Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Location(s)

Chicago, Illinois, Jacksonville, Florida

Details

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises. 

Kemper is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst to make an impact at our growing public company.  This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience in support of strategic sourcing projects for insurance operations spend in our corporate Procurement department.
   

Responsibilities

• Provides support for strategic sourcing projects for various spend categories
• Participates in strategic sourcing team meetings and supplier negotiations as needed
• Draft, negotiate and finalize contracts and terms and conditions
• Project management
• Performs comparative analysis of multiple supplier proposals/bids and performs optimization analysis as needed
• Conduct analysis of financials
• Develops Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models
• Prepare and present analysis
• Evaluate risk of application contracting queue and work with applicable internal Kemper parties to mitigate contractual risks
• Develops and reports savings methodologies and calculations
• Develops and documents methodologies and collects data, analyzes and reports on
• Designs, conducts and synthesizes industry and market research to assist in the development of sourcing strategies
• Standardizes existing strategic sourcing tools and processes of data collection, analyses, warehousing, data management, etc. to increase efficiency; adopts and integrates new tools into the strategic sourcing methodology
• Advises Procurement and internal customers on cost effective alternatives
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job
• Assists Procurement leadership with PowerPoint presentations and other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of related experience as an analyst directly supporting multiple strategic sourcing projects
• 3+ years of vendor contracting – including a full understanding of general and standard contract terms and conditions
• Experience negotiating contracts
• Insurance industry experience is a plus.
• Analytical support of category management
• Experience with a CLM (contract lifecycle management software)
• Contracting experience for indirect corporate procurement areas
• Strategic Sourcing methodology and analytical support experience
• Familiarity in E-Sourcing and E-Sourcing tools
• Strong project management skills
• ERP systems experience
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
• Excellent customer service skills
• This position works at a local Kemper office with opportunity to work remote during the year.

The range for this position is $68000 to $113400. When determining candidate offers, we consider experience, skills, education, certifications, and geographic location among other factors. This job is eligible for Kemper benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401k, etc.).

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.  
Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee. 
Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email.  Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates.  If you receive such a message, delete it.  

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