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Manager Procurement Platforms

Job ID

162509

Posted

15-Apr-2024

Service line

Corporate Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Purchasing/Procurement

Location(s)

Warsaw - Mazowieckie - Poland

CBRE Business Services Organisation is a part of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2022 revenue). The company has approximately 115,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. With broader and deeper capabilities than any other company, CBRE is the leading full-service real estate services and investment organization in the world.

Manager, Procurement Platforms

Manager, Procurement Platforms

•Manager for CBRE’s Procure-to-Pay Platform

•Understands Supply Chain, Finance and Field Operations community needs by maintaining a close relationship with stakeholders to comprehend and communicate their needs and participate in validation of the solutions

•Stays current with industry trends and recommends relevant technologies, partnering with key stakeholders to influence the change and develop implementation plan

About the Role:

Procurement Platforms Manager is responsible for implementing, supporting and optimizing CBRE’s Procure-to-Pay platform. This position requires someone who can work independently, is a self-starter, and able to respond in a matrixed, fast-paced environment. The ideal individual must have the ability to multi-task while maintaining full attention to details and priorities and excel at working with high level business stakeholders to understand their strategies and match them with the right solutions.

Procurement Platforms Manager manages the technology implementation and provides ongoing support to CBRE’s Procure-to-Pay platform. During implementation, they coordinate between stakeholders, the project workstream leads, the software provider, and other CBRE functions to ensure that all stakeholder requirements are addressed while staying within the dates defined in the project plan. After implementation, they manage the ongoing operations of the platform, including governance and enhancement requests, roadmap prioritization, supplier management, issue escalation, trainings, and communications.

Excellent time management skills with advanced Microsoft Office skills are required to work in Excel spreadsheets and create PowerPoint decks. Superior customer service experience is needed to interact with suppliers while maintaining a positive image to all CBRE stakeholders at all times.

What You’ll Do:

• Ensure the vision and strategies of the stakeholders are clearly understood and implemented within the product as part of a multi-business line and global implementation

• Interface and coordinate with business lines and cross-functional workstreams to define priority, business needs, and requirements

• Development and prioritization of the project plan and roadmap, which aligns with stakeholder’s vision

• Develops and drives the building of Business Cases for further implementations

• Liaises with Senior Leadership on approval of Business Cases for further implementations

• Understand the P2P market and leading practices within the marketplace

• Develops detailed knowledge and understanding of the business process

• Develops presentation documents supported by in-depth analysis

• Organizes meetings and calls with internal stakeholders for project updates and key design decisions

• Coordinates internal communications

• Tracks and update status of project and execute weekly reports and dashboards

• Manages all business process and system escalations through the proper channel

• Provides additional support to the project team as requested

• Identifies, executes, and monitors continuous improvement initiatives

• Manages the governance process

• Manages priority tracking of enhancements & prioritizes roadmap with cross-functional team

• Partners with strategic partners on enhancement request and priority tracking

• Creates and delivers Quick Reference Guides

• Creates and maintain templates/programs

• Escalation point for Coupa issues/questions

• Provides monthly metrics to key stakeholders and executives

• Tests, builds, and rolls-out new functionality

• Tracks all initiatives against success metrics

What You’ll Need:

• Ability to work productively and influence change within a large, complex organization

• Understanding of procurement and finance processes

• Ability to work with minimal direction

• Comprehensive understanding of external factors that impact the business

• Proven project management, financial analysis and problem-solving skills

• Proven ability to lead and execute business decisions across an organization

• High attention to detail, and accuracy, within a high-volume work environment

• Enthusiasm and drive to succeed

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Passion to provide great service to internal customers

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Sciences or related field from four-year College and/or University.

• Minimum three years of experience and/or training.

• Skills / experience in Coupa implementations is a plus.

• Strong proficiency in various computer applications, MS Office Power Point, Word, Excel, Others is a plus.

Company benefits and perks:

• Stable employment conditions

Work based on employment contract in the international company with stable position on the labour market

• Career advancement program

A chance to learn from the Best by attending internal courses and taking part in international programs that will enable you to travel as well as experience how we work in different places in the world. Additionally, we offer a career coach advisory.

• Workplace Culture

Support from our side in terms of working from home as well as comfortable office with chillout room, entertainment room, creative labs and beautiful terrace are making our office a place you want to be. We are well located nearby Wilanowska metro station.

• Wellbeing actions

Environment where we care about your wellbeing by health and leisure initiatives (sport interest groups)

• Making a Change in the Word surrounding you

Occasion to make an impact by taking part in our initiatives (CSR, ECO friendly approach)

• Attractive package of benefits

Private medical healthcare, life insurance, multisport card and MORE

• International Environment

Experience growing in multilingual community where diversity is cherished

Please include the following statement in your application: " I agree to the processing of personal data provided in this document for realizing the recruitment process pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018 (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000) and in agreement with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)"

DISCLAIMER

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)