Director of Sourcing & Supplier Management

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Procurement Opportunity in Financial Services

Director of Sourcing & Supplier Management

Location(s): Atlanta, La Vista, Oakdale, Scottsdale, St. Petersburg

Locations and addresses:

• Atlanta: 2300 Windy Ridge Pkwy SE, Suite 750, Atlanta, GA 30339
• La Vista: 12325 Port Grace Blvd, La Vista, NE 68128
• Oakdale: 7755 3rd St. N, Oakdale, MN 55128
• Scottsdale: 18700 N Hayden Rd, Suite 255, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
• St. Petersburg: 877 Executive Center Dr. W, Suite 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Osaic is not considering remote candidates at this time.

Osaic has returned to the office on a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located at one of our hubs listed above and must be willing to work this schedule.

Role Type: Full-time

Salary: $165,000-$185,000 per year + annual bonus

Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, licensure, experience, and education. Our competitive compensation is part of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, paid time away, volunteer days and more. To view details, visit our careers page:

Provide daily oversight of all supplier engagement processes and systems throughout the supplier lifecycle. This includes supplier sourcing engagement, requests for proposals, supplier selection, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, and supplier termination or offboarding. Demonstrate best-in-class practices in managing supplier relationships, issue resolution, and supplier performance. Manage supplier intake with stakeholders on category spend strategies to ensure alignment with preferred suppliers and overall supplier management strategies.

Ensure supplier engagements have a complete cost of ownership and cost model for stakeholders and decisioning. Ensure supplier contracts align to the business’s requirements.

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university in a Business or Finance Related Field

• Directing the personnel, systems, workflows, standards, and processes for the sourcing to contracting lifecycle
• Managing a team that supports the organization with the sourcing to contracting lifecycle; ensure alignment with strategies and organizational goals
• Ensuring best-in-class Sourcing and Supplier Management standards are implemented, maintained, and adjusted as necessary to achieve goals and strategies
• Provide oversight and direction with contracting, contract negotiations, contracting issues, TCO and cost models to ensure an efficient process and end user experience
• Provide direction and oversight across the organization with best practices including root cause analysis for supplier management issues and challenges including supplier performance
• Establish and maintain stakeholder expectations with business leaders and ensure the team exceeds expectations with delivering services
• Establish and maintain a category of spend strategy and incorporate it throughout the sourcing to contracting lifecycle to reduce supply base and optimize suppliers
• Ensure sourcing and supplier management processes, workflows, and standards are aligned with vendor risk, project management, legal, and technology stakeholder requirements
• Support merger and acquisition activities aligning supplier bases and achieving cost reductions
• Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment
• Utilize logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Communicate effectively, including written communication appropriate for the audience
• Incorporate knowledge of shared services industry trends, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters
• Identify and address fraudulent situations using processes, tools, and techniques
• Utilize creativity to develop new ideas and solutions to problems
• Consider risks and benefits of potential actions to choose the best option
• Be a financial steward, managing spend, budgeting, and expenses
• Understand motivating, developing, and directing people, and identify the best people for the job
• Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships and maintain them over time
• Incorporate a customer service-oriented approach, actively helping others
• Microsoft Office knowledge and ability to leverage cross-functional features to improve efficiency

• 10-15 years of experience leading supplier management, commodity management, or managing categories of spend functions
• 10-15 years of experience leading Supplier Management functions in the financial services industry
• 10-15 years of experience directing sourcing and contract life cycle management systems
• Certifications in Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, or Commodity…