Senior Manager, Sourcing (Contract)
BGISSummary JOB DESCRIPTION The Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing is accountable for the development and delivery of strategic sourcing plans for assigned categories. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, category planning, strategy development and delivery, leading opportunities assessments and supplier contract development, implementation and life cycle management of major supplier agreements. At this level, categories managed are typically of medium to high complexity, value and/or risk. This role will work in collaboration with all key BGIS departments to ensure full support of all activities and play a key role in our INTEGRATED approach to operating buildings. Opportunities for Development: At BGIS we are committed to the development of our people – offering them opportunities to learn and grow into various roles. Success in the role offers Team Members the opportunity to explore various roles – some include: Account Operational Leadership Facility Management Office roles to support accounts Project Management roles to lead and execute projects Key Duties & Responsibilities Safety Ownership and Regulatory Compliance Comply with all internal and external requirements including but not limited to environmental, health and safety, fire protection and mandated byBGIS Health Safety and Environment Teams and enforced by law. Leadership & Recognition Accountable for employee-oriented activities including but not limited to employee engagement, development and performance management, hiring and retention, compensation recommendations Employee Satisfaction Scores and employee recognition (development and implementation of action plans to improve ESAT scores) Day to day support and team oversight/management Strategic Category Management Planning & Delivery Engage stakeholders to understand business requirements Develop, recommend and implement category plans Ensure that major procurement initiatives are completed in accordance with corporate sourcing policies and procedures, and that the resulting contractual agreements are compliant with BGIS Customer Master Service Agreement flow through requirements. Liaise with Risk Management, Legal Counsel, and Finance as needed. Sourcing Strategy Plan and execute procurement initiatives to achieve BGIS’s strategic sourcing goals and objectives while mitigating risk to BGIS and its clients Lead the review and measurement of the effectiveness of the strategy Operate as the “project manager” to ensure initiatives are completed on schedule. Identify opportunities to standardize service delivery scopes of work across BGIS customer groups and implement new standards, including service level models, within cross client service agreements. Ensure that the financial terms of major supplier agreements are optimized by leveraging the buying power of the BGIS group of companies and parent organizations. Negotiate volume discount and rebate structures within major agreements, wherever possible. Negotiations must be in accordance with the IO Procurement Manual and the IO Procurement Policy Escalate and resolve implementation issues as required. Opportunities Assessment & Implementation Perform sourcing opportunity assessment analyses to help prioritize the initiatives that will best support the corporate sourcing strategy and Customer Business Group objectives Achieve improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result Identify the required subject matter expertise and resources to effectively execute priority procurement initiatives. Then team with applicable BGIS Customer Business Groups, Lines of Business, and Central Support team members to execute each initiative. Identify and source 3rd party subject matter expertise and / or resources as needed. Competitive Bids Manage end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories Team with Central Support Functions (i.e. Finance, Technical Services, and Shared Services) to demonstrate the cost benefit / return on i…