Procurement Lead

Overview

JLL is hiring a Procurement Lead in its Project and Development Services (PDS) team to run sourcing and procurement activities across several sites and cities in India, acting as subject matter expert and advisor to stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Engage with stakeholders within and outside the organization, providing procurement advice and guidance in India and collaborating with procurement colleagues across the regional and global team.
• Develop and execute procurement strategies for the PDS Central Procurement Team in India.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for procurement activities across several sites in different cities.
• Support the India Bravo Adoption, implementation and training of technology initiatives for the distributed PDS teams, including vendor management processes such as registration (Phase 01 and Phase 02) and maintaining a clean sheet on the regional DQE dashboard.
• Work with the PDS cost management team and Central Procurement Team on project procurement, cost management and cost benchmarking.
• Gather, track and maintain the accuracy of relevant information to set targets and identify opportunities for improvement to the category strategy.
• Lead RFPs, perform bid analysis, conduct contract negotiation and prepare recommendations.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders for contract approvals, savings reporting and documentation.
• Identify risks and provide solutions to mitigate them.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, JLL policies, standards, guidelines and procedures.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Support the use of e-procurement applications, systems and methodologies.
• Prepare high-quality papers, presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain procurement governance.

What you'll need

• At least three to six years of practice applying detailed know-how of procurement facets, principles and approaches, including supplier marketplace, key drivers and levers, supply base and balance of power, spend category, and sourcing management and technology.
• Relevant category knowledge and experience.
• Fluency in both written and oral English.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with rapport-building ability.
• Proficiency in all MS applications and procurement systems.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills to analyze numbers and derive the best cost model and solution to meet business requirements and objectives.

Details

• Location: On-site, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 48.