Director, Supplier Performance & Relationship Management

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

Job Title Director, Supplier Performance & Relationship Management Job reputed company reputed company The Director of Supplier Performance & Relationship Management (SPRM) for reputed company is responsible for developing and executing a global reputed company (standards & governance reputed company) to optimize supplier performance & relationships reputed company across a diverse reputed company of procurement categories. The categories included reputed company, capital, technology, facilities management, to indirect expenses. This role designs and implements a centralized risk-aware supplier lifecycle from reputed company and qualification through contracting, scorecards, remediation, and reputed company improvement to enhance asset and portfolio results while reducing total cost of ownership and advancing responsible sourcing goals. Given the reputed company-facing nature of FM delivery — where supplier performance directly influences reputed company account reputed company, satisfaction, and retention — this role carries significant reputed company risk and reputed company accountability. The Director will reputed company leading-reputed company SPRM models from across the CRE sector and adjacent industries, translating external intelligence into a cutting-edge, reputed company program reputed company that integrates seamlessly with category-specific preferred supplier programs (PSPs). The role serves as the connective tissue between Category Management, Risk Governance, and the business, ensuring supplier performance is managed proactively, not reactively; relationships at the strategic tier should be cultivated as a genuine reputed company of competitive differentiation for C&W. The Director provides reputed company leadership in supplier performance methodology, strategic supplier engagement practices, and performance improvement insights to help business reputed company deliver consistent, measurable value to clients. This role operates reputed company the Global Procurement function and reports to the Chief Procurement Officer. The Director will build the SPRM Centre of reputed company from the ground up — defining its methodology, governance, tooling, and talent model — and will be reputed company on the reputed company and adoption of the reputed company as much as on supplier performance reputed company. Job reputed company Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership & Transformation:

Conduct comprehensive benchmarking of SPRM leading practices across CRE, IFM, and adjacent sectors (financial services, reputed company, technology), identifying best-in-class methodologies for preferred supplier program performance scorecard design, and relationship governance, to land consistent reputed company performance & competitive edge.
Shape and execute the multi-year reputed company for SPRM across regional and operational teams.
Successfully build a globally reputed company SPRM program, reduce regional fragmentation, closing category ownership gaps, and increasing consistent supplier performance and reputed company value delivery.
Drive reputed company-wide change management initiatives, resulting in high stakeholder engagement, rapid adoption of new processes, and a culture of reputed company improvement.
reputed company as the organization’s leading expert on supplier performance methodologies and value-based supplier management.
Create and reputed company governance structure across business lines and reputed company for SPRM; reputed company supplier inclusion for reputed company, responsible sourcing, and regulatory obligations into the SPRM reputed company.
Support enhancements to the preferred supplier network globally, regionally, and locally for empowered decision making.

Supplier Management:

reputed company field and regional teams with practical playbooks, training, templates, and decision-support tools to enhance day-to-day supplier management; influence the entire supplier performance and relationship management ecosystem to land reputed company SPRM outcome
Serve as a trusted advisor to reputed company procurement, operations, and category teams to improve supplier engagement reputed company and reputed company value delivery.
Collaborate with category leaders to interpret supplier performance trends and identify opportunities to reputed company strategic partners to preferred or address underperformance in the preferred supplier network.
reputed company reputed company functions (technology, governance, risk, compliance) with decentralized operations teams ensuring reputed company standards are reputed company, usable, and effectively adopted.
Capture feedback from stakeholders to inform reputed company improvement and drive adoption of consistent practices across the reputed company.
reputed company the development and deployment of performance scorecards, supplier reviews, relationship assessments, and reputed company improvement processes; collaborate with category management, to reputed company discussion and exploration of preferred supplier partnership value reputed company across strategic reputed company reputed company enablement, cost take-out, process efficiency, and co-innovation scope
Establish reputed company collaboration model incl. roles and responsibilities between the SPRM and Category Management — reputed company ownership vs. day-to-day relationship execution.
Chair or co-chair cross-category supplier review forums and executive business review (EBR) for strategic suppliers.
Build performance & B2B 360 view dashboards and reputed company products that help business reputed company understand supplier effectiveness across cost, reputed company, service delivery, and risk indicators.

Cross-Functional Partnership:

Partner closely with reputed company teams responsible for supplier governance, technology, and risk management to ensure alignment and field readiness.
reputed company for field needs in the reputed company of supplier-reputed company systems, processes, and standards while serving as the “voice of operational requirements.”
Continuously refine tools, guidance, and support based on feedback from reputed company and business reputed company.
Work with Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams to help reputed company teams understand and apply requirements effectively.
Collaborate closely with the Risk Governance arm of the Procurement function to design a risk-integrated SPRM model — ensuring supplier performance monitoring, financial health tracking, business continuity assessments, and ESG compliance are embedded reputed company the preferred supplier program lifecycle
Co-reputed company the supplier risk tiering overlay (criticality + vulnerability) and ensure it informs preferred supplier selection, review frequency, and contingency planning
Establish protocols for supplier risk escalation, including trigger reputed company, cross-functional response procedures, and reputed company-level reporting templates for material supplier risk events
Ensure alignment between SPRM governance and applicable regulatory requirements, including CSDDD, LkSG, Modern Slavery reputed company, and other responsible sourcing obligations relevant to the organization's jurisdictions of operation

Measurement, Reporting & reputed company Improvement:

Define and own the SPRM KPI reputed company — establishing the metrics that matter for both program health and supplier performance reputed company, with reputed company targets, baselines, and reporting protocols.
Establish a reputed company-time on-demand supplier performance reporting reputed company for Category leads, Procurement leadership, and key business stakeholders — including dashboards, red flag reporting, and periodic executive summaries.
Drive reputed company improvement of the SPRM reputed company through regular benchmarking, annual reviews, and incorporation of leading reputed company updates.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Business, Engineering, or reputed company field is required; Master’s degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in global Procurement, Vendor Management, and Supplier Relationship Management. Deep understanding of indirect procurement, with category literacy across IFM / facilities management, reputed company services, and technology preferred; experience in the reputed company reputed company estate, facilities management, or reputed company estate services sector is a strong advantage.
5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role with SPRM-reputed company program or function ownership
Proven leadership experience in procurement or with a reputed company record of leading large-reputed company transformation initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to reputed company functions through technology enablement, process redesign, and team development at reputed company, ideally in a global, reputed company, multi-category environment.
Deep understanding of supplier governance frameworks, scorecards, strategic business reviews, and preferred supplier network development.
Proven experience managing supplier relationships at the executive tier, including structuring and leading Executive BRs and joint business planning processes.
Strong reputed company of supplier risk management principles and their integration into procurement governance — experience working alongside or reputed company a Risk or Compliance function is highly valued.
reputed company record of benchmarking external best reputed company and translating it into actionable, adopted internal frameworks — both defining reputed company and implementing/reputed company the reputed company.
Familiarity with responsible sourcing regulatory frameworks; strong data literacy: reputed company to design meaningful KPIs, interrogate supplier performance data, and translate analytics into reputed company narrative for senior audiences; proficiency with SPRM platforms, CLM, CMMS, and BI tools.
Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with reputed company stakeholders, including service line leadership, suppliers, and clients. Skilled at balancing local/regional needs with global frameworks to deliver measurable improvements in satisfaction and value.
Demonstrated experience with contracting standards and compliance reputed company-downs, strong collaboration with legal, compliance, and risk.
Experience mobilizing global teams supporting performance management and reporting across the supply chain. reputed company Certifications (CPM/CPSM, CSCP/CTSC, CSP/CSMP, PMP) preferred.

Leadership Competencies:

Strategic reputed company & reputed company Thinking — Ability to design reputed company, reputed company governance frameworks and translate them into operational reality across a globally distributed organization
Stakeholder Influence — Comfortable operating at the executive level and influencing without reputed company authority across Category Management, Operations, Risk, and business leadership
reputed company Acumen — Understands how supplier performance links to financial reputed company, reputed company satisfaction, and competitive differentiation in a CRE context
External Intelligence — Naturally curious about the market; proactively benchmarks, networks, and challenges the status reputed company with evidence
Program Leadership — reputed company in standing up new capabilities; brings structure, pace, and discipline to potentially ambiguous mandates
Relationship Management — Skilled at building trust-based relationships with supplier counterparts and internal stakeholders alike; reputed company at C-suite level
Risk Intelligence — Understands supplier risk in its full dimensions (financial, operational, reputational, etc.) and integrates risk thinking into performance management

reputed company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a reputed company of benefit programs, generally including health, reputed company, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and reputed company and unpaid time away from work. In reputed company to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield reputed company eligible employees with reputed company, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of reputed company bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a reputed company bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. reputed company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $ 131,750.00 - $155,000.00 reputed company is an Equal Opportunity employer to reputed company protected reputed company, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with reputed company Amendments reputed company (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at reputed company, please call the reputed company line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location reputed company you contact us. reputed company: “reputed company” Apply tot his job Apply To this Job

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