Liberty Mutual Insurance · 6 hours ago
Senior Manager, Category Strategy, Technology Labor
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $225K/yr
10+ years expLiberty Mutual Insurance is seeking an experienced Senior Manager for Category Strategy in Technology Labor. The role involves developing and advancing supplier spend management strategies to support business objectives, driving cost savings, and improving service quality through effective stakeholder collaboration.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
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. Steps in the process include: + internal assessments of company current and future needs assessments of market trends and supply base understanding of supplier economics + agreement on optimal relationship between company and prospective suppliers assessment of total cost of ownership and opportunities to leverage changes in process, systems, and products to lower that cost + collaborating closely with stakeholders to establish and execute the sourcing strategy, which will include development and implementation of communication strategies for key stakeholders on overall process, timing, and end products + developing TCO reduction strategy into a business case, obtain stakeholder buy in and create execution plan
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
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 is part of managing this tech category
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits
Workplace flexibility
Professional development opportunities
Opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups
Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Liberty Mutual Insurance provides a broad range of insurance products and services.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (14)
2023 (5)
2022 (8)
2021 (12)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$886.84M2025-09-17Debt Financing· $886.84M
Leadership Team
Julie Haase
EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Joann Gomez
Division Vice President, Risk Management - West Zone
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