Country Procurement Lead

Country Procurement Lead

Job ID

152151

Posted

25-Jan-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Purchasing/Procurement

Location(s)

Brisbane - Queensland - Australia, Sydney - New South Wales - Australia

• AU/NZ Lead for local procurement strategy and new sector growth
• Hard Services & Facilities contracts for Enterprise / Government portfolio
• Hybrid flexibility to work from home

About CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading and largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, servicing over 90% of the world's Fortune 100 companies. Our Global Workplace Solutions division (GWS) is comprised of the best and brightest industry professionals, at the forefront of innovation, with services spanning Facilities & Building Management, Front Of House operations, Energy & Sustainability, and strategic Property Management.

The Role

As the Country Procurement Lead for Pacific, you will create and lead the procurement strategy for the Pacific arm of our well-established portfolio of Enterprise clients - responsible for establishing global strategy at a local level, building out supply chain to accommodate new high-growth business sectors, collaborating in RFPs for new client acquisition, and bolstering our Preferred Supplier Programme.

Reporting into the APAC Head of Procurement, and supported by an offshore "Procurement As A Service" team, you will sit within a wider APAC Procurement team that have won multiple industry CIPS awards for Digital Innovation and Supplier Relationship Management, with a wealth of career development and relocation opportunity and flexibility to work from home.

Vibrant corporate office in Sydney, CBD.

Immediate start is available.

A typical day may involve:

• Providing effective strategic leadership and operational management for all procurement and supply chain activities across the Pacific region.
• Providing procurement expertise to the Bids Team to inform tendering processes for new clients.
• Developing a Pacific Supply Chain Strategy for 2024 in line with global initiatives, company financial objectives and growth and retention strategies.
• Scoping out specialist contractors and evaluating capabilities required for key Federal Government projects.
• Monitoring and measuring delivery and effectiveness of the Supply Chain strategy, spotting challenges and rectifying blocks early-on.
• Working to improve Hard Services operations through effective vendor selection and management.
• Direct leadership of a Procurement Manager - focusing on growing out our Data Centre division.
• Reviewing and analysis of current spend, identifying opportunities for improved service delivery and cost reduction.
• Developing and implementing learning strategies to embed best practices and expertise throughout the division.
• Close collaboration with QHSE, Finance and Commercial Teams.

Requirements

• ESSENTIAL - Australian Citizenship (required for government work).
• ESSENTIAL -Procurement experience at a senior level within a similarly large matrix organisation.
• Excellent supplier management capability.
• Strong commercial acumen, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, and a drive to succeed.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Drivers' License, and ability to travel very occasionally as required.

So, what's in it for you?

• Flexibility to work from home (hybrid).
• Award-winning and highly supportive APAC team
• Access to industry accreditations and training (e.g. MCIPS)
• Industry leaders within innovation, ESG and diversity.
• Access to career development opportunities across the wider business.

People are the foundation upon which our success is built. Our company is diverse and so are the opportunities for professional and career development. Our people are free to expand their skills and knowledge to drive their careers and reach their full potential.

We value flexibility and our people work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing, development, and performance.

We look forward to hearing from you!

CBRE GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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