Manager, Commodity

Synchrony Global Services Philippines, Inc.; Manila; Presencial; PHP 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Synchrony Global Services Philippines, Inc. is seeking a Sourcing Manager to execute sourcing processes, onboard suppliers, and review contracts while developing category strategies for PH and US hubs. The role requires managing supplier risk and aligning with business leaders to mitigate risks and maximize value.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive cost reductions, ensure regulatory compliance, and leverage S2P tools for competitive sourcing across multiple categories.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years in financial services or insurance (Supplier Risk Management, Operations, Customer Service, Collections)

Responsabilidades

• Regularly meet with business owners across Synchrony lines of businesses to provide guidance and direction to functional teams.
• Drive sourcing initiatives focusing on productivity, cost savings and rationalization opportunities.
• Review contractual terms with Legal and business owners and ensure supplier compliance throughout all stages of sourcing.
• Conduct RFIs/RFPs, market research, supplier qualification and competitive analysis.
• Utilize Source to Pay and e-Auction tools to leverage competition and drive cost reductions.

Conocimientos

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Risk management

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Tableau

SAS

Coupa

Ariba

Oracle

Descripción del empleo

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Sourcing Manager will execute and carry out the sourcing process, ensure supplier compliance during on-boarding and engagement for renewal time periods, review contractual agreements of assigned suppliers, including developing certain sourcing category strategies for PH and US hubs. In this role, you will manage and mitigate supplier as well as business risks and work closely with the business leaders and as needed with the Category Managers to do so.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Regularly meet with business owners across Synchrony lines of businesses (LOBs) and/or VP Category Leaders to provide guidance and direction to functional teams, with strong process responsibility to develop comprehensive plan to execute while meeting business needs (i.e., examine scope, cost, availability of products/services and market conditions to complete projects).
• Expertise on PH and US markets more specifically with the local markets in terms of supplier/products/services and local compliance requirement for suppliers
• Drive sourcing initiatives with focus on driving productivity, cost saving benefits and identifying rationalization opportunities.
• Leverage professional expertise with Legal and business owners to review and modify contractual terms & conditions.
• Oversight of supplier compliance with regulatory and reputational requirements throughout all stages of the sourcing process.
• Conduct RFIs/RFPs, market research and identification, qualification and competitive analysis of required products, services, and financials.
• Utilize Source to Pay and e-Auction tools to leverage competition and drive cost reductions.

• Identify, streamline and drive implementation of sourcing strategies for various categories.
• Work with Supplier Management teams to ensure alignment with Source to Pay strategies, goals, and objectives.
• Regularly monitor, track and report on Sourcing projects to ensure adherence to cycle-time performance metrics.
• Create PowerPoint/Excel materials for review with senior and executive management teams, as required.
• Support updating of all purchasing-related SOPs.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects, as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3 years of experience in financial services or insurance (i.e., Supplier Risk Management, Operations, Customer Service, Collections)

• Minimum of 5 years of experience within Sourcing (including but not limited to category management, contract negotiations, supply chain management, supplier management, and/or logistics) with a proven track record for strong execution

For internal applicants:

• Must be in current role for at least 12 months
• Must not be on active CAP (formal/Final Formal)

Desired Characteristics:

• Demonstrated project management skills
• Must have proven strong facilitation skills and experience delivering presentations
• Must have proven quantitative and analytical skill set
• Experience providing outstanding oral and written communication skills at all levels of the organization
• High enthusiasm and desire to work in fast paced, ever changing environment
• Proven ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple teams/platforms
• Ability to work independently and effectively manage multiple priorities with little supervision
• Experience working with reporting and analytics systems (Tableau, SAS, or comparable software)
• Experience working with Source to Pay systems (Coupa, Ariba, Oracle, or comparable solution)
• Strong PC proficiency (Microsoft Suite including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) or comparable software application

Grade/Level: 09

Job Family Group:

Sourcing