AVP, Sourcing (L10)

Synchrony•Central, IN

About The Position

Role Title: AVP, Sourcing (L10) Organizational Overview: This role is part of Sourcing Team within Source to Pay(S2P) organization in Synchrony. Source to Pay Team provides centralized supplier procurement, contracting, & ongoing management support across all Synchrony Functions delivering those products and services needed to be successful in our daily operations. Role Summary: The AVP Sourcing will execute and carry out the sourcing process, ensure supplier compliance during onboarding and engagement for renewal time periods, review contractual agreements of assigned suppliers, including developing certain sourcing category strategies for Global hubs (US and Asia). In this role, you will manage and mitigate supplier as well as business risks and work closely with the Business leaders and Sourcing Leaders.

Requirements

Minimum of 7 years of experience within Sourcing (including but not limited to category management, contract negotiations, supply chain management, supplier management, and/or logistics) with a proven track record for strong execution and delivering value.
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 7+ years of experience in financial services or insurance (i.e., Supplier Risk Management, Operations, Customer Service, Collections), or in lieu of a degree 9+ years of experience in financial services or insurance (i.e., Supplier Risk Management, Operations, Customer Service, Collections)

Nice To Haves

Experience within Financial Service or Banking Industry
Demonstrated project management skills
Must have proven strong facilitation skills and experience delivering presentations
Must have proven quantitative and analytical skill set
Experience providing outstanding oral and written communication skills at all levels of the organization
High enthusiasm and desire to work in fast paced, ever changing environment
Proven ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple teams/platforms
Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple priorities with little supervision
Experience working with Source to Pay systems (Coupa, Ariba, Oracle, or comparable solution)
Strong PC proficiency (Microsoft Suite including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) or comparable software application

Responsibilities

Regularly meet with business owners across Synchrony lines of businesses (LOBs) and/or Sourcing Leaders to provide guidance and direction to functional teams, with strong process responsibility to develop comprehensive plan to execute while meeting business needs (i.e., examine scope, cost, availability of products/services and market conditions to complete projects).
Expertise on Global Supply markets (US and Asia) in terms of supplier/products/services and local compliance requirement for suppliers.
Drive sourcing initiatives with focus on driving productivity, cost saving benefits and identifying rationalization opportunities.
Leverage professional expertise with Legal and business owners to review and modify contractual terms & conditions.
Oversight of supplier compliance with regulatory and reputational requirements throughout all stages of the sourcing process.
Conduct and assist RFIs/RFPs, market research and identification, qualification and competitive analysis of required products and services.
Utilize Source to Pay and e-Auction tools to leverage competition and drive cost reductions.
Work with Sourcing Team Leader to identify, streamline and support implementation of improvement to Sourcing operating plan as well as the overall Sourcing process
Identify, streamline and drive implementation of sourcing strategies for various categories (majorly Technology, Marketing, and Contingent Labour).
Work with Supplier Management teams and the functional businesses to ensure alignment with strategies, goals, and objectives.
Regularly monitor, track and report on Sourcing projects to ensure adherence to cycle-time performance metrics.
Create PowerPoint/Excel materials for review with senior and executive management teams, as required.
Support updating of all purchasing-related SOPs.
Perform other duties and/or special projects, as assigned.
Utilize the Synchrony AI tool to enhance operational efficiency and drive data-driven decision-making.