Workplace Services Procurement Assistant Director

Opportunity

EY’s Global Workplace Procurement Services (WPS) team is responsible for developing strategies and negotiating transactions that support and benefit all member firms with an annual spend of US $450M across our 750+ EY offices and 360,000 people worldwide. The Assistant Director – Regional Workplace Services Leader will lead procurement strategy, sourcing execution, customer engagement, and vendor management across the Workplace Services and Real Estate categories primarily in the United States and other geographies as demand requires.

• End‑to‑end delivery of sourcing projects and category management activities for EY business stakeholders, along with commercial management of key suppliers.
• Act as a trusted business advisor to EY stakeholders, aligning procurement projects with the business pipeline and providing Exceptional Customer Services while delivering both brand and quantitative value.
• Adhere to EY Procurement policy and processes, collaborating with Legal (GCO), Risk Management, and other EY support functions.
• Provide structured management and accurate progress reporting on all projects.
• Build and manage a pipeline of procurement projects in support of category strategy/plan and in collaboration with procurement leaders and global/local stakeholders.
• Lead complex RFPs, including strong commercial contractual negotiations, partnering with stakeholders and shared functions such as GCO, Risk Management, and Vendor Assurance.
• Develop strong relationships with key EY business stakeholders and report procurement progress via regular meetings.
• Continuously deliver procurement and category insights to key stakeholders and educate the procurement process to local EY staff and stakeholders as needed.
• Maintain solid knowledge of key suppliers and the market, using current market intelligence resources and partners to perform the latest research.
• Execute sourcing projects with high quality, in line with procurement policy, within agreed timelines.
• Minimize contractual risks to EY and manage supplier relationships according to EY’s Procurement and Independence policies.
• Achieve value targets while innovatively developing new cost‑reduction strategies to improve negotiating spend via sourcing and demand‑management activities, including spend consolidation and supplier rationalization.
• Collaborate with other EY procurement leads to deliver projects in regions lacking category coverage/support, or when sourcing expertise is required.
• Provide accurate monthly reporting on deals and timely submission of savings forms.

• Demonstrated SME in Workplace or Facilities Management and Real Estate Project procurement.
• Strong team player, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually and independently.
• Excellent communication and networking skills – able to influence senior leaders and a broad range of internal and client‑facing professionals.
• Ability to work in a high‑pace, agile environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities effectively.
• High level of cultural awareness and emotional intelligence.

• Strong procurement expertise and commercial acumen to drive sourcing and demand‑management strategies across a broad array of category services.
• Deep background in Workplace or Facilities Management and Real Estate procurement.
• Proven track record of leading complex procurement activities, including multi‑regional or global projects.
• Ability to align efforts with key stakeholders and influence leaders, possessing a global mindset.
• Experience with Source‑to‑Pay (“S2P”) processes, including managing sourcing projects on ARIBA, and executing online Rfx and e‑Auctions.

• Experience in workplace services, facilities services, or real estate project procurement.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to present to senior stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (recommended but not required).

We’re looking for an experienced, high‑energy individual who embraces change and innovation to ensure that we can continue to deliver world‑class Procurement programs in an ever‑changing…