Strategic Sourcing Director

BGIS Careers•Tampa, FL

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About The Position

BGIS is currently seeking a Strategic Sourcing Director to join the team in Tampa, FL. BGIS is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, strategic workplace consulting, real estate services and capital planning. Its range of solutions, supported by efficient systems, processes, and people, enables it to create and optimize places that work for its clients. The team is dedicated to inspiring better business performance and helping clients focus on their core businesses. The Strategic Sourcing Director leads activities in the development and delivery of strategic sourcing plans for key categories. The position responsibilities include category planning and delivery and strategy development, leading opportunities assessments, competitive bids, supplier performance measurement and management, supplier contract development and implementation. The role also identifies and implements leverage opportunities across all accounts and achieves great efficiencies and cost savings. The Strategic Sourcing Director leads others positively exemplifying BGIS values.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Construction Management, Engineering or other relevant field of study or equivalent work experience.
Five years of experience in procurement or supply chain management or related field.
Advanced ability to build and manage relationships with various stakeholders.
Highly advanced influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
High degree of client service orientation, business ethics, and accountability.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to quickly learn proprietary databases.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and Visio.
Working knowledge of SharePoint.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%.
Current valid driver’s license and ability to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office with reimbursement.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of typical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems associated to critical environments preferred.
Supply Chain Management Professional Designation preferred.

Responsibilities

People Leadership
Provide direction to Sourcing team communicating objectives and expectations to meet business objectives.
Lead talent searches, selection, hiring, on-boarding, training, team member engagement, development, performance management, and compensation recommendations.
Manage team member recognition focus with development and implementation of action plans to improve team member survey satisfaction scores.
Direct team prioritizing initiatives and setting weekly, monthly and annual goals.
Strategic Sourcing, Category Management Planning & Delivery
Engage stakeholders to understand business requirements.
Develop, recommend, and implement category plans.
Maintain in-depth and current category knowledge and strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends.
Provide category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise.
Develop and implement sourcing strategies that maximize value and mitigate risks to clients and BGIS.
Lead the review and measurement of the effectiveness of the strategy.
Contribute to the completion of other key initiatives as assigned.
Opportunities Assessment, Implementation and Competitive Bids
Lead and perform opportunities assessment activities and drives leverage across all client accounts.
Achieve improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result.
Manage end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories.
Negotiate with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value.
Review and approve vendor set up and vendor information changes.
Develop and maintain standard templates for strategic sourcing documentations including but not limited to contract agreements, scopes of work, service level agreements, and letters of agreements.
Supplier Management & Performance Review
Lead the identification and implementation of performance metrics to measure supplier performance.
Monitor supplier performance measurement and management.
Report on supplier sustainability and supplier performance for assigned categories.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with suppliers.
Manage the negotiation, development, implementation, amendments, and monitoring of supplier contractual agreements.