Hybrid Chief Procurement Officer

at Cushman & Wakefield

• Job title: Chief Procurement Officer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $255,000 - $300,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• CPO leading global procurement transformation emphasizing technology enablement and supplier management. Driving cost reduction initiatives and overseeing project KPIs to enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver a comprehensive global procurement transformation, including the implementation of a new global vendor management system, process modernization, and the development of a high-performing, adaptable team to achieve strategic objectives.
• Continue efforts to build a robust global supplier network. Optimize supplier management functions, and monetize third-party spend through effective negotiations and vendor price discount strategies to enhance EBITDA.
• Design and implement scalable operating models and category management frameworks, ensuring governance, transparency, and dedicated ownership for key spend areas across the organization globally.
• Oversee the creation and tracking of project plans, key performance indicators, and financial and operational reports to monitor progress, enforce accountability, and provide clear status updates to executive leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 15 years of related professional work experience desired
• Master’s degree preferred
• Proven executive experience in procurement or with a track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to modernize functions through technology enablement, process redesign, and team development.
• Expertise in driving organizational change, fostering stakeholder engagement, and ensuring rapid adoption of new processes and systems across global teams.
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external 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.
• Executive Leadership – Ability to drive performance from direct team and overall corporation.
• Strategic Planning – Experience in designing and implementing scalable operating models and category management frameworks, with a focus on governance, transparency, and ownership of key spend areas.
• Deep understanding of financial management within procurement, including spend analytics, reporting, and strategies to optimize EBITDA through vendor negotiations and cost reduction.
• Procurement Infrastructure and Data Governance – Experience and expertise in developing/designing and running all aspects of a Procurement Center of Excellence.
• Experience and expertise in developing a ground-up data warehouse/cube/lake approach to provide the required data to make critical financial decisions and report status to key stakeholders.

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work