Procurement Manager

1 month ago

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States CBRE Full time
Job Title: Procurement Manager

At CBRE, we are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Manager to join our team. As a Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of employees responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and managing service providers for outsourced services.

This role is part of the Procurement function, responsible for sourcing and purchasing goods, services, or raw materials from vendors and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide formal supervision to employees, monitor the training and development of staff, conduct performance evaluations and coaching, and oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
  • Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities, establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff.
  • Work with business stakeholders, operational shared services team members, and sponsors to develop, coordinate, and execute strategy at local and regional levels.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain contracts and other business documents in support of the purchase of goods and services.
  • Review the process of contract terminations, expirations, extensions, and renewals, and inform peers and corporate management staff of changes or results.
  • Manage supplier and contractor certification process, conduct periodic visits to supplier work locations to review vendor performance.
  • Mentor and educate on contemporary outsourcing practices and the value of applying them.
  • Analyze account-wide facility management services spend, suppliers, operations, and statement of works to identify opportunities for value creation.
  • Assist with creating RTFs, selecting solutions, and negotiating, prepare and maintain contracts with national and regional service providers, and ensure contracts adhere to company standards.
  • Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values, influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement, and deal with sensitive issues.
  • Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
  • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience, or a combination of experience and education.
  • C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility preferred.
  • Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred.
  • Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
  • Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
  • In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products, examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
  • Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
  • Advanced math skills, ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations:

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at

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