Preferred Supplier Manager
CBRE GWS -
New Cairo, CairoPosted 4 years ago80Applicants for1 open position
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Key Responsibilities:
- Establish a wider Preferred Supplier Programme, by running tenders, negotiations, develop rate cards as well as working with the Supply Chain managers to identify the right supply partners and implementing Preferred Supplier Agreements with selected vendors.
- Deploy preferred supply chain for countries in region to deliver business and financial objectives.
- Lead the negotiation and development of supplier contracts that meet the company’s goals and objectives and are recognized for delivering best value and high-quality service delivery to CBRE and its customers.
- Work collaboratively with the business and the supply partners to drive value for both parties, resulting in lower costs, reduced risk, greater efficiency, better quality and innovation
- Manage Key Supplier relationships throughout negotiation, implementation and conduct systematic joint value-discovery efforts
- Design and implement Supplier events to enhance and embed our relationship driven Approach.
- Develop learning and development intervention for the business managers to understand and adopt best practice to ensure our relationship driven approach is consistent across the region.
- Develop the governance, policy and process of the SRM framework, ensuring efficiency and compliance with CBRE policies.
- Acting as ambassador for SRM, interfacing cross-functionally with other functions to ensure uptake, compliance, understanding and efficiency SRM tools and processes.
- Develop and implement communication mechanisms within the region to ensure that stakeholders are informed and engaged in the delivery of procurement strategies.
- Participate in new business bid process, providing procurement expertise to the bid teams to enable CBRE to tender competitively.
- Manage transitions of new customer accounts, to meet the commercial and operational objectives, including ownership of supplier onboarding and contract negotiations.
- Supports the operations team with the role out of self-perform option in country.
- Champion and support all technology platforms that interface with the Supply Chain
- Solutions team – to include but not limited too; CBRE mySUPPLIER, Zycus & ValueTrack.
- Engage, support and collaborate with the wider EMEA Preferred Supplier SCS team Network.
- Develop contractual arrangements with preferred suppliers that are recognized for delivering best value and high-quality service delivery to CBRE and its customers.
- Input to business planning activities with horizons of typically 1 to 4 years
- Act as a point of escalation for supplier issues – performance and commercial
Job Requirements
Education
- Hold business management or related degree (or equivalent)
- CIPS or country equivalent
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting
- Strong negotiation skills, strong contractual and commercial competence
Knowledge
- Experience of the FM market and in-depth knowledge of the FM supply chain
- Supply chain principles, procedures, and methods
- Supplier performance improvement tools & techniques
Experience
- The ability to work with and influence a broad range of stakeholders and supplier staff at senior levels
- Able to plan and manage multiple work programmes effectively
- 8+ years with a minimum of 3 years in Saudi Arabia experience
Aptitude
- A passion for delivering tangible and measurable results
- A collaborative approach with the ability to maximize the short-term position while building long term productive relationships
