Job Description

About the jobIndia Procurement DirectorBegaluru or other location in IndiaFull TimeAbout JLLTo be added.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 India decision makers and stakeholders. Building relationships to ensure India business sourcing needs are met and relevant JLL policies are applied.
• Scope of the role included the JLL business, JLL Technologies (JLLT) and JLL Business Services (JBS).
• 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/regional 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.) \xe2\x80\x93 ensures team infrastructure is in place, 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.
• Creating appropriate organizational model to deliver indirect savings via internal or outsourcing support model.
• 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 the Sourcing Manager(s) and other relevant stakeholders on transition and mobilisation projects.
• Savings - working with Category Managers, Sourcing 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/cluster 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 India businesses on Procurement activity and attending regular UK Finance and COO 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 \xe2\x80\x93 individual as well as team targets
• Projects completed
• Supplier management and development where applicable \xe2\x80\x93 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- C-level
• Strong leadership skills
• Proactive approach to solutioning
• People development
• Ability to analyse financial information, understand the business context and extract key facts to deliver improvement and opportunities
• Problem solver \xe2\x80\x93 ability to identify and resolve issues with speed
• High efficiency - organizational skills
• Advanced negotiation skills
• Advanced 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 \xe2\x80\x93 ability to build trusting relationships.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement legislation, tendering process, contract management and supplier relationship management.
• Previous experience of conducting advanced 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 \xe2\x80\x93 demonstrates commitment to teamwork and creates value not only for themselves but also for others \xe2\x80\x93 focuses on the overall objectives of the team to continuously improve.
• \xe2\x80\x98Hands on\xe2\x80\x99 approach \xe2\x80\x93 leads and executes complex and 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
• Deep understanding of sourcing process and commercial supplier environment
• Sourcing procedures and protocols \xe2\x80\x93 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

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