Allstate Insurance Company Looking for Sr. Lead- IT Sourcing at India Full Time

Location: IN

Company: Allstate Insurance Company

Job Description

The Sourcing Team Leader is a key role developing and managing sourcing strategies for one or more complex spend categories.

The Sourcing Team Leader is aligned to various categories. In this role, you will be part of the centralized enterprise/global procurement team, supporting the Sourcing Directors for your respective categories.

This is a team Manager role with team delivery accountability. This role has visibility to senior leadership within Allstate.

As an Associate Manager you will have a dual responsibility for supporting end to end sourcing execution and operations and develop a high performing sourcing and procurement operations team and driving sourcing metrices for the team. You will develop sourcing strategies and lead and support sourcing events to drive down the total cost of ownership, with a focus on quality, cost, delivery, risk, sustainability and diversity. You will have strong relationship-building and influential skills to gain support from business stakeholders, including senior leadership, to achieve an understanding of and commitment to sourcing strategies and optimized contracts. You will be responsible for working with internal procurement teams and key business leaders to identify business requirements and develop sourcing strategies.

Job Responsibilities

Lead, mentor and develop a high performing sourcing and operations management team.

Drive metrics, Monthly review, standard processes for the team.

Generate and implement efficient sourcing and negotiation strategies.

Define and manage evaluation criteria and stakeholder management routines.

Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency.

Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes.

Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers.

Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques.

Discover and partner with trustworthy suppliers.

Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in business, operations or supply chain required, MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.

A minimum of 10+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing management or strategic procurement.

5+ years of proven experience of Procurement team management and complete ownership of delivery and operations.

Six Sigma, CPSM, or related Certificate desired.

Proven work experience as a sourcing manager or procurement manager.

Familiarity with sourcing and supplier management and relevant software.

Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement.

Strong project management and leadership skills.

Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships.

Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data.

Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions.

Shift Timing

3 pm to 12 am IST