Director – Data Centers, Client Sourcing/Procurement (REMOTE)

The Divisional Director – Data Centers, Client Sourcing leader within the procurement team exists to drive strategic sourcing excellence across JLL's Data Center portfolio, ensuring that transformation and operational excellence happen through disciplined supplier management, strategic vision, and high-performing teams. This leader will be the critical link between Data Center leadership goals, market intelligence, and client-specific sourcing strategies, delivering sustainable value and best-in-class performance.  This is a role for someone who runs toward complexity, who gets energy from building high-performing teams, who can balance strategic vision with tactical execution, and who understands that supplier relationships and business outcomes are deeply interconnected.

As Data Center Sourcing Leader, you will serve as the strategic sourcing partner to Data Center leadership and clients, while building and leading a world-class sourcing organization. You will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies that incorporate Data Center leadership goals, market intelligence, subject matter expertise, and individual client strategies. Your remit is fourfold:

• Recruit, develop, rotate, and retain top sourcing talent

• Support the career development of key roles through mentoring and visible leadership

• Create high-performing, integrated sourcing teams that are committed to delivering sustainable operational excellence

• Manage and coach Group Sourcing Leads, Team Leads, and Large Account Leaders on their performance progress and developmental goals including analyzing strengths and areas of opportunity for growth into actionable career development plans

• Actively support supply/demand within the sourcing platform by networking, mentoring, and sharing diverse internal and external candidates

• Develop succession plans for all key roles within the organization

• Foster an inclusive and collaborative team culture

• Develop Data Center sourcing strategies that incorporate inputs from Data Center leadership goals, market intelligence, S&P subject matter expertise, and individual client strategies

• Ensure the vision and strategy of the client sourcing plans are implemented and aligned with necessary objectives

• Establish and maintain relationships within Americas' Leadership across all business lines

• Proactively manage suppliers to ensure overall performance expectations are met across the associated accounts

• Provide strategic vision for all S&P aspects of business including best practices and innovation

• Effectively develop and lead complex short-term and longer-term sourcing strategies, effectively manage suppliers and internal networks to deliver best-in-class performance

• Manage the interaction with sourcing teams across Category Management, Solutions Development, Sourcing Enablement, account, and clients to support the sales process

• Take a visible role as the SME on renewals, expansions, and new business through active partnership with Managing/Account Directors, Solutions Development and Business Development

• Proactively prepare for all client renewals – striving for a no-bid renewal

• Participate in client meetings and yellow pad sessions as needed

• Identify risks and opportunities to clients/stakeholders and recommend strategies to achieve company goals while mitigating risk

• Continually manage/assess suppliers through the established supplier performance management program

• Own sourcing compliance and controls across Data Center accounts; identify and develop opportunities for improvement

• Develop and maintain systematic, analytical, and results-based method for savings, monitoring supplier's performance, sourcing effectiveness and communicate these results to the business

• Comply with all JLL and client policies and procedures, including but not limited to ethics and business practice

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university, MBA preferred

• At least 15-20 years of experience working with sourcing and procurement

• Excellent communication skills – oral and written

• Proven track record leading successful teams of leaders

• Demonstrated experience working in a matrix client organization

• Travel: 25% (US based)  

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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