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JLL lists this Director – Data Centers, Client Sourcing/Procurement (REMOTE) opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
What this job involves:
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.
What this job involves:
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:
Develop and lead high-performing sourcing teams.
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
Execute sourcing strategies with excellence.
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
Grows the Business.
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
Achieves Financial/Compliance Results.
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
Develops and Leads High Performing Teams
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
Execute with Excellence
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
Grows the Business
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
Achieves Financial/Compliance Results
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
Required Qualfications:
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)
Locations:
Chicago, IL hybrid (preferred)
Open to other US locations (remote options)
Competencies
Collaborative and influential leader – persuasive and instills confidence among stakeholders; significant gravitas to have impact and respect among peer group throughout Work Dynamics
Collaborative approach – works effectively across a complex matrix organization with a team and firm-first orientation; teams with constituents who vary in approach and style to achieve results
Company and Industry Knowledge – demonstrated understanding of JLL Work Dynamics, the real estate industry, competitive landscape, and specific industries as applicable
Influential Communication and Presentation Skills – ability to persuasively engage internal and client stakeholders via formal and informal conversations/presentations to achieve industry goals
Leadership – engage and inspire proactive collaboration within and outside of S&P organization, build talent, communicate effectively, and build relationships; inspire trust, adapt, and learn
Client Centric – ability to lead with a focus on client needs to create and deliver on solutions expectations by every measure and are valuable to the client and JLL
Negotiation Skills – ability to bridge differences to deliver win-win agreements by understanding our value, positions, and points of flexibility
Transformational leadership – leads change with energy and resilience to propel the business forward; has the courage to make difficult decisions and take calculated risks; adjusts style to accommodate individuals and the various phases of growth
Strategic and critical thinking – exhibits strong levels of insight and has a reputation as a forward thinker
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Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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