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Job Description Summary
If you're passionate about leading and delivering Procurement Solutions for a company that provides extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Mutual Insurance is a place for you. Nationwide's industry leading workforce embraces a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results.
As the Supplier Relationship Management leader, you’ll be responsible for supporting the company’s global workforce and strategy. You’ll partner across the company to drive transformation, cost savings, and add strategic value. You’ll lead a team of category sourcing/procurement professionals in the establishment and management of new international capabilities, with a strong focus on supplier relationship management.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
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Responsible for the development and implementation of lean process improvement strategies to enhance procurement efficiency.
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Leads the establishment and management of the company’s global facilities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and standards.
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Develops and implements supplier relationship management strategies to enhance collaboration, mitigate risk, and achieve high performance.
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Drives continuous improvement initiatives to optimize procurement operations & analyze procurement data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
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Responsible for monitoring, metrics, and communicating progress of transformation initiatives.
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Provides consultative leadership and expertise on contracts, negotiations and identifies remedies to ensure favorable outcomes.
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Responsible or leading and building a team of high performing procurement professionals; including performance management, salary planning, skill development, hiring and disciplinary actions for directs and indirect reports. Fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Oversee the sourcing, selection, and management of a diverse portfolio of third-party vendors, ensuring high quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to VP, Chief Procurement Officer with two direct reports. Will have accountability and dotted line to Global Capabilities Centers.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate studies in Technology, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related fields are preferred. MBA is a significant plus.
Experience: Ten or more years’ experience in supply chain management, sourcing, purchasing and relationship management. Five or more years’ leadership experience. Proven experience in lean process, continuous improvement, expense reduction methods, procurement software and tools. Demonstrated experience in establishing and managing global facilities.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong leadership, project management and negotiation skills. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Persuasive communication and people skills. Ability to navigate and manage cross-cultural relationships and operations.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences, may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)
Working Conditions: Hybrid to normal office environment. Some travel may be required.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
Benefits
We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
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What We Do
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com.
