EMEA Procurement Manager

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About the role:

as the CBRE EMEA Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and performance managing service providers for outsourced services for a Fortune 500 company client, across the EMEA region. You will assist internal and external stakeholders with the development and execution of sourcing and procurement strategies.

You will be part of the Procurement function, integrated within the Operations team. You will be responsible for supporting our client account Operations and Finance teams delivering principal and agent services in more than 40 countries function for operation sites in the EMEA region

• Identify market trends, short and long-term sourcing options, and short and long-term partnering opportunities with vendors.
• Planning and leading negotiations, and implementing procurement initiatives to improve quality of service while minimizing cost.
• Demonstrating subject matter expertise to provide guidance to relevant stakeholders on procurement processes including all risk/regulatory/compliance requirements.
• Sourcing execution expertise support to manage and deliver commercial negotiations with vendors.
• Assist with creating RFQ’s / RFP’s and ITB, selecting solutions, and negotiating.
• Prepare and maintain contracts with national and regional service providers. Ensure contracts adhere to company standards, and maintaining a library of up-to-date, compliant contracts for the region
• Manage supplier and contractor certification process. Conduct periodic visits to client and supplier locations to review vendor performance.
• Transitioning client managing agent spend to principal service delivery
• Coordinate periodic supplier business reviews with key stakeholders; and leveraging CBRE GWS’s software to manage.
• Facilitate corrective action plans for under-performing suppliers to stabilize performance.
• Prepare contract documentation and manage contract amendment and contract extension, termination, expiration procedures.
• Engaging with key stakeholders, aligned to CBRE and client policies and control areas to ensure mitigation of business risks, and achieve favorable terms for any contract agreements.
• Ensuring timely communication and status updates, agreeing realistic time frames, and adhering to SLAs
• Developing high quality stakeholder briefings with excellent writing skills at both at service procurement strategy and final award phase
• Manage vendor key performance indicators (KPIs) and fees at risk (FARs)
• Manage the planning, tracking and reporting of the Annual Savings Targets and maintenance of savings database.

• 5-8 years of experience leading strategic sourcing initiatives specifically for hard and soft FM services
• Experience in developing and negotiating contracts with suppliers.
• Experience managing a sourcing program across geographies, providing hands‑on support to FM Operations and Finance teams.
• Strong analytical capabilities to evaluate deals and understand what fair and optimal pricing structures are.
• Has a solid understanding of Facilities Management Services
• Experience working in a contract management environment with an FM service provider will be an added advantage.
• Has a proven track record of managing bids up to $2m USD.
• Ability to use metrics and reporting software to support presentations (internal, client-facing, and external)
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work in teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders with excellent presentation skills.

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