Senior Director, Supplier Relationship Management

Join us as a Senior Director, Supplier Relationship Management to take on key responsibilities within a world-class Global Sourcing & Procurement function.

Make your mark in Global Sourcing and Procurement Services (GS&PS)

Our Global Sourcing & Procurement Services (GS&PS) colleagues manage all AIG third party spend, ensuring maximized productivity and quality. Our global team includes Category Strategy, Negotiations and Execution, Transformation, Operations, Productivity, Environmental Sustainability, Supplier Diversity, Analytics, Tools, and Program Governance. GS&PS is committed to providing value to our stakeholders through building trust, providing a best-in-class procurement experience, maximizing profit, minimizing risk, and enabling sustainable growth for AIG.

How you will create an impact

The Supplier Relationship Management leader reports to the Vice President, Global Sourcing and Procurement Services and will be integral in leading the development, deployment, and providing program management of AIG’s key global third-party supply base. This leader will partner and collaborate with AIG’s strategic suppliers and senior leaders in business functions, finance, Audit/Risk, and IT to ensure overall alignment, management of critical risks and robust governance of strategic procurement initiatives driving innovative solutions.

1. Leadership position with global responsibility for establishing and leading a newly formed Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program for AIG’s third party suppliers of goods and services.
2. Develop and execute a global strategy and framework to partner/evolve relationships with strategic suppliers.
3. Integrate SRM program objectives across GS&PS, business stakeholders and global functions, including Finance, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Audit, HR, and Insurance groups.
4. Identification and assessment of compliance risks and innovative opportunities through business reviews.
5. Execute program initiatives including effective routines to mitigate risks and drive results, robust reporting cadences and change management practices.
6. Leverage supplier performance to address potential issues and operational risks ensuring alignment of suppliers with AIG’s evolving business goals.
7. Lead key activities including the coordination and development of Supplier Quarterly Business Reviews, Satisfaction Surveys, Segmentation and Symposiums.
8. Partner with business stakeholders to measure supplier’s contribution, service levels, breaches, and document/monitor plans to remedy and improve performance.
9. Perform supplier audits to actively review and measure policy/contract compliance.
10. Research and identify suppliers based on experience in the market with Technology and Professional Services businesses to adapt to objectives or to streamline costs.
11. Provide strategic leadership with respect to the development, alignment, and execution of SRM objectives to drive change and deliver on transformation gaining competitive advantage and added value to both parties.
12. Prepare Executive Briefings, construct and deliver presentations tailored to targeted audiences including the Executive Leadership team.
13. Provide leadership in a manner that contributes to a culture built on principles of innovation, collaboration, client focus, continuous improvement, and empowerment.
14. Drive market analysis, peer to peer industry benchmarking and networking to build best in class practices.
15. Provide support as needed across the global GS&PS team.

What you’ll need to succeed

1. BA/BS in Supply Chain Management/Business/Finance or related field required.
2. Minimum of 15+ years’ experience in building and leading teams.
3. Extensive industry experience and working knowledge of the technology and professional services categories/supply base.
4. Risk and control stakeholder management.
5. Understanding of cost, risk, and service parameters.
6. Experience managing performance of large/strategic third party suppliers.
7. Cross-functional leadership in an environment of change with a focus on innovation, collaboration, client focus, continuous improvement, and empowerment.
8. Results Oriented, Strong Collaborative Skills, Positive Attitude, High Energy.
9. Comfort/familiarity with constructing presentations, organization communications, and business cases.
10. Strong ability to build relationships and networks with multiple functions and at all levels within the organization.
11. Data driven with strong influencing skills and proven track record aligning stakeholders and team members to project outcomes delivering value.
12. Change leadership, business acumen and strategic thinking in a highly matrixed, complex organization.
13. Effective in managing/influencing global, remote/virtual teams.
14. Serve as a role model by demonstrating a commitment to AIG’s values, high performance standards, workplace diversity and driving results.
15. Travel up to 20% estimated, including international travel.

Ready to drive new innovations? We would love to hear from you.

Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Functional Area: CS - Corporate Services

Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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