Manager - Global Sourcing

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance.  We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture.  As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.

At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing 

Location:  New York City 

Job Description 

Key Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Position him/herself as a trusted business advisor in which he/she influences budget owner executives to reflect project and operational savings in their business unit’s budgets 

• Analyze historical spend and extract potential sourcing opportunities for the business(es) 

• Research key categories of software and hardware spend across the marketplace to find competitive, leading solution providers 

• Develop working relationships with key stakeholders to proactively define their requirements, develop the strategic sourcing strategy, define, prepare, and negotiate complex software acquisition agreements for AXIS business and various IT categories (hosting, SaaS, On-Premise, A/I), take ownership through the contracting process and determine requirements for ongoing vendor management 

• Oversees competitive RFXs and manages the development of negotiation strategy; manages or conducts the competitive negotiation process as needed 

• Proactively manage all major software renewals and purchases, aligned with key business strategies to reduce overall software BAU spend.    

• Support the e-procurement, contract management, and vendor enablement process by ensuring new vendors have been properly on-boarded including creating and maintaining vendor records 

• Monitor vendor risk and performance using AXIS’s Vendor Performance and Risk Assessment for new acquisitions and material ongoing vendor relationships 

• Monitor category reporting to identify post-facto purchases and partner with Business Units to educate and raise awareness of appropriate process for purchasing needed goods/services 

• Proven experience and ability to implement and manage vendor performance programs 

• Drive innovation into the way AXIS purchases key software solutions, including Agile development, intellectual property-driven project accelerators, offshore development models, and outcome-based fee structures 

Required Qualifications, Skills & Experience:  

• Four-year college degree in a business-related discipline; MBA preferred 

• Minimum of 5-7