Talent Community - Procurement Manager (Bilingual French/English)
CBRECBRE is using this platform to provide general information to individuals who want to learn more about a career at CBRE. If an opportunity opens that matches your qualifications, we will reach out to you at that time. We are growing a world-class organization with a world-class team and appreciate your interest in CBRE. We welcome you to explore our Careers page and apply directly to any positions that interest you. We will not consider the submission of resumes on this platform as an expression of interest in any posted position at CBRE. Please note: this is an exploratory requisition. There is currently NO OPEN ROLE associated with this requisition. Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) - Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery. In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience. Job Summary The primary objective of this role is to procure, negotiate, and oversee service providers for outsourced services, technology enablement, data services, and change management. This entails coordinating the strategy and its implementation at local, regional, and national levels, in collaboration with business stakeholders, operational teams, global shared services, and executive sponsors. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provides procurement guidance to our GWS Local AMS accounts from pursuit/solutioning through account renewal to ensure our supplier partnerships support the delivery of operational excellence and help us to achieve the CBRE and client financial targets. Must possess full professional proficiency in French and English, including excellent verbal and written communication skills. This role may involve occasional travel within Canada and the United States to support business needs and collaboration Formulates, designs, coordinates, and executes national/regional contracting and procurement strategies and programs aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and profitability. Analyzes market trends and leverages this insight to assist the business in making informed purchasing decisions. Supports the business with the identification and onboarding of new supplier partners, considering local and diverse targets, for both Facilities Management and Project Management service needs. Supports Sales and Operations leaders with the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, solution selection, and negotiation efforts to achieve desired outcomes. Provides Procurement guidance for new client account transitions. Oversees supplier relationships and maintains a comprehensive supplier database for the geographic areas they support. Establishes and manages contracts with national/regional service providers to ensure adherence to company standards. Supports Business Unit and Account Teams in the identification of cost savings (margin improvement) opportunities. Engages with suppliers to encourage ongoing supplier innovation and optimization. Regularly assesses suppliers to ensure compliance with quality standards. Supports business leaders in conducting business reviews with key suppliers to evaluate their performance, address any disputes, explore innovative solutions, and identify opportunities for cost improvement. Formulates risk management procedures to mitigate vulnerabilities within the supply chain. Serves as a point of escalation for business leaders in addressing supplier performance issues. Provides mentorship and education to CBRE on cutting-edge outsourcing tools, process and best practice to support our clients. Responsible for identifying key stakeholder…