Job Description : IT Category Management Senior Consultant
Located in St. Louis, MO - Hybrid in office 3 days per week
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the Client States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. Client by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At , it's AllTogetherPossible . Join us.
Job Requirements:
• Individual must have 7-9 years experiences in all facets of IT Procurement, including all commodities of IT such as Software, Hardware & Services.
• Must proficient in identifying and working with all stakeholders to define requirements and strategies around renewals and new deal opportunities.
• Serve as the main Point of Contact (POC) to the LOB/Functional Partners for procurement related issues.
• Must be able to take project requirements and ideate on sourcing strategies for coordination with internal sourcing team.
• Collaborate with Internal business partners to develop and implement sourcing strategies for key spend category(s). Identify and prioritize sourcing projects within spend area scope for annual category strategy plan.
• Oversee and drive for successful outcomes.
• Provides leadership, development and coaching for indirect staff.
• Effective at building relationships with individual contributors and leadership.
• Works with other Category Management team associates to determine needs for
• Best Practices & Benchmarking to improve unit performance based on facts.
• Benchmarking (e.g., across industry benchmarks, best practices, etc.).
• Market Analysis (e.g., what are others doing in same categories, etc.).
• Environmental Scanning. Keeps abreast of market intelligence in categories assigned and incorporates into work plans as appropriate.
• Familiarity with Third Party Risk Management and Vendor Management preferred.
• Familiarity with various aspects of Artificial Intelligence