Senior Manager, Category Strategy, Technology Labor in Cornholme

This position is primarily remote. Candidates who live within 50 miles of Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Seattle, WA; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, OH; or Plano, TX will follow a hybrid schedule, coming into the office two days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships and work with key business partners to understand strategic direction, supply requirements and corporate business objectives and priorities.
• Work collaboratively with Functional Area and Business Group partners to conduct opportunity identification and prioritization.
• Develop and execute multi-year category planning process to develop opportunity pipelines.
• Identify and prioritize sourcing initiatives within the categories through Category planning process for annual plan.
• Develop category/sourcing strategies and lead/coordinate negotiation for a variety of assigned product and service areas.
• Build reputation as a subject matter expert for assigned product and service areas.
• Lead/participate in cross-functional teams in the development of sourcing strategies.
• Drive early engagement of procurement organization; drive expanded scope of influence and increase spend under management.
• Proactively manage supplier performance through disciplined and collaborative feedback channels.
• Provide guidance on monitoring supplier performance against contractual terms and conditions, assess supplier financial health, and develop risk mitigation plans for critical and preferred suppliers.
• Drive and measure annual productivity improvements in the category through establishment of key performance metrics and tracking of results.

Responsibility Oversight

• Manages at least USD $200-$400M Category Complexity: Medium/High Global Enterprise Strategic Software Licensing.
• Manage several projects and associated resources to generate at least 5-10% in cost benefit annually.
• Manages software rationalization program and optimizing licensing as part of managing this tech category.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of assigned categories, supply markets, suppliers, and products preferred.
• Understanding of Six Sigma and Project Management methodologies.
• Experience interacting with and defending positions with stakeholders and senior management.
• Effectively influences, collaborates, and partners with business leaders to drive results.
• Experience developing solutions to complex problems along with strong analytic and negotiation skills.
• Regularly uses ingenuity and innovation to develop solutions that are consistent with organization objectives.
• Expertise in MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Superior communications, interpersonal and presentation skills with strong influencing and persuasive abilities.
• Working knowledge of online sourcing tools (ideally Ariba), SharePoint and Connect.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Business) or equivalent experience; at least 10 years’ experience in related field.

About Us

At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve. We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being.

Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.