Senior Vendor Program Analyst

Alliant Insurance Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services seeks a procurement governance professional focused on enterprise third parties. You will manage relationships across IT, Legal and Risk, driving compliance and contract governance for enterprise tools and vendors.

The role emphasizes ownership of vendor governance for high-critical third parties and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure due diligence and renewal processes are efficient and compliant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in procurement, supply chain management or business.
• At least five years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain or related project/account management experience, preferably in software or tech.

Responsibilities

• Govern governance of enterprise or high-critical third parties with IT, Legal, and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate collection, review, inventory and renewal of contracts in Mergers and Acquisition space.
• Educate business teams on due diligence for third-party engagements.
• Maintain adherence to department policies, procedures and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across procurement organization.
• Perform duties in compliance with all company policies and laws.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Vendor relationship management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

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