Exterior Services Procurement Consultant Job ID 205043 Posted 04-Feb-2025 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Purchasing/Procurement Location(s) Atlanta - Georgia - United States of America, Charlotte - North Carolina - United States of America, Dallas - Texas - United States of America, Madison - Wisconsin - United States of America, Philadelphia - Pennsylvania - United States of America, Phoenix - Arizona - United States of America, Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania - United States of America, Salt Lake City - Utah - United States of America, Tampa - Florida - United States of America **About the Role:** The Exterior Program Manager will be focused on the exterior program (Landscaping and Snow), from initial pre-season planning, performance management during the season and post-season wrap-up. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent project management skills and an understanding of exterior scheduled services and enhancement proposals. **Duties to Include:** + Develop, plan, and put in place complex procurement strategies and roadmap based on business goals. Present results of reports to Sr management, along with their relative impacts on the business. + Partner with Finance to outline potential value, risk, and ROI for proposed initiatives and track as needed. + Assist with the development of policies and procedures, playbooks, and other organizational materials on landscaping and snow removal supplier management. + Run projects within the procurement space, as needed. Act as subject matter expert on compliance with public contracts regulations and legislative requirements during project delivery. + Serve as an urgent and high-level point of contact for the business and its leaders. + Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives. + Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function. + Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function. + Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipate potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view. + Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies. + Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals. + Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence. + Supporting Procurement with the development of a strategy to develop a rationalized and more strategic supplier base of landscaping and snow service providers + Account level management of our strategic supplier partnerships with landscaping and snow service providers - working with strategic suppliers to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to improve the quality of our landscaping and snow programs, supplier performance management + Being an SME for landscaping and snow services - being able to provide input on SOW’s, helping direct improvements that may be needed at a programmatic level, supporting RFP’s with subject matter expertise + Support the Operations team specific to the Exterior Services program and help coordinate activities between Procurement, Operations, and the client Responsibilities will include partnering closely with the Operations team (Regional Operations Managers, Operations Managers, Exterior Services Managers and Exterior Services Coordinators in each region) to provide needed support, including + help communicate strategies and coordinate initiatives that will advance the program + foster alignment with the operational needs of the account + help drive the quality outcomes required at each property + driving process improvement plans that may be needed with both strategic suppliers and (working with ESM’s) non-strategic supplier **What You’ll Need:** + Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. C.P.M., C.P.S.M. or N.A.C.M. certifications or eligibility, preferred. + Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business. + Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information. + Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions. + In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. + Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset. + Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). **NOTE:** Some, but not all, of our positions may have an additional requirement to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing. If you have questions about the requirement(s) for this position, please inform your Recruiter. CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)