Sourcing Manager

Remote Sourcing Manager Consulting role! Ideally candidate will come out of the real estate and/or construction industry preferred. This role is ideally consulting-to-hire.

As a Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for managing the sourcing process for property, facilities, and engineering goods and services for both operational and capital projects. Your key responsibilities will be to develop bid documents, negotiate contract terms, prepare and present formal presentations, coordinate new vendor on-boarding, and review vendor spend and invoices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop bid documents such as the scope of work, key performance indicators, vendor bid list and comparison summary, project schedule, pricing template, and non-pricing evaluation template.
• Negotiate contract terms, extensions, and bid waivers with vendors.
• Prepare and present formal presentations at periodic meetings with clients to report on sourcing activity.
• Coordinate new vendor on-boarding and due diligence requirements for contracted vendors.
• Review vendor spend and invoices to compare to contracted rates, identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve efficiencies.
• Prepare vendor interview agendas and conduct project-specific and introductory meetings with suppliers.
• Coordinate legal review of approved terms and conditions and act as a liaison between legal and vendors for any required negotiations.
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of contract to approved scope of services and pricing model and coordinate execution of contracts and all other legal documents as required.
• Maintain a platform to include all vendor information including master executed contracts, bid documents, presentations, contract matrices, certificates of insurance for portfolio-wide contracts, diverse vendor reporting, contract boilerplate templates, and pre-qualification templates.
• Assist in resolving vendor issues as required and participate in the vendor performance review process.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Sourcing Manager role within the Real Estate & Property industry
• Solid understanding of Accounting Functions relevant to the real estate industry
• Familiarity with Budget Processes and Buying Processes in a property context
• Excellent Customer Service skills, with a focus on maintaining relationships with vendors and suppliers
• Experience in Facilities Management within a property setting
• Ability to create and maintain Process Documentation for sourcing processes
• Strong Negotiation skills, specifically within the context of supply chain management
• Proven experience in Supply Chain Management within the real estate sector
• Knowledge of Construction processes and contracts
• Experience with drafting and reviewing Contracts related to sourcing and procurement
• Proven track record in Global Sourcing strategies and implementation
• Experience with Proposals - RFPs in a sourcing context
• Solid understanding of the Property market and sourcing needs within it
• Proven experience in Project Coordination, specifically related to sourcing and procurement
• Strong relationships with Suppliers in the property industry
• Solid experience in Vendor Management, including negotiations and contract management