Global Vendor Strategy & Performance Lead

What this job involves

The Global Vendor Strategy & Performance Manager plays a critical role in overseeing third-party vendors supporting accommodations furniture and move-related work for JLL. This positionis responsible forvendor relationship optimization ensuring contract compliance implementing performance evaluation frameworks and driving continuous improvement initiatives across global operations.Youllserve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external vendors managing performance metrics coordinating improvement plans and ensuring service delivery excellence across the organizations vendor network.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Collecting and analyzing monthly vendor performance reports based on mutually agreed criteria with stakeholdersincluding clientsleadership and generating comprehensive reporting for leadership teams

• Developing andmaintainingvendor performance evaluation frameworks scorecards and monitoring systems to ensure consistent assessment across global operations

• Conducting regular vendor performance reviews and coordinating performance improvement plans and corrective actions when service standards are not met

• Managing vendor onboarding and offboarding processes whileoptimizingongoing relationships to maximize value compliance and service quality

• Ensuringtimelycommunication of contract changes new vendor additions and pricing updates to delivery teams across global operations

• Serving as the escalation point for delivery teamsencounteringvendor service issues coordinating swiftresolutionand implementing corrective actions

• Supporting stakeholder involvement in contract negotiations vendor selection processes and cost management optimization strategies

Required Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in vendor management or supplier relationship management

• Proventrack recordoverseeing third-party vendor programs in accommodations furniture and/or move management sectors

• Strongexpertisein vendor relationship management including performance evaluation contract compliance and escalation resolution processes

• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing performance evaluation systems for global or multi-site vendor networks

• Advanced understanding of quality assurance standards cost management principles and continuous improvement methodologies

• Strong analytical abilities to assess performance trends andidentifyoptimization opportunities using quantitative and qualitative data

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills for coordinating with internal teams and external vendor partners

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a matrixed international corporate environment with cross-functional teams

• Background supporting contract negotiation processes and vendor selection activities

• Familiarity with conducting detailed contract compliance monitoring and managing documentation such as certificates of insurance and regulatory compliance requirements

• Knowledge of workplace services corporate real estate or facilities management operations

• Experience implementing vendor quality standards and monitoring processes that drive measurable service improvements

• Proficiencywith vendor management systems performance tracking tools and reporting platforms

• Project management certification (PMP PRINCE2) or supply chain/procurement credentials (CPSM CSCMP)