Sourcing Manager, Corporate Sourcing and Procurement

Equitable•Syracuse, NY

10d•$59,000 - $80,000

About The Position

At Equitable, our power is in our people. We're individuals from different cultures and backgrounds. Those differences make us stronger as a team and a force for good in our communities. Here, you'll work with dynamic individuals, build your skills, and unleash new ways of working and thinking. Are you ready to join an organization that will help unlock your potential? Corporate Sourcing and Procurement (CSP) team partners with business areas, as trusted advisors and business facilitators, to provide procurement sourcing strategies and expertise, to manage vendor risk and optimize third party spend. CSP is at the forefront of major company initiatives with primary responsibility for negotiations (in partnership with a gainshare provider), vendor risk assessments, contracting, and ongoing vendor management of the organization’s third-party vendor contracts. Using contemporary technology platforms, CSP partners with business area vendor managers to manage risk while providing the best value for the negotiated price. CSP is focused on mindset, approach and tools to drive increased value through effective risk management, spend optimization and speed to market. The CSP Sourcing Manager is an experienced professional with proven ability to drive value, working effectively toward outcomes through effective collaboration with outside procurement partners, business area owners, and other stakeholders. The role is responsible for an assigned portfolio of strategic initiatives, with a deep understanding of the value drivers in the source-to-pay process. We are looking for a candidate with experience sourcing technology and services in the Financial industry, who is collaborative, exhibits excellent project management skills, and is comfortable working in a lean organization with competing priorities.

Requirements

3+ years of corporate sourcing and procurement experience
Demonstrated understanding of business operational processes, including source-to-pay processes
Ability to lead projects, manage timelines, and influence others with a focus on business value and outcomes
Ability to effectively facilitate meetings and communicate results and next steps to stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Critical thinker with ability to analyze problems and data to drive timely results
Knowledge of business risk, vendor risk and overall controls mindset
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Curious about learning new ways to optimize third-party spend, investigating contracts and other related data to help identify opportunities for optimizing spend.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned third-party vendor initiatives with a focus on spend optimization through partnership with gainshare vendors, by leveraging strong working relationships with business area owners, other Sourcing Managers and other key stakeholders.
Implement and demonstrate project management discipline to plan, execute and communicate project approach, priorities, status and risk assessment to drive to key outcomes effectively and timely.
Ensure proper execution of assigned projects, monitoring services provided, updating stakeholders and project management tools.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with the broader CSP team and with all stakeholders across the company.
Assist with other source-to-pay critical initiatives as assigned, leveraging working knowledge of business processes, risk, analysis and controls.
Matters are driven by business priorities and may relate to sourcing, vendor risk assessments, procurement operations or accounts payable process or technology.

Benefits

For eligible employees, Equitable provides a full range of benefits. This includes medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off.
Equitable Pay and Benefits: Equitable Total Rewards Program

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