• Partner with Enterprise Risk & Return Management and Supplier Management to ensure risk management and supplier performance management practices, ongoing monitoring, and issue resolution, including supplier on-boarding/off-boarding, are incorporated.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers, where appropriate, to maximize value for the company.
• Uphold a competent understanding of contracting and the legal environment to ensure compliance and effectiveness.
• Display competency in procurement technology platforms (e-sourcing, spend analysis, contract management) required to enhance efficiency and optimize processes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing strategies that maximize value for Allstate that are aligned to market conditions and stakeholder’s rationalized requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop clear scopes of work and contract metrics (e.g., KPIs, SLAs) for effective negotiations and related contractual outcomes.
• Develop negotiation strategies with stakeholders and ensure stakeholder alignment, effectively influencing decisions at all levels as required.
• Employ contemporary commercial contracting practices with competency in negotiating favorable contract terms in partnership with Allstate Legal, when deemed appropriate.
• Support the development and execution of enterprise category and/or supplier strategies that align with business product/technology goals and incorporate relevant market intelligence.
• Collect and analyze internal and external category data to support data-driven decision making, translating market research competitive insights into high-quality, high-impact procurement solutions.