Strategic Labor Sourcing Team Lead

4 weeks ago

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States American Family Insurance Agency Staff Full time

Job Summary

The Lead Vendor Management Advisor is accountable for the strategic labor sourcing life cycle for Tier 1 suppliers, including spend analytics, market & demand analysis, supplier evaluation and selection, negotiations, contracting, supplier risk, performance management, and relationship management in compliance with corporate policies and standards.

You will be responsible for executing a sourcing project portfolio based on established category strategies to enable the business unit to successfully achieve its objectives.

You will serve as the project manager for the entire sourcing event utilizing the expertise of other roles in the organization to deliver results.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and present proposed supplier strategies to business partners and sponsors, obtains approvals and aligns sponsorship and resources needed to move project into active execution.
  • Serve as the primary contact between the company and Tier 1 suppliers, defines strategies to maximize the effectiveness of the relationship, mitigate risk, create enhanced value, assure timely identification and resolution of performance issues and compliance with contract requirements through regular business and executive reviews.
  • Lead the entire sourcing process for Tier 1 suppliers including labor supplier selection (RFx), negotiations, establishing contract terms and conditions, facilitating contract renewals, and execute with excellence by applying project and change management best practices (e.g. scope, deliverables, timeline, communication, risk mitigation) in order to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes aligned with business objectives.
  • Assure compliance with contract approval process and adherence to contract standards.
  • Assist and support stakeholders in contract management from award to completion or termination.
  • Provide reporting to business unit leaders including supplier spend, sourcing project activity, risks, opportunities and results. Executive-level dashboards will include actionable data, performance metrics and supplier scorecards.

Requirements

  • Requires specialized expertise in labor sourcing, procurement, and vendor management specifically managing highly visible, complex, and strategic supplier relationships.
  • Extensive knowledge of strategic sourcing practices including spend analytics, market intelligence, RFx execution, and contract negotiation.
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of vendor management practices including performance management and relationship management techniques.
  • Demonstrated experience leading large, cross functional, complex projects.
  • Extensive knowledge and experience applying contract negotiation techniques.
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of goods and services contract terms.
  • Demonstrated experience relationship building, consulting, guiding strategic business decisions, and using data to solve problems.
  • Demonstrated experience in negotiating with and managing large IT professional services vendors.

Executive Interaction

Proven experience working with senior-level executives, managing substantial vendor relationships, and negotiating complex contracts.

Expertise in sourcing, procurement, and vendor management focused on IT professional services.

Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management: Extensive knowledge of strategic sourcing practices and vendor management techniques.

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health.

We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees).

It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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