Strategic Sourcing Manager

Description:

At Resolution Life, we’re proud to have evolved into a global business under the Resolution Life name. For customers, advisers, companies and the industry. We’re making an impact worldwide Resolution Life Group is a global life insurance group focusing on the acquisition and management of in-force life insurance policies. With assets of $31 billion and 1.5 million customers, Resolution Life are providing existing customers with life insurance, super and investments.
Why us? Our platform vision is to be the leading in-force specialist life-insurer in Australasia by 2024, by being customer-obsessed and data-driven. We are one of the first life insurers globally to operate in an entirely Enterprise Agile environment. The strategic priorities of the platform are focused on ensuring the business is future-fit and sustainable, and to grow through bolt-on acquisition of in-force portfolios. We are guided by core behaviours that inform the way Resolution Life team members show up each day and interact with others. The Role The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for the management of supplier relationships with direct responsibility for commercial, contractual and financial outcomes for the supplier relationships and projects. The role will ensure Resolution Life achieves optimal outcomes considering commercial risk, value, service delivery and service quality. Some of the things you will be accountable for include:

• Effectively develop and manage suppliers and/or portfolios on best practice sourcing standards.
• Develop, implement, and manage appropriate strategies and processes to ensure relationships with key suppliers deliver competitive solutions which will meet business objective.
• Identify opportunities, contribute to, support and implement programs which will reduce the operating costs and capital expenditure.
• Develop supplier management plans for particular suppliers, which supports strategies, and provide an effective platform for ongoing management.
• Maintain supplier relationships to ensure compliance with agreed contractual terms and business needs.
• Fulfil the role of senior commercial representative at supplier relationship and governance meetings.

What you bring: You will have the ability to develop, interpret, negotiate, and manage complex contracts and strategic business relationships. You’ll also have:

• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and ability to prioritises their needs to obtain the right outcomes.
• Strong ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
• Strong operational execution experience and demonstrated focus on achieving business operational objectives.
• Strong diagnostics and problem solving capabilities.
• Bachelor degree, MCIPS or CIPS membership is desirable

Critical Skills
At Resolution Life, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analysing data and problem-solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

What Will We Do For You: Our culture underpins our values and guides our decision making. It's also what makes Resolution Life a great place to work. Resolution Life Australasia supports virtual working, and our enduring primary place of work continues to be “virtual” with the physical office and home office used interchangeably. We recognise that our workers can contribute and connect equally regardless of where they are located, and we have seen and experienced the wellbeing and benefits that come from working at home. This means some of us work at home most of the time, in the office most of the time or a balanced mix. Every day is an opportunity to grow – and we hope to offer our people a career, not just a job. The learning and development opportunities we offer include supporting the completion of executive-level short courses, access to leading online learning tools, on the job training, and mentoring by highly experienced business leaders. Join us Before commencing employment in this role you will need to provide two references, full working rights and complete police and credit checks through an online provider. As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at talent@resolutionlife.com.au. Privacy Policy Please refer to our Privacy Policy to learn about how we use the information you give us, alternatively you can view the same information by navigating to the page https://www.resolutionlife.com.au/privacy .