Category Manager, Building & Construction Services

JLL•Atlanta, GA

1d•$95,000 - $105,000•Remote

About The Position

JLL is seeking a Category Manager, Construction Services to develop, grow, and mature the central management of America's Construction Services Categories of Furniture, Flooring & Equipment (FF&E) and Moving, along with their related suppliers. The goal is to achieve organizational objectives through category strategies, leveraging scale, building supplier relationships, identifying market innovations, supporting client solutions, and providing overall value to stakeholders for all JLL client-managed spend. This role also supports PDS Sourcing & Procurement functions and operations. Additionally, this position will design, create, and pilot global category management processes to establish a roadmap for global category management and supplier relationship management across future categories, supporting the company's transformation to integrate building and construction into its category management structure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in a relevant field
Minimum 5 years of procurement-related experience
Exemplary knowledge of contracts and contract language with ability to negotiate Terms and Conditions as well as pricing and strategic pricing for assigned categories
Subject matter expert for assigned building and construction categories
Proven ability to deliver results in challenging environments
Expertise in sourcing with demonstrated ability to manage change
Proven ability to facilitate strategic supplier relationships and work with senior business executives and across procurement leadership
Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and strong analytical ability
Excellent communication skills – oral and written
Collaborative and influencing style with a focus on teamwork
Ability to sell and present initiatives and/or new ideas
Ability to work on a regional scale and across different time zones
Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS applications with excellent ability to work with large amounts of data and build reports
Ability to learn and utilize new technologies
Partner with functional leads and the business to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to JLL and its clients
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
This position does not provide visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Construction category (furniture, flooring, etc) experience a plus
MBA a plus

Responsibilities

Develop and regularly maintain short, mid, and long-term category strategies aligned with overall business strategy and objectives and departmental stakeholders.
Responsible for category strategy development, execution, and category performance of all category-related activities.
Deliver financial targets in line with business expectations.
Bring strategic thought leadership to identify additional cost and operational efficiencies.
Create strategic solutions for specific commodity and service requirements, RFP/quotation management, bid analysis and recommendations, liaison with internal stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting, documentation, and compliance.
Develop category plans with visibility including supplier summaries, stakeholder engagement plans, contract summaries, and market insights that lead to both short and long-term strategies.
Negotiate and implement proven contracting strategies within areas of responsible spend.
Rationalize the supply base and develop a clear strategic supply partner framework, maintaining this framework at the senior supplier level.
Manage category-specific segmentation of service providers and supply partners to ensure best service provision available across assigned categories.
Forge key strategic relationships with strategic suppliers and industry leaders, being mindful of long-term mutually beneficial and ethical objectives while providing the business access to supplier innovation.
Utilize SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) tools to manage relationships with JLL preferred supply base, acting as the internal issue resolution point and reviewing performance regularly.
Conduct supplier performance review meetings.
Utilize and enhance supply chain data analytics to assess current state needs and portfolio and enable more strategic thought leadership in the Project and Development Services supply chain function.
Identify risks, threats, and provide solutions for mitigation.
Share market intelligence, best practices, and provide category expertise in improving cost, performance, and overall value to end users.
Help develop and support PDS related Sourcing & Procurement Initiatives.
Support educational aspects of the Synergy program and PDS S&P including performance of training and shared oversight of SharePoint site.
Socialize the SYNERGY program with PM user-base to drive adoption.
Support PDS Sourcing associates on account when needed.
Provide functional leadership and peer group alignment where appropriate and needed.
Identify opportunities to develop and implement new policies and procedures, including rationalization of legacy policies and procedures.
Proactively manage internal stakeholder expectations and escalate at appropriate times.