Strategic Sourcing Specialist (IFM)

JLL•Charlotte, NY

5d•Remote

About The Position

JLL is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join their S&P team supporting a growing client account. This role will provide support to Integrated Facilities and Property Management clients and internal stakeholders, focusing on the optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies. The specialist will be responsible for delivering market, supplier, and operational intelligence, identifying and leading field resources for strategic initiatives, and serving as a subject matter expert in JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships, and program management. This role requires close collaboration with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Facility, and Property Management teams to drive immediate and sustained benefits. The position involves performing periodic market trend analysis, analyzing supplier bases and industry changes, reporting findings to stakeholders, and implementing and communicating regional and national programs. Additionally, the role supports the Category Management team's supplier relationship and performance programs, provides management and instruction for RFP/bid, contracting, and operational processes, and ensures proactive management of internal and external customer expectations. Compliance with JLL's sourcing and contracting policies, risk management programs, and ethics is essential. The specialist will establish relationships with Corporate Legal and Risk Management to ensure contractual compliance, set work priorities, assign deliverables, and resolve issues to ensure client satisfaction. Support for diversity programs and mentoring/educating suppliers are also key aspects of this role, along with participation in Preferred Supplier performance reviews and support for JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.

Requirements

Excellent Inter-personal skills, Organization skills, Strong Analytical Ability, Proven ability to lead teams in decentralized environment.
Excellent communication skills – oral and written.
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university
3+ years Indirect strategic sourcing or related experience.
Excellent PC skills, proficient in MS Office applications
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Project management and business transitions experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide support of Integrated Facilities and Property Management clients and internal stakeholders related to optimization of JLL managed services operations and sourcing strategies.
Responsible for delivering market, supplier and operational intelligence of services operations; Identifying and leading appropriate field resources to execute strategic initiatives.
Be subject matter expert in support of JLL sourcing strategies, supplier relationships and program management.
Closely participate in and with clients and Jones Lang LaSalle Sourcing, Facility and Property Management teams to drive both immediate and sustained benefits to the client.
Perform periodic market trend analysis in the specific categories; analyzing supplier base, industry changes, etc.
Report analysis to Supply Chain and business stakeholders in a client ready form.
Responsible for implementation, coordination and communication of regional and national programs.
Support Category Management team’s supplier relationship and performance programs with key suppliers.
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 Operations teams, temporary help and/or project-specific dedicated personnel to assure client satisfaction, customer satisfaction.
Support and assist development of diversity programs in accordance with clients and company requirements.
Mentor/educate suppliers through meetings.
Participate and provide leadership to Preferred Supplier performance review meetings.
Support JLL e-commerce procurement initiatives.