Senior Vendor Program Analyst

Alliant Insurance Services; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services is seeking a Governance & Procurement Specialist in Colorado to lead enterprise vendor governance, contract reviews, and due diligence across Legal, IT, and Risk teams. The role centers on enterprise tools, vendor accounts, and proactive governance for non-owner vendors.

You will cultivate direct relationships with key vendor contacts, coordinate collection and renewal of contracts in the M&A space, and ensure adherence to policies while driving procurement

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in procurement, supply chain, or business required.
• 5+ years in procurement, sourcing, or tech project/account management.
• Experience with software licensing and vendor risk assessments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates or modifies policies to govern key enterprise third parties.
• Facilitates engagement with IT, Legal, and business leaders for third parties.
• Builds direct relationships with key individuals at enterprise vendors.
• Manages collection, review, inventory, and renewal of contracts in Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Ensures adherence to department policies and best practices.
• Supports continuous improvement across procurement.
• Educates business teams on due diligence with third parties.
• Performs duties in line with company policies and laws.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Procurement tools

Coupa

Netsuite

Vendor risk assessments

Negotiation

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Business

Tools

Coupa

Netsuite

Job description

SUMMARY

Focuses on direct engagement and relationship management with Enterprise third parties to ensure compliance across Legal, IT, and Risk teams. This role is located in the Legal department and will focus on Enterprise tools, contracts, and account relationships through the lens of compliance and governance. It fills a need for ownership and representation on enterprise vendors that have no sole business owner. It provides a proactive approach of looking at enterprise level services and products based on known business needs without needing to initiate the process through a business partner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates or modifies policies and procedures to establish governance of key Enterprise or High-Critical third parties.
• Executes the facilitation of the existing Enterprise third parties with key stakeholders, such as IT, Legal, and business leaders.
• Creates direct professional relationships with key individuals at the Enterprise third parties.
• Coordinates the collection, review, inventory, and renewal processes for existing contracts within the Mergers and Acquisition space.
• Ensures adherence to department policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives across the procurement organization.
• Supports business teams to educate the third parties on specific due diligence.
• Performs all duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures, and all federal, state and local laws, wherein the Company operates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or Business; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Five (5) or more years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain or technology related project or account management, preferably in the software category or technology domain

SKILLS

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite / Google Workspace; experience with procurement tools (e.g., Coupa, Netsuite) is a plus
• Familiarity with software licensing models, SaaS agreements, and vendor risk assessments
• Familiar with indirect procurement within a mid-to-large sized enterprise
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and communication skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and project management skills
• Skilled at relationship building
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Able to be tactical while pushing for strategic improvements