At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you’ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
Position Overview:
Do you have a passion for inspiring change while building relationships throughout the organization? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment? Freddie Mac's Enterprise Supply Chain (ESC) is seeking a proven leader to lead our Supplier Risk Management (SRM) Process and Technology function. If you are interested in joining a best-in-class supplier risk management program, then please apply to join Freddie Mac’s growing Enterprise Supply Chain Business Process and Technology Team!
Our Impact:
Enterprise Supply Chain (ESC) unlocks value from our supply network to enable growth, innovation and an outstanding customer experience. We seek to improve customer experience, mitigate third-party risk, and demonstrate our buying power to build, enable, and sustain value for our business partners and suppliers.
The SRM Business Process & Technology team supports various verticals (e.g., Supplier Risk Management, Category Management) within ESC as well as many governance and oversight teams throughout the organization. The team is dedicated to delivering useful insights to our business partners and senior level executives across Freddie Mac. We serve as the continuous improvement function within the department, exploring ways to drive efficiencies and productivity through improvements in people, process, and technology.
Your Impact:
The Supplier Risk Management (SRM) Process & Technology, Sr. Manager will play an integral role in our journey of transforming ESC into a leading Supply Chain organization! Reporting to the Supply Chain Process & Technology Director, you will lead the team to drive efficiencies, reduce waste, and increase value within and across the supplier risk management function ensuring full integration of our end-to-end source-to-pay (S2P) processes. This exciting role is largely project based and will provide you with a breadth of experiences – no day will be same.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the Supplier Risk Management (SRM) Process and Technology team
- Facilitate forums and briefings to gain input and alignment from impacted partners
- Engage with key partners to build and maintain positive relationships and influence across the Enterprise
- Provide recommendations and best practices to drive enhancements to our SRM processes and technologies
- Lead the project management of all SRM change projects
- Support the risk and controls team in the remediation process to close findings and recommendations
- Provide leadership and guidance to the team at the manager and professional levels within the latitude of established company policies
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10+ years project management experience
- At least 2+ years of management and leadership experience
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Effective leadership with key influential skills
- Knowledge of supplier risk and controls
- Knowledge of the Three Lines of Defense
- Strong understanding of project management framework including experience developing Project Plans and Dependency documentation
- Proven experience and ability to meet expectations in a process-oriented environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to interface directly with the client and cross functional project teams to facilitate project delivery on schedule, with minimal oversight, and ensuring controls are met
- Proficient with Microsoft suite of applications; to include Project, Excel and Word
- Experience handling changing priorities, tight deadlines and partner relationships
- Experience working with colleagues at all levels
Keys to Success in this Role:
- Proven leadership focused on developing, inspiring and supporting a strong team
- Executive presence and ability to implement a clear vision, strategy and goals
- Intellectual agility, flexibility and critical thinking skills
- Ability to engage with customers and partners to understand their needs and concerns
- Multi-task and prioritize workload; often times supporting multiple concurrent efforts in various capacities
- Strong business judgment and decision-making skills
- Ability to lead key partners in the understanding and acceptance of practices and approaches
- Ability to facilitate problem solving capabilities, coupled with attention to detail
- Partner and collaborate across teams to build relationships within and outside of the ESC organization
- Stay current on policies, processes and procedures that impact product and Issue delivery process improvements
At Freddie Mac, our inclusive and diverse culture is what powers our work. Collectively, what we share is a passion for more—for making a difference by making home possible for families across the nation. Come as you are and do what you love.
Apply now and learn why there’s #MoreAtFreddieMac!
Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.
Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
CA Applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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Time-type:Full time
FLSA Status:Exempt
Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $146,000 - $218,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.
What We Do
Freddie Mac is serving America’s homebuyers, homeowners and renters by financing the creation and preservation of more affordable homeownership and rental opportunities, providing liquidity, stability and affordability to the housing market. We are Making Home Possible for families across the nation.
