Senior Category Manager, Real Estate, Procurement - Clearwater, United States - Lincare Holdings

Description

• Leads and empowers team of Lease Procurement real estate professionals
  • Provides coaching, leadership, andstrategic direction in alignment with the Head of Procurement
• Builds comprehensive plan for Real Estate category that optimizes Lincare's portfolio and manages risk whilemeeting business objectives
• Leverages best practices real estate procurement strategies and tactics to ensure Lincare's portfolio is marketcompetitive and meets business and compliance requirements
• Actively engages internal stakeholders and key suppliers alike while utilizing a formal governance processthat includes performance assessment scorecards and periodic business reviews
• Determines sourcing strategy and conducts lease negotiations accordingly while utilizing Lincare templates,processes, and workflows
• Manages third-party vendors/landlords engaged in operating and maintaining properties
• Provides key insights and recommendations to Field regarding critical leases and ensures yearly savings targetsare obtained by proactively negotiating renewals
• Communicates with the field and Lincare HQ from the field on leases, repairs, renewals, rent rates, questionsabout landlords, etc.
• Works with Enterprise Services Procurement to engage, deploy, and assess preferred enterprise services categoryproviders that will include location security, office supplies, janitorial, shredding, beverage providers
• Ensures centers and their needs are maintained in compliance with minimum Lincare audit, compliance, health safety standards, client, federal, state, and local requirements
• Maintains employee work schedules, trainings, vacations and paid time off
  • manage absenteeism andovertime scheduling

• Bachelor'sDegreeRequired
• Master's Degree or MBA Preferred

• 10+ years experience in real estate leasing, contract management, supply chainmanagement, finance, business administration, or analyticsRequired
• 3-5 years of management experience Required
• RFP/RFI experience including eProcurement software and processes Preferred

• Solid knowledge of category management principles and best practices
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
• Attention to detail and dedication to continuous improvement
• Proven time management, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated negotiation skills
• Interact and communicate well, and negotiate successfully with internal and external
  stakeholders
• Previous experience managing large lease portfolios and/or multiple sites
• Required to be proactive, adaptable, and responsive
• Strong organizational and management skills
• Business acumen including financial management and planning and able to manage within budgetconstraints
• Skilled at analyzing data/problems and developing effective response actions
• Foster productive relationships with suppliers to achieve market competitive pricing,
  improved services, innovation, and strong performance overall
• Related experience within healthcare industry a bonus
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, to include Teams