Strategic Sourcing Specialist

About the Role

The Strategic Sourcing Specialist serves as the dedicated category manager for Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) services supporting a specific client account, with complete accountability for category strategy, supplier management, and sourcing execution. The position functions as the primary procurement authority, requiring independence, initiative, and professional judgment to lead complex RFx processes from beginning to end. Responsibilities include owning the entire category lifecycle, collaborating with clients and cross‑functional teams, standardizing scopes of work, analyzing large datasets with Microsoft Excel, negotiating supplier contracts, ensuring compliance, and maintaining audit‑ready documentation.

• Serve as the primary subject matter expert and procurement authority for the assigned IFM category, owning end‑to‑end strategy, sourcing approach, supplier management and governance while driving value creation and continuous improvement.
• Independently lead RFI, RFP, and RFQ processes from initiation through award and contract execution, developing scopes of work, evaluation criteria, facilitating supplier communications, and managing full life cycles without step‑by‑step oversight.
• Analyze and validate supplier pricing, service scopes and deliverables to ensure accuracy and optimal client value, negotiating business terms and executing supplier contracts for all providers within the category.
• Standardize and refine scopes of work, work order data, service schedules and category documentation to improve accuracy, consistency and operational efficiency across all contracts.
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel by analyzing large and complex datasets including spend data, supplier performance metrics and cost structures, building data models and translating raw data into clear insights.
• Ensure all required supplier documents exist and remain current including contracts, Certificates of Insurance, amendments, termination notices, insurance renewals and compliance certifications, maintaining organized documentation for audit readiness.
• Monitor supplier performance, contract lifecycle milestones including renewals and amendments, and ensure suppliers maintain compliance with contractual terms, service level agreements and performance requirements.
• Collaborate with clients and JLL teams including Sourcing, Facility and Finance to drive sustained benefits, proactively securing procurement involvement early in IFM planning discussions.
• Review existing contracts to identify and correct scope deficiencies, ambiguities or misalignments with actual services, developing standardized templates to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Provide regular detailed status updates and market intelligence to Supply Chain and business stakeholders, representing Sourcing professionally as the category expert while exercising sound judgment with sensitive information.

• 3‑5 years of strategic sourcing experience for services or indirect categories.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex RFx processes from cradle to grave.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis.
• Proven track record of excellent internal and external customer service.
• Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university.

• Experience managing IFM or facilities‑related procurement categories.
• Experience with JLL procurement systems including Jaggaer, Corrigo and Aravo.

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care.
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary.
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays.
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay.

Estimated compensation: 76,100.00 –  USD per year. This range is an estimate and actual compensation may differ.

Remote – Boise, , Chicago, IL, Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT, Seattle, WA.

The selected candidate must reside in the US and reside within the Central, Mountain or Pacific Time Zone. This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Jones Lang LaSalle ("JLL") is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities.