Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing

JLL•Boston, MA

17h•Remote

About The Position

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. This role involves providing leadership and oversight for regional execution of annual sourcing plans across Integrated Facilities, Project Management, Property Management clients, and internal stakeholders, focusing on optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies. The Senior Director will lead and manage a sourcing team responsible for global sourcing plan execution, acting as a change leader to remove barriers, ensure timely execution, and report savings that meet or exceed global objectives. A strong ability to influence category management teams, regional sourcing teams, account teams, properties, and suppliers is crucial for enrollment in sourcing initiatives. Day-to-day responsibilities include globally coordinating the development, implementation, and communication of regional and global sourcing plans, ensuring a consistent and standard approach across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. The role serves as a subject matter expert in JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management. It involves leading a team of sourcing professionals and/or third-party consultants to achieve strategic outcomes and savings delivery, establishing and running weekly/monthly steering calls for accountability and cross-region communication. The position requires preparing presentations, analyses, and recommendations for steering calls and management information reporting at all levels, including Global and Regional leadership teams. The Senior Director will closely participate with clients and JLL Sourcing, Facility, and Property Management teams to drive immediate and sustained client benefits. Additionally, the role manages a sourcing team responsible for performing market trend analysis in specific categories, analyzing supplier base and industry changes, and reporting this analysis to Sourcing leadership and business stakeholders in a client-ready format.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and/or 15+ years of strategic sourcing or related experience
Excellent Interpersonal skills
Organization skills
Strong Analytical Ability
Proven ability to lead teams in a decentralized environment
Strong ability to influence without authority
Cultural awareness/intelligence when working across different countries and time zones
Excellent communication skills – oral and written
Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications
Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Project management experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for regional execution of annual sourcing plans across Integrated Facilities, Project Management, Property Management clients, and internal stakeholders related to optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies
Lead and manage sourcing team responsible for sourcing plan execution globally while serving as the change leader, removing barriers and obstacles, ensuring timely execution of sourcing plans, and reporting of savings that meet or exceed globally defined objectives and outcomes
Influence category management teams, regional sourcing teams, account teams, properties as well as suppliers, to ensure enrolment in sourcing initiatives
Globally coordinate the development, implementation, and communication of regional and global sourcing plans, ensuring a consistent and standard approach across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC as required
Serve as subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management
Lead team of sourcing professionals and/or third-party consultants to strategic outcomes and savings delivery
Establish and run weekly/monthly steering calls to drive accountability and cross-region communication
Prepare presentations, analyze, and recommendations that will be used in steering calls and management information reporting at all levels, including Global and Regional leadership teams
Closely participate in and with clients and JLL Sourcing, Facility, and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client
Manage a sourcing team responsible for performing market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc.
Report analysis to Sourcing leadership and business stakeholders in a client-ready form
Leverage global and regional supplier relationships and performance programs with key suppliers as part of sourcing strategy execution
Provide management, instruction and follow-up in support of operations teams RFP/bid, contracting and operational processes
Be proactive and manage internal and external customer expectations
Ensure compliance to JLL’s sourcing and contracting policies, procedures, risk management programs, and ethics
Establish relationship with Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure all contractual terms and conditions comply with standard or other contract changes and are formally reviewed and approved by legal/risk management
Establish work priorities, assign deliverables and resolve issues with teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, and customer satisfaction