BGIS is currently seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join the team in Tampa, FL.
BGIS is a leading provider of integrated real estate management services, including facilities management, project management, energy & sustainability services, strategic workplace consulting, real estate services and capital planning. Its range of solutions, supported by efficient systems, processes and people, enables it to create and optimize places that work for its clients. The team is dedicated to inspiring better business performance and helping clients focus on their core businesses.
Responsible for ensuring the schedule, budget and details of a given task are well organized and communicate to stakeholders about any changes and or any delays to the project plan.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
For the assigned categories and with guidance and support from Manager: Strategic Category Management Planning & Delivery
- Engages stakeholders to understand business requirements.
- Develops and recommends category plans for Manager review
- Implements category plans
Sourcing Strategy
- Develops and recommends sourcing strategies that maximize value and mitigate risks to the company and its clients.
Manager for review
- Implements sourcing strategy
- Reviews and measures the effectiveness of the strategy
Opportunities Assessment & Implementation
- Leads and performs opportunities assessment activities and drives leverage across all client accounts
- Achieves improvements in operational efficiencies and cost savings as a result
Competitive Bids
- Executes end-to-end competitive bid process for assigned categories
- Negotiates with suppliers to secure optimum cost and maximum value
Supplier Performance Measurement & Management
- Identifies and implements performance metrics to measure supplier performance
- Measures and manages supplier performance
- Responsible for supplier performance for assigned categories and reports on supplier sustainability
Supplier Relationship Management
- Develops and maintains effective relationships with suppliers
Supplier Contractual Agreements
- Negotiates, develops, implements, amends and monitors supplier contractual agreements
Strategic Sourcing Best Practices & Industry Trends
- Maintains in-depth and current category knowledge as well as knowledge of strategic sourcing best practices and industry trends
- Provides category and strategic sourcing subject matter expertise
Vendor Qualification & Set Up Process
- Reviews and approves vendor set up and vendor information changes
Support
- Develops maintains standard templates for strategic sourcing documentations including but not limited to contract agreements, scopes of work, service level agreements, and letters of agreements
- Reviews and approves purchase orders
Special Projects
- Special projects as assigned
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION:
- University graduation or professional certification
JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE: More than two years up to three years
Knowledge & Skills
- Knowledge of strategic sourcing requirements and practices. Maintains current knowledge
- Ability to develop and execute category management strategies and plans
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to develop and execute supplier contract agreements
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
- Computer proficiency in MS Office applications. Ability to quickly learn proprietary databases
- Ability to build and manage relationships with various stakeholders
- Advanced influence, persuasion and negotiation skills
- Emotionally intelligent
- High degree of business ethics and accountability
- High degree of client service orientation
- Integrity
- Positive attitude
- Possesses a team spirit and strong collaboration
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Tenacity to overcome challenges to deliver on commitments
Visit us online at https://www.bgis.com/us/careers/ for more information.
Our company culture includes a robust mix of sound business practices and employee initiatives that promote personal and professional development, work/life balance, health and wellness and community involvement.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We believe every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, or Veteran or military status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law in the relevant jurisdiction. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training.
BGIS is committed to strengthening our diversity through recruiting and retaining minority and women professionals from all backgrounds. Our commitment is consistent with our recognition that it is the outstanding people within BGIS who have always been the source of our strength. We recognize that promoting diversity is an integral component of our continuing quest for organizational excellence.
This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding Equal Employment Opportunity should contact their direct supervisor or the Human Resources Department without fear of retaliation of any kind.
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