VP, Sourcing Category Management - Branches & Facilities

If you are motivated and believe in the credit union philosophy of “People Helping People,” join our team!

Duties & Responsibilities

Utilize Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP) Methodology and robust Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) practices and tools to source and manage the assigned spend categories.

Lead, supervise, and develop team members.

Work with internal teams to understand overall requirements and assumptions related to new engagements to ensure the contractual obligations are aligned.

Lead RFP engagements, understand project requirements, evaluate potential bidders, create the RFP package for submission, review supplier submittals, and proactively take steps in the negotiation process to mitigate risk and guarantee supplier performance.

Partner with Business Owners, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), and Legal to establish standards for contract language, supplier negotiations, overall management, and dispute resolution. Ensure all agreements are reviewed, followed by appropriate approval processes, and approved by Legal.

Review new and existing contracts, agreements for assigned categories, and statements of work to achieve optimal terms and pricing as well as mitigate overall risk and ambiguity.

Lead all phases of contracts from initiation, negotiations, maintenance, and regular review, proactively driving performance and cost optimization.

Interpret contractual language, perform risk mitigation, and communicate with internal stakeholders, project and operational support teams.

Develop relationships with Business Owners and engage appropriate stakeholders to achieve maximum benefit for the entire contract portfolio and to become recognized as a strategic business partner and gain a seat at their table.

Work with Business Owners to establish standards for company, product, service, and integration protocols.

Ensure agreements include appropriate warranty periods and performance guarantees. Ensure SLAs are well documented and can be accurately tracked.

Review contractual obligations with internal teams and suppliers to ensure responsibilities are known, documented, and agreed to by both parties.

Ensure documents and agreements are filed appropriately and stakeholders understand scope, risks, termination clauses and performance guarantees.

Lead change requests and serve as point of escalation for contractual ambiguity or disputes. Research contractual terms and provide interpretation of contractual language supporting the dispute. Work directly with suppliers to resolve disputes and elevate to internal management as needed.

Proactively manage all contracts to ensure maintenance of contract term dates, renewal clauses, termination details and non-disclosure agreement dates, issue and escalations with status and resolution dates.

Develop timelines for contractual reviews based on complexity and provide overall status of contract reviews and escalations.

Leverage interpersonal relationship strengths to manage disputes and drive change in supplier behaviors.

Work effectively with cross-functional senior management teams to find opportunities for improved supplier/contract management and drive continuous process improvement.

Experience

Deep purchasing, procurement, supply chain management and strategic sourcing background with 10 years minimum category management experience.

Minimum 10 years of people management experience.

Broad and deep indirect products, goods and services category management experience utilizing SSP methodology, preferably in the Financial Services industry.

Independent thinker, able to adapt and shift paradigms while executing aggressively, handling challenges and ability to work with minimal supervision in cross-cultural and diverse environments.

Practical experience with spend management tools (e.g., Ariba, ZYCUS, Jaegger), spend analysis, supply chain reporting and procurement enterprise resource planning systems and tools (e.g., Workday, Scout, SAP, Oracle).

Demonstrated experience and highly skilled at time management, prioritization, project management, negotiations, risk management, communication, and change management.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, accounting, and 10 years’ sourcing experience required. Master’s degree preferred (MBA, MS, etc.).

Certifications in supply chain, procurement, accounting inventory management, operations management or process improvement highly beneficial (CPA, CFA, CPSM, CPM, PMP, Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, etc.).

SECU provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law.

Disclaimer

State Employees’ Credit Union reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower level based on business need.