AVP, Category Manager, Technology & Software

Chubb • Jersey City, NJ

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About The Position

This position is responsible for leveraging contract and spend data analytics to
proactively identify sourcing opportunities and drive value across Chubb’s
Technology and Software categories. The role will work closely with internal
stakeholders and Sourcing leadership to lead technology sourcing projects,
support strategic priorities, and deliver on expense reduction initiatives. By
conducting in-depth data analysis, the Category Lead will inform strategic
decision-making, uncover cost-saving opportunities, and provide consultative
support to resolve business challenges.

This role will champion the development and execution of strategic sourcing
strategies with the goal of optimizing spend, mitigating risk, maximizing
savings, and assuring quality and delivery of technology products and services
to Chubb. Success in this position requires strong analytical capabilities,
sound negotiation skills, and extensive experience in strategic sourcing.

Requirements

• strong analytical capabilities
• sound negotiation skills
• extensive experience in strategic sourcing

Responsibilities

• Leverage contract review and detailed spend analytics to proactively identify sourcing opportunities, cost reduction initiatives, and risk mitigation strategies across the Technology and Software categories.
• Direct cross-functional teams through the full strategic sourcing cycle, including vendor identification and selection, price negotiation, and contract “red-lining” in collaboration with Legal counterparts for MSAs, Schedules, SOWs, etc., ensuring contract terms align with business objectives and cost optimization goals.
• Directly manage high-value sourcing engagements of varying spend, risk, and complexity levels in categories such as mainframe technologies, outsourced data center operations, data center technologies (compute, storage, network), end user technologies (laptops, mobile telecom), software and IT service operations.
• Regularly analyze spend data and contract terms to assess savings opportunities, track compliance, and support business case development for sourcing initiatives.
• Agree with business clients on approach and schedule for sourcing projects and related contract negotiations, incorporating data-driven insights into planning and execution.
• Communicate regularly with key business stakeholders regarding project approach, scope, key issues, status, business requirements, and relevant dependencies, using analytics to inform discussions and recommendations.
• Assess and quantify savings opportunities on all engagements, working with clients to achieve optimal outcomes based on spend analysis and contract benchmarking.
• Report on cost reductions, savings, and value delivered, supported by robust spend analytics and contract performance metrics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees