Sr. Consultant, Property Vendor Leader

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Work Space: The location of this position is flexible and open to virtual and/or remote based applicants. Individuals located within 35 miles of one of our major offices, will need to adhere to our 3-day hybrid schedule.

Ideal Candidate will have:

• Experience presenting to executive leaders and stakeholders highly preferred
• Contract Negotiation and Ability to Influence highly preferred
• Business line (Commercial, Excess Surplus/Specialty, & Agribusiness Property claims) knowledge preferred
• Working knowledge of 6 Pillars of Vendor Management Life Cycle preferred

What to Expect: This is an individual contributor role, accountable for execution of 6 pillars of the Vendor Management Life Cycle and subcomponents:

• Business Case Development & Prequalification
• Sourcing, Segmentation & On-boarding
• Renewal Management & Performance Management
• Contract Management
• Relationship Management
• Off-Boarding

6 Pillars Execution includes:

• Oversee a vendor portfolio totaling $30M+ in annual spend
• Oversee and manage relationships with other BUs that have overlapping agreements (e.g., PL)
• Oversee and manage the expanded internal stakeholder list from combined CLESS (AVP level and below)
• Accountable for all business outcomes related to vendors -Business case development, vendor selection, renewal and new vendor additions.
• Enterprise and business accountability for all vendor contracts for vertical - contract negotiations and outcomes. Additionally, understand contractual impacts to the broader P&C business.
• Ensure positive vendor performance and mitigation plans for underperforming vendors
• Vendor vertical subject matter expert and acts as the leader present for Town Halls, Conferences, etc.
• Direct flow of work, objectives, strategy and day-to-day tasks of associates reporting up through vendor vertical
• Direct moving parts and represent interest of vertical both internally and externally

Job Description Summary

We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, strong business savvy and contributing to a stellar team environment. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!

As a Senior Consultant, you'll contribute to the strategic vision and serve as a top-level contributor for the most sophisticated business transformation initiatives. You will be responsible for leading major process modeling, analysis and design efforts. You'll provide business performance management, organizational design and business risk management capabilities to drive business results.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as a top consultant on all activities relating to business transformation through the strategic application of people, processes and technology. Participates in complex planning processes across multiple departments or business units. Identifies complexities, dependencies and duplications in the business model.

• Acts as top consultant on activities and functions relating to business process analysis, organizational analysis, needs assessments and cost/benefit analysis to align information technology solutions with business strategies and directions. Consults with functional groups within Nationwide Technology and internal business clients to develop long-term systems plans. 

• Leads organizational process management and consultation between business customers and systems area for development and implementation of business processes and procedures. Responsible for communicating to customers, management and external sources.

• Identifies the critical elements of a business process that needs to be managed and defines criteria of performance success. Selects and applies appropriate performance measurement tools and reports performance in a cohesive manner. 

• Contributes, as a subject matter authority, to the analysis and design of organizational structures, r