Procurement Operations Senior Manager Job in Northbrook, Illinois US
Procurement Operations Senior Manager
The Procurement Operations Senior Manager will work very closely with the Senior Vice President and leadership team to establish, enhance and drive seamless procurement operations for the enterprise. The work in the Procurement Operations capability is extremely important as this team provides the underlying foundation, process, practices and tools leveraged by the Sourcing and Procurement Solutions team to deliver the expected benefits. Key areas of focus include but are not limited to: Creation and execution of the overall Procurement Operations Framework. The framework will include/focus on the following sub-elements: Internal Controls ? ensuring processes and practices include proactive and/or preventative controls as compared to reactive disclosures; Integration with other enterprise functions ? ensuring processes and practices dovetail with those of other supporting enterprise functions (Legal, Tax, Risk Management, Compliance, Accounts Payables, etc.) to provide a seamless experience for internal customers and suppliers; Compliance management framework, process and analytics ? partnering with the Data and Analysis team, working to create a set of robust Compliance Management practices and reports allowing SPS and the AOR?s to track performance to specific metrics and targets; Project Management ? providing structure to the SPS Management Operating System focused on a formal way to track progress against the department wide goals. Examples include: sourcing project tracking, project management, savings and value achieved tracking, etc.; Technology and Tools ? supporting efforts to automate the above mentioned processes and areas of focus with the specific goal to fully exploit existing tools/technology where possible. Additional responsibilities include: Support SPS related Merger and Acquisition activity (ex: identifying synergies between newly merged entity?s supplier base and those of Allstate) Support Technology strategy and partner with ATO to define requirements and manage deployment plans; Support build of SPS Capability Framework; Drive alignment for relationships and process with 3rd party organizations delivering support services to SPS sourcing professionals.