Senior Manager, IT Procurement & Vendor Management

American Family Insurance Group • Madison, WI

109d • $111,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Lead a team of procurement and vendor management professionals responsible for developing and executing full lifecycle procurement strategies with a focus on optimizing value, risk, and performance across the IT vendor ecosystem. Will lead and coach the IT procurement team to build and execute robust category strategies, sourcing pipelines, negotiation playbooks, contract management and vendor management best practices. Leveraging strong business acumen, planning and communication skills, this leader will develop strong stakeholder relationships at all levels of the organization and will be adept at leading and influencing cross-functionally to drive business alignment. Will develop and execute strategies to develop talent, enhance engagement, and lead transformational change as we build a leading procurement capability.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Solid communication and influencing skills across varying leadership levels.
• Demonstrated experience driving business results.
• Demonstrated experience in creating meaningful data analysis and metrics to support business needs.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills related to complex vendor matters.
• Extensive knowledge of vendor contracts and commercial/legal terms and conditions.

Nice To Haves

• IT procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by promoting trust, transparency, and inclusion.
• Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support ongoing development.
• Lead with influence and expertise, contributing to division or department leadership team.
• Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values and policies.
• Oversee the development of procurement, category, and supplier strategies to improve spend, performance, and risk according to team priorities.
• Oversee the development of long-term category and supplier strategies that align with goals, achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, establish processes to manage supplier risk and performance, and assure contract compliance.
• Lead development of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports for senior management on important metrics.
• Report progress against plans, vendor performance and market trends.
• Develop relationships with important partners to build business knowledge and support important strategic programs.
• Align team resources and prioritize team activities while promoting category management, vendor management, and strategic sourcing.
• Develop a team by empowering a customer-focused culture of learning and teamwork, establishing performance goals, leading change, and communicating.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits.
• Competitive 401(k) contribution.
• Pension plan.
• Annual incentive.
• 9 paid holidays.
• Paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees).
• Student loan repayment program.
• Paid-family leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees