record-keeping.
• Best Practices and Personnel Management: Apply best practices, policies, and tools, manage personnel, and participate in meetings to maintain good business practices and achieve procurement objectives.

About You:

• Educational Background: Requires a Bachelor's degree in Business or related field; MBA or related Master's degree is preferred.
• Experience: At least 7 years in Procurement/Strategic Sourcing, preferably in facility services or related areas.
• Skills and Proficiency: Proficient in Strategic Sourcing processes and e-tools (e-RFPs, reverse auctions, e-catalogs, contract management systems).
• Legal and Analytical Skills: Must have legal knowledge for preparing and negotiating agreements, and strong analytical skills for interpreting data and documentation.
• Communication and Management: Effective communication with all management levels, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple tasks.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

 

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from:

• Being part of a growing global company.
• Career development and a promote from within culture.
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program. 

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.  

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Islanders are highly encouraged to join us! (For AUS only)

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us. 

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