Supplier Manager

About the Role

The Supplier Manager will perform and support supplier engagements for internal customers throughout the supplier lifecycle. This role involves utilizing and guiding stakeholders through established processes and systems that meet best-in-class standards established by Procurement leadership.

Responsibilities

• Source suppliers and run competitive bids with RFPs
• Prepare contract negotiation strategies with all relevant business requirements including cost and TCO modeling
• Manage contract lifecycle management, supplier relationship management, and offboarding or supplier terminations
• Support assigned business units with category of spend strategies that tie into new supplier intake reviews
• Decrease supplier base and cost run rates while aligning business requirements with the supply base
• Demonstrated experience in supplier management, commodity management, and category of spend management with increasing levels of responsibilities across all indirect categories of spend
• Understanding of contracting, contracting elements, fundamentals, and contract negotiations
• Demonstrated experience and abilities to lower overall cost run rates through contracting
• Experience with establishing and maintaining categories of spend strategies
• Intermediate experience with analytical and analysis processes, developing TCO models, pivot tables, and other Excel experience for baseline comparisons of data and analysis
• Experience running RFx's, supplier selection, and managing stakeholders through the entire process
• Experience with project management within the Source to Pay lifecycle
• Experience working with senior leaders and the ability to manage them as stakeholders as well as influence decision making
• Experience with presenting to senior and executive management on analysis of data for decision making
• Demonstrated experience supporting business units with supplier management issues, supplier performance, and supplier relationship issues
• Experience with supplier reduction strategies through acquisitions and mergers
• Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment
• Utilize logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally as appropriate for the needs of the audience
• Incorporate knowledge of shared services industry trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters
• Incorporate knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for detecting, addressing, and preventing fraudulent situations
• Utilize creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas and answers to work-related problems
• Consider the relative risks and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Be a financial steward on how money will be spent, account for expenses compared to budget, and understand potential budget impacts
• Understand motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time
• Incorporate a customer service-oriented function, actively looking for ways to help people
• Knowledge of functions, features, and applications of Microsoft Office; ability to use cross-functional features to enhance overall organizational efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited university in a Business or Finance Related Field
• 3-5 years of experience with supplier management, commodity management, or managing categories of spend
• 3-5 years of experience in the financial services industry
• 3-5 years of experience with sourcing and contract life cycle management systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant work experience as a supplier manager
• 5-8 years with relevant Financial Services Industry experience
• 5-8 years of experience working with sourcing and contract life cycle management systems
• Additional Certifications in Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, or Commodity Management (ASCM, APICS, CPSM, CSMP)

Pay & Schedule

• Salary: $100,000 - $125,000 per year + annual bonus
• Full-time
• Hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office at one of the following locations: Atlanta, GA; La Vista, NE; Oakdale, MN; Scottsdale, AZ; or St. Petersburg, FL
• Not considering remote candidates at this time

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401k
• Paid time away
• Volunteer days
• Additional benefits available (see careers page for details)