Workplace Experience Manager

About the Role:
As a CBRE Workplace Experience Senior Manager, you will supervise employees and third parties that support several experience services. Examples of services include Hospitality, Reception, Meeting & Event Management, and administrative office duties.

This job is part of the Workplace Experience function. They are responsible for providing world-class customer service to the clients and visitors of a designated building.

What You'll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees across EMEA and APAC. Monitor the training and
• development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks and cross-train staff.
• Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed. Lead team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• Build and maintain a trusted client relationship. Negotiate with clients, partners, and associates to resolve conflicting priorities.
• Ensure support provided by the team is efficient and consistent. Oversee and execute process improvement efforts on a regular basis. Develop and action strategic solutions via client request approval.
• Execute technological and training needs for Workplace Experience teams and clients. Always follow safety standards with employees, clients, and vendors.
• Maintain vendor relationships. Approve negotiations for contract services. Manage budgets, manage PO creation and approvals, inventory, and data and analytics to improve operational processes.
• Greets employees and announces clients and visitors. Issues visitor passes. Receives and transfers incoming calls to appropriate parties.
• Provides coordination and support for the delivery of workplace services like Reception, Switchboard, and Room Management. A/V Support, Meeting and event management and coordination. Loading Bay, Supply ordering, Equipment Care, etc.
• Maintains awareness of the workspace. Work closely with other vendors to maintain and safe and comfortable environment
• Processes supplies orders in alignment with client inventory processes and systems
• Responds to client requests and feedback with accurate and detailed information according to specific instances.
• Collects, sorts and distributes mail from delivery locations to a central mail room as well as designated desk areas on-site.
• Follows security and emergency procedures as defined for the property. Responds to emergencies in a calm, efficient manner. Acquires appropriate assistance and makes appropriate notifications by operating procedures.
• Deliver the Service Business Continuity plan and conduct required client and team feedback surveys.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Build and develop materials that align with client and CBRE guidelines. Maintain the integrity of data input and other digital tools associated with service deliverables.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broad impacts across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You'll Need:

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and the department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Google Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset

Why CBRE
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure
We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process