Strategic Sourcing Director

Description

• Manage end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with suppliers.
• Contribute to the completion of other key initiatives as assigned.
• Lead the review and measurement of the effectiveness of the strategy.
• Review and approve vendor set up and vendor information changes.
• Manage the negotiation, development, implementation, amendments, and monitoring of supplier contractual agreements.
• Monitor supplier performance measurement and management.
• Achieve improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result.
• Lead the identification and implementation of performance metrics to measure supplier performance.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies that maximize value and mitigate risks to clients and BGIS.
• Manage team member recognition focus with development and implementation of action plans to improve team member survey satisfaction scores.
• Lead talent searches, selection, hiring, on-boarding, training, team member engagement, development, performance management, and compensation recommendations.
• Provide direction to Sourcing team communicating objectives and expectations to meet business objectives.
• Develop, recommend, and implement category plans.
• Engage stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Report on supplier sustainability and supplier performance for assigned categories.
• Provide category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise.
• Maintain in-depth and current category knowledge and strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends.
• Direct team prioritizing initiatives and setting weekly, monthly and annual goals.
• Lead and perform opportunities assessment activities and drives leverage across all client accounts.
• 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.
• Negotiate with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value.

Requirements

• Highly advanced influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Supply Chain Management Professional Designation preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook and Visio.
• Working knowledge of SharePoint.
• Advanced ability to build and manage relationships with various stakeholders.
• High degree of client service orientation, business ethics, and accountability.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Working knowledge of typical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and life safety systems associated to critical environments preferred.
• Ability to quickly learn proprietary databases.
• Five years of experience in procurement or supply chain management or related field.

Benefits

• Current valid driver’s license and ability to provide personal transportation for meetings and job visits away from the office with reimbursement.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance