Sr. Consultant, Vendor Enablement & S2P

• Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina

• Posting Location: New York, New York

• Posting Location: Tampa, Florida

The Team You Will Join

The Global Procurement Capabilities team is a part of the Global Procurement organization and includes the Source to Pay Governance and Accounts Payable functions. The Source to Pay Governance team has responsibility for governing & optimizing the source to pay process through process design, process excellence, governance & controls, vendor enablement and sustainability. The Source to Pay Governance team is on an exciting transformation journey, and is a critical enabler of overall procurement transformation, aiming for improved stakeholder experience, streamlined processes and enhanced technologies.

The Opportunity

The Sr. Consultant, Vendor Enablement and Source to Pay Governance will be a member of the Source to Pay Governance team. As a part of this function the Sr. Consultant will focus on core vendor enablement programs, while also supporting key initiatives across procurement operations including process design, process excellence and governance & controls.

Vendor enablement includes the following programs:

• Preferred vendor program
• Vendor inclusion & development
• Vendor sustainability

How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

• The Sr. Consultant will support the existing Vendor Inclusion Program and continue championing new & inclusive vendor strategies across the MetLife ecosystem
• The Sr. Consultant will liaise with Global Procurement Leadership, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability functions to develop and execute cohesive vendor sustainability strategies
• The Sr. Consultant will partner with Procurement Partnering to support the design, development, and execution of a Preferred Vendor Program
• The Consultant will partner with Data & Insights to develop & enhance reporting, analytics, and metrics required to support vendor inclusion, vendor sustainability, and preferred vendors.

What You Need to Succeed

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain Management, Operations or a related field (or equivalent professional experience in related fields).
• 5+ years of experience in vendor inclusion & development and sustainability.
• 3+ years of experience in indirect procurement, supply chain management, procurement operations or source to pay governance.
• Familiarity with the end-to-end source to pay process.
• Experience in being a member of globally distributed large-scale procurement teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; adept at using Excel and leading business intelligence tools such as Microsoft PowerBI.
• Proficient communication and negotiation skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiar with procurement software and tools; experience with leading procurement orchestration tools, CLMs and Ariba helpful.

Preferred Skills: