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Osaic · 8 hours ago

Supplier Manager

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $125K/yr

3+ years exp

Osaic is a company in the financial services sector seeking a Supplier Manager to perform and support supplier engagements throughout the supplier lifecycle. The role involves sourcing suppliers, managing competitive bids, preparing negotiation strategies, and supporting business units with spend strategies and supplier management issues.

Business DevelopmentFinancial ServicesWealth Management

Responsibilities

Demonstrated experience in supplier management, commodity management, category of spend management with increasing levels of responsibilities across all indirect categories of spend

Understanding of contracting, contracting elements, fundamentals, and contract negotiations. Demonstrated experience and abilities to lower overall cost run rates through contracting

Experience with establishing and maintaining categories of spend strategies

Intermediate experience with analytical and analysis processes, developing TCO models, pivot tables, and other excel experience for baseline comparisons of data and analysis

Experience running RFx’s, supplier selection, and managing stakeholders through the entire process

Experience with project management, demonstrated project management skills within the Source to Pay lifecycle

Experience working with senior leaders and the ability to manage them as stakeholders as well as influence decision making

Experience with presenting to senior and executive management on analysis of data for decision making

Demonstrated experience supporting business units with supplier management issues, supplier performance, and supplier relationship issues

Experience with supplier reduction strategies through acquisitions and mergers

Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment

Utilize logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Communicate to others to convey information effectively as well as communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience

Incorporate your knowledge of shared services industry trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations and trendsetters

Incorporate your knowledge of and ability to utilize processes, tools, and techniques for detecting, addressing and preventing fraudulent situations

Utilize your creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems

Consider the relative risks and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Be a financial steward on how money will be spent to get the work done, account for expenses compared to budget and potential budget impacts

Understands motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job

Utilize your ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time

Incorporate a customer service-oriented function, actively looking for ways to help people

Knowledge of functions, features and applications of Microsoft Office; ability to use the cross-functional features of its applications to enhance overall organizational efficiency

Qualification

Supplier managementContract negotiationCategory of spend managementFinancial services experienceAnalytical skillsSourcingContract lifecycle managementProject managementRelationship managementCustomer service orientationMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication skillsCreative problem solving

Required

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

3-5 years of experience with supplier management, commodity management, or managing categories of spend

3-5 years of experience in the financial services industry

3-5 years of experience with sourcing and contract life cycle management systems

Demonstrated experience in supplier management, commodity management, category of spend management with increasing levels of responsibilities across all indirect categories of spend

Understanding of contracting, contracting elements, fundamentals, and contract negotiations. Demonstrated experience and abilities to lower overall cost run rates through contracting

Experience with establishing and maintaining categories of spend strategies

Intermediate experience with analytical and analysis processes, developing TCO models, pivot tables, and other excel experience for baseline comparisons of data and analysis

Experience running RFx's, supplier selection, and managing stakeholders through the entire process