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Food/Category, Engineering/Technical Services, Cleaning/Custodial, Amenity Services, Landscaping/Grounds, MRO, Security, General Facilities and HVAC.\n\nAbility to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex business documents.\n\nAbility to respond effectively to the most sensitive issues.\n\nAbility to write reports, manuals, speeches, and articles using distinctive style.\n\nAbility to make effective and persuasive presentations on complex topics to employees, clients, top management, and/or public groups.\n\nAbility to motivate and negotiate effectively with key employees, top management, and client groups to take desired action.\n\nIn-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles.\n\nAbility to calculate complex figures and forecast and prepare budgets.\n\nConduct financial/business analysis, including the preparation of reports.\n\nAbility to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations.\n\nExpert-level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic solutions for a growing matrix-based multi-industry sales environment.\n\nAbility to make decisions with in-depth understanding and interpretation of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve general results.\n\nTechnology Competencies\n\nAdvanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite.\n\nExperience with e-procurement and contracts management technology platforms.\n\nExperience with standard accounting and/or ERP systems.\n\nKey Success Metrics:\n\n70% plus Win Rate for pursuits worked on throughout the year.\n\n100% Inclusion and/or consideration rate of any Procurement related product into pursuits worked on throughout the year.\n\nApplicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future\nCBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Procurement Solutions Architect position is $160,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Procurement Solutions Architect position is $180,000 annually. The compensation offered to a successful candidate will depend on their skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.Equal Employment Opportunity:CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.\n\nCandidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). CBRE GWS \nCBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.Find out moreAbout CBRE Group, Inc.CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). 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