Sourcing & Procurement Operations - Assistant Director
Company: Northwestern Mutual
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing.
We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference. In
a company with such a long and storied history, this may be the
most exciting and important time to be a part of Northwestern
Mutual. We care. We make a positive difference in our communities.
Nationally, thousands have benefitted from our support of research
and programs to fight childhood cancer. Each year, our Foundation,
employees and financial representatives donate time, talent and
financial support to causes they're passionate about. Summary:
Leads projects and daily work for all S&P systems, tools,
process standards and efficiencies. - Responsible for creating
formal standard, process and configuration documentation. -
Responsible for defining data and reporting strategy. - - - -
Primary Duties & Responsibilities: Process
- Ability to build strong peer relationships within Sourcing &
Procurement, Product and Engineering and other stakeholders, to
implement procurement best practices, increasing the influence/role
of Sourcing & Procurement within various business teams. -
- Understand procurement best practices to partner with peers in
Sourcing and Procurement to define process and system requirements.
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- Manage projects aligned to the Procurement Operations and
Procurement/Finance Centers of Excellence (COE). Data & Reporting
- Define approach around reporting for the purpose of influencing
business decisions and improving supplier-based ROI.
- Recommend and deploy reporting dashboards to represent NM
supplier spend, demand, supplier utilization, performance, and
risks.
- Define S&P's measurements and reporting surrounding the
function's savings and value contributions. - Leadership
- Manage day-to-day operations of Procurement systems, tools, and
programs. -
- Mentor junior team members on best practices, process changes,
etc. - Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in Business, Information
Systems, Supply Chain Management, Accounting/Finance, Engineering
or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and
work experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of work experience with a specific focus on,
strategic sourcing or procurement, supplier management, finance,
supply chain management, or other related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in leading the development and
management of category plans or sourcing strategies. -
- Proven ability to establish and maintain cross-functional
relationships, influence change with diplomacy.
- Strong customer focus, interpersonal, and communication
skills.
- Excellent research, analytical, problem solving, planning and
organization skills required as well as a high degree of personal
initiative and motivation
- Experience working with systems, reporting tools, dashboards,
etc.
- Previous strategic procurement operations, systems
administration, data, analytics, and reporting experience
preferred. - -
- Direct knowledge and/or training in formal strategic sourcing
and procurement preferred. -
- MBA, MS/ME is a plus. -
- Consulting experience with global management consulting firm a
plus. - #LI-Hybrid Compensation Range: Pay Range - Start:
$90,930.00 Pay Range - End: $168,870.00 Northwestern Mutual pays on
a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary
range for this position will be determined by a number of factors
including the skills, education, training, credentials and
experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the
cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At
Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be
hired at or near the top of the range for their role and
compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances
of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the
posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain
locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the
standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for
additiona l information relating to location-based pay structures.
Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our
client's interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! We
are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or
expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or
status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic
protected by law. If you work or would be working in California,
Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate
location, please click here for information pertaining to
compensation and benefits. FIND YOUR FUTURE We're excited about the
potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your
career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and
commitment to diversity and inclusion. -
- Flexible work schedules
- Concierge service
- Comprehensive benefits
- Employee resource groups PandoLogic. Keywords: Procurement
Technician, Location: MILWAUKEE, WI - 53205 , PL: 592616895
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