Pay Philosophy
The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.

Description
This position will offer a hybrid work structure out of either our Boston MA or Portsmouth NH office, 2 days in office, 3 days from home.

• Develop relationships and work with key business partners to understand strategic direction, supply requirements and corporate business objectives and priorities.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to conduct opportunity identification and prioritization.
• Develop and execute multi -year category planning process to develop opportunity pipelines.
• Identify and prioritize sourcing initiatives within the categories through Category planning process for annual plan.
• Develop category/ sourcing strategies and lead/coordinate negotiation for a variety of assigned product and service areas. Build reputation as a subject matter expert for assigned product and service areas.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the development of sourcing strategies. Steps in the process include:
  • internal assessments of Company current and future needs, assessments of market trends and supply base
  • understanding of supplier economics, agreement on optimal relationship between Company and prospective suppliers
  • assessment of total cost of ownership and opportunities to leverage changes in process, systems and products to lower that cost,
  • working closely with the stakeholders to establish and execute the sourcing strategy, which will include development and implementation of communication strategies for key stakeholders on overall process
  • develop TCO reduction strategy into a business case, obtain stakeholder consensus and create execution plan.
• Drive early engagement of Procurement organization drive expanded scope of influence and increase spend under management. Proactively manage supplier performance through disciplined and collaborative feedback channels.
• Provide guidance on monitoring supplier performance against contractual terms and conditions, assess supplier financial health and develop risk mitigation plans for critical and preferred suppliers.
• Drive and measure annual productivity improvements in the category through establishment of key performance metrics and tracking of results.

• Manages at least USD $200-400M
• Category Complexity: Medium/High Telecom, Network, and Contact Center
• Effectively manage several projects and associated resources to generate at least 5-10% in cost benefit annually
• Bachelors degree (preferably in Business) or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years' experience in related field
• Deep understanding of assigned categories (Telecom, Network and Contact Center), supply markets, suppliers and products such as AT&T, Verizon, Twilio, etc.
• Experience interacting with and defending positions with stakeholders and senior management
• Effectively influences, collaborates, and partners with business leaders to drive results
• Develops solutions to complex problems
• Regularly uses ingenuity and innovation to develop solutions that are consistent with organization objectives
• Very strong analytic and negotiation skills
• Experience in MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Bachelors degree (preferably in Business) or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years' experience in related field
• Deep understanding of assigned categories Telecom, Network and Contact Center, supply markets, suppliers and products preferred
• Understanding of Six Sigma and Project Management methodologies
• Experience interacting with and defending positions with stakeholders and senior management
• Effectively influences, collaborates, and partners with business leaders to drive results
• Develops solutions to complex problems
• Regularly uses ingenuity and innovation to develop solutions that are consistent with organization objectives
• Very strong analytic and negotiation skills
• Superior communications, interpersonal and presentation skills with strong influencing and persuasive abilities
• Expertise in MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of online sourcing tools (ideally Ariba) and SharePoint

• California
• San Francisco
• Los Angeles
• Philadelphia