Senior Sourcing Transition Lead

at Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

What this job involves: This position manages the transition of new Corporate Solutions IFM accounts and account expansions with a focus on procurement deliverables and Advance Sourcing. This position is directed toward employees with more professional experience who can lead large, complex transitions, and negotiate contracts quickly. This professional must have strong project management skills, balancing multiple priorities at a fast pace, and ability to problem-solve as roadblocks occur during the transition period.

What your day-to-day will look like:
Project Management of all Sourcing activities for new and expanding client transitions.
Guide internal and external clients through the transition process and manage expectations as to transition scope vs. optimization vs. transformation efforts.
Analyze Master Service Agreement (MSA) and identify applicable flow down language for inclusion in subcontractor contract templates.
Identify MSA requirements around procurement reporting, client requirements for pre- approval, triggers for RFP bid efforts and other deliverables for inclusion in development of account Standard Operating Procedures.
Perform due diligence on existing supplier base for spend, current contract types and practices, and identify a transition strategy for bringing suppliers under JLL management and terms.
Partner with legal and risk management to review and ensure compliance with MSA through development of account procedures and documents.
Develop, customize, and distribute supplier communications, terms and conditions and related documents necessary to onboard suppliers in JLL systems.

Desired or preferred experience and technical skills:
Hands-on role requiring willingness and ability to be both the strategist and tactician or lead a team of people to perform both types of tasks.
High level of organization and project management skills.
Expertise in sourcing with demonstrated ability to manage change and client concerns.
Success implementing multiple sourcing strategies.
Advanced negotiation skills.
Proven ability to deliver results in challenging environments.
Strong leadership skills: the ability to quickly build a working rapport and level of influence with executive level management.

Required Skills and Experience:
Manage supplier responses and inquiries to obtain highest response rate possible.
Supply other Transition Team workstreams with essential supplier information to support Operations, Accounting, Call Center, and Project Management systems set up.
Provide guidance to support staff in matrix reporting environment to ensure key supplier response deliverables are met.
Develop and implement new supplier onboarding and sourcing process maps.
Provide contract and risk management training to the account team.
Identify strategy and implement of employee programs such as company vehicles, tools, and uniforms.
Led and implement Sourcing activities, such as RFPs, direct negotiations, contract execution, and implementation of new suppliers to achieve savings targets and cover any gaps in service due to transition.

Estimated compensation for this position is: $105,000-$155,000 base + bonus
The salary listed is an estimate and not guaranteed. A salary offer will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data

Location: REMOTE based in the United States

JLL Is an Equal Opportunity Employer JLL is committed to developing and maintaining a diverse workforce.  JLL strongly believes in equal opportunity extended to all individuals in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination without regard to race, color, religion, belief, creed, age, sex, pregnancy or maternity (including childbirth and related conditions), family responsibility (e.g. child care, elder care), nationality, ethnic or national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, civil partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, trade union membership, social position, political view or status as a qualified individual with a disability, protected leave status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law.  The company also endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business and ensures that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.