Senior Category Manager, Real Estate, Procurement

Company: Lincare Holdings
Location: Clearwater
Posted on: May 8, 2024

Job Description:

Job Description

The employee is responsible for managing Lincare's 800+ location portfolio of leased commercial, flex, and warehousebuildings across the United States. The employee provides supervisory leadership for the Lease Procurement Team(Lease Specialists and Administrators) as directed by the Head of Procurement. The lease management scopeincludes lease renewals, relocations, consolidations, and terminations as needed.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• 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 schedulingQualifications
      
      Education
      • Bachelor'sDegreeRequired
      • Master's Degree or MBA PreferredWork Experience
        • 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 PreferredKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities
          • 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

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