CBRE Looking for For Pooling – Process Excellence Manager (Flexible Location) at Maharashtra Full Time

Posted 13-jan-2022 areas of interest project management, purchasing/procurement location(s) mumbai – maharashtra – india, petaling jaya – selangor – malaysia, shanghai – shanghai – china, taipei – taipei – taiwan (province of china) job summary
This role reports to the director of regional procurement for a financial services clientThe successful candidate will be responsible for the implementation of client and cbre processes, procedures, and technologies within the country teams for both principal and managing agent spendThe candidate with work with the director of regional procurement to provide active support in countries for spend that does not fall under category management, but requires regional involvement such as tenders that are greater than $50k.
Key responsibilities
Procurement excellence

Responsible to build and execute and effective strategy to enable procurement excellence in countries using tools, policies and procedures already established
Responsible for driving consistent us of technology in countries (value track, zycus, my supplier, irisk, etc.)
Design and provide training to local teams as required for best procurement practices
Ensure robust performance management systems are implemented and mi is used to inform of supplier’s performance
Manage value track process and first line approver of vetting savings initiatives
Manage and report on the health of the supply base using mysupplier and other systems
Manage the regional supply portfolio in asia from a tactical and strategic sourcing perspective according to contracts expiring ensuring there is an annual sourcing and savings plan
Support countries on tactical sourcing initiatives
Build close alignment with the client and internal/external stakeholders in country
Drive monthly golden source updates for managing agent spend and assist in identifying opportunities
Support fm teams with any principal supplier escalation issues
Adhere to compliance policies and procedures and ensure compliance across the region to policies and procedures
Identify risks and apply risk minimizing techniques
Leverage all resources available to deliver the best value to the client (technology, global teams, platform sourcing, etc.)
Take on other responsibilities as required

Compliance

Identify risks and apply risk minimizing controls and techniques
Adhere to all account and cbre compliance policies and procedures
Work with compliance analyst to identify compliance gaps in the team and develop appropriate trainings.
Creates process maps as required for understanding within countries

Project management

Responsibilities for assigned projects include managing and maintaining the project plans, assist in business requirement review, assembling cross functional teams, managing scope, and actively manage costs, quality and risk
Creates and manages project plans; monitors and reviews project progress and timelines; adjusts schedules and plans as needed; identifies and resolves issues to ensure project(s) success.
Manages day-to-day execution of project implementations, documentations and status updates for the project(s).

World class customer satisfaction

Develop engagement opportunities between client, internal stakeholders and suppliers
Produce relevant industry & supplier strategic insights to leadership
Execution focus with a commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and customer service
Understanding of compliance and risk and ability to define mitigating strategies
Work with client’s supply chain management and supply partner management team as required for certain categories of spend

Talent

Must be a self-starter
Participate actively in the regional sourcing team dedicated to the client.
Continue to develop via talent coach.
Work closely with compliance analyst and data analyst.

Safety

Promote and support safety programs and culture
Engage in the reduction of total recordable incident rate (trir)

Qualification to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorilyThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability requiredReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education & training bachelor degree and experience working in procurement preferably in a client facing modelMinimum of five years of related experience and/or training.
Communication skills strong written and verbal communication skillsStrong organizational and analytical skillsAbility to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to internal and external stakeholdersAbility to effectively present informationAbility to provide persuasive arguments and negotiate with suppliers.
Financial knowledge requires an understanding of financial terms and principlesAbility to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and commissionsMust be able to analyze commercial results and make a recommendation.
Reasoning ability ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documentsAbility to solve problems involving a variety of options in complex situations and provide solutions where necessaryRequires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
Training & contracting experience in working closely with stakeholders in many locations and training them on the policies, procedures, and technology tools with regards to how it will help them in their rolesExperience in strategic sourcing and contracting for services is essential.
Other skills and/or abilities intermediate experience with microsoft office suite & tableauData analytics to tell a story with diagrams, charts and pptMust have a strong command of the english language and excel in the areas of spelling, grammar and punctuationKnowledge and experience with cbre systems such as zycus, irisk and mysupplier.
Willing to work on apac hours the role is flexible in location, meaning this has been opened in other countries simultaneously particularly in china, malaysia, india, and philippinesWork location will depend on the home country of the identified candidateAmenable to work onsite depending on business needs (hybrid arrangement) cbre gws cbre global workplace solutions (gws) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performanceOur account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutionsEach client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry`s most robust platformCbre gws delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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