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Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies 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.
What This Job Involves
- Responsible for local sourcing/category strategy development & execution and supplier performance across relevant indirect categories as well as other JLL entities if required.
- Engaged proactively and collaboratively with SE Asia decision makers and stakeholders. Building relationships to ensure SE Asia business sourcing needs are met and relevant JLL policies are applied.
- Scope of the role includes Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Delivery of financial targets in line with business expectations.
- Continuously drive the local/regional project opportunity agenda and ensure identification, agreement and execution of these projects.
- Accountable for local stakeholder sourcing solutions for specific commodity/service requirements, RFP/quotation management, bid analysis and recommendations, liaison with internal/external stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting, documentation and compliance.
- Rationalises supply base and develops local/client supply partner framework and maintains this framework at operational supplier level.
- Supplier Relationship Management tools applied to manage relationship with JLL's preferred supply base where applicable.
- Working with procurement technology (Jaggaer, Risk Methods, D&B etc.) to document sourcing projects and maintain contracts database across country/region.
- Ensure sourcing processes are in place, documented, adhered to and communicated to align with any audit requirements (e.g., internal audit).
- Applies ethical company standards and ensures required policies are applied at all times.
- Due diligence to identify regional spend, suppliers, contract status and stakeholders to continue rolling out formalised indirect procurement organization.
- Integrating ESG requirements into all sourcing activity.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Leading and managing RFPs /quotations as required for relevant client and JLL entities.
- Guides relevant stakeholders on transition and mobilisation projects.
- Savings - working with Category Managers and key suppliers to ensure that savings initiatives pipeline is being driven regionally to maximize savings impacts.
- Ensure that the savings tracker is kept up to date for the country/region so that we can demonstrate value add to our internal/external stakeholders.
- Quality check data and make recommendations on improvements to data quality/format.
- Briefing the SE Asia businesses on Procurement activity and attending regular local/regional Finance meetings.
- Representing Procurement in key country/regional ESG forums.
- Other duties and projects (local as well as regional) as assigned.
Key Performance Measures
- Execution of category strategies through sourcing and implementation projects
- Business saving targets – individual as well as team targets
- Projects completed
- Supplier management and development where applicable – SLA, KPIs and action plans
- Compliance to internal & external audit bodies
- Client satisfaction (internal stakeholders/360 evaluation)
- Supplier reduction targets
Sound like you? To apply you need to be / have-
- Highly developed proficiency in sourcing and category implementation processes
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Proactive approach to solutioning
- Ability to analyse financial information, understand the business context and extract key facts to deliver improvement and opportunities
- Problem solver – ability to identify and resolve issues with speed
- High efficiency - organizational skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong presentational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent PC skills, proficient in Office tools
Competencies
- Demonstrated capability to manage and lead a spend portfolio of up to $50m
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a local/regional context with consideration of local requirements and required leadership that comes with this function.
- Competency in financial modelling, feasibility studies and total cost of ownership analysis.
- Ability to analyse complex problems and generate solutions.
- Exhibit advanced relationship and conflict management capabilities in order to guide the company/supply partner relationships as well as within the team – ability to build trusting relationships.
- Knowledge of procurement legislation, tendering process, contract management and supplier relationship management.
- Previous experience of conducting business process re-engineering exercises.
- Proven track record of working in an environment where customer needs are variable, at short notice & the ability to assess opportunities at speed
- Customer driven - understands the customer needs that will support delivery of the business strategy and implements these where appropriate.
- Teamwork – demonstrates commitment to teamwork and creates value not only for themselves but also for others – focuses on the overall objectives of the team to continuously improve.
- ‘Hands on’ approach – leads and executes high priority projects.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to work in a matrix organisation environment.
Experience
- A proven track record of relevant cross-category procurement experience
- Understanding of sourcing process and commercial supplier environment
- Sourcing procedures and protocols – particularly for services contracts
- Experience working with suppliers and team regionally and/or globally if required
- Development of mutually beneficial supplier relationships
- Experience in a matrix organisation
- MCIPS or equivalent preferred
