If you love making people feel at home, youâ™ll love working at Willow Bridge Property Company. Whether youâ™re just starting your career or joining later in your journey, weâ™re eager to help you find your perfect fit. Willow Bridge is a full-service residential property company with deep roots in the industry. Since our early days as Lincoln Property Company, we set the standard of excellence for multifamily operators and developers. Active in more than 75 markets in the U.S., Willow Bridge oversees over 180,000 apartment units and has $3B in owned assets under management.

Willow Bridge is currently hiring for an experienced Strategic Sourcing Lead. We are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded person who enjoys building relationships with their team and with customers. Does that sound like you? Become part of the Willow Bridge family and grow your career path today.

• Lead cross functional strategic sourcing teams. Key steps include team establishment, RFI/RFP creation and analysis, and supplier presentations and negotiations
• Review, negotiate, create and manage contracts
• Drive Productivity improvements such as spend reduction, inventory reduction, and supplier selection and management
• Maintain positive supplier relationships
• Research spend data and create meaningful reporting to identify trends, performance metrics, and cost reduction opportunities
• Understand business objectives and internal customer technical requirements
• Drive continuous improvement through ongoing performance management
• Serve as a liaison between internal customers and suppliers to ensure customer satisfaction in regards to implementation issues and supplier integration
• Drive adherence to supplier agreements and contracts

• General Business Knowledge and acumen, broad based knowledge of sourcing, procurement, contracting and supplier management process
• Ability to adapt to complex issues where an in depth evaluation of analysis of commercial and technical attributes is required
• Enthusiasm for driving optimum business outcomes and thinking outside the box
• 5 years of related experience required
• Strong customer support focus and team contribution
• Strong written and oral communication; ability to negotiate and persuade others
• Capable of participating and leading cross-functional teams
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office capabilities
• Strong attention to detail and ability to management multiple projects and tasks
• Experience with an ERP system

Benefits

Willow Bridge Property Company offers competitive pay, a benefits package that includes health, dental, vision and 401(k) and opportunities for career development and advancement.