Consultant, Supplier Management (*remote consideration)

Date: Feb 5, 2025

Primary Location: Radnor, PA, US

Company: Lincoln Financial

Alternate Locations: Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)

 

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid/Common Days+ : Work 2-3 days a week in a Lincoln office with a designated workspace.

 

Relocation assistance:  is not available for this opportunity.

 

Requisition #: 74190

 

The Role at a Glance

 

We are excited to onboard a Consultant, Supplier Management to our Procurement Strategic Relationship Management (SRM) Center of Excellence. This position would be remote or hybrid remote to Radnor, PA. 
Lincoln’s procurement organization is adding a Consultant, Supplier Management to collaborate with our procurement sourcing teams and work hand in hand with business stakeholders on projects and initiatives to identify, design & deliver value and continuous improvement from our third-party suppliers.  
 

What you'll be doing

 

What you’ll be doing:  

  • Collaborate with procurement sourcing managers and business leaders to build strategic relationships with your ‘book of business’ of key suppliers.  
  • Work with internal stakeholders and other parties to prepare data driven supplier profiles including spend, risk, key contract terms, service level agreements, performance metrics and to conduct regular performance reviews ensuring LFG’s business requirements are being met. 
  • Leverage voice of the business leaders to identify supplier pain-points, challenges, and hurdles; advises and executes on approaches to positively enhance supplier interactions and performance. 
  • Resolves escalated issues with workable win – win solutions through objective review and analysis of the facts and business leader sentiment.   
  • Continuously improve SRM processes and build out a standard playbook including supplier management best practices in supplier segmentation, escalated issue resolution, balanced supplier scorecard development, periodic business reviews and build out of objectives and key results for suppliers. 
  • Document the supplier’s capabilities through desktop research, contract reviews and business partner interactions to build executive presentations and execute strategic and tactical supplier management solutions.  
  • A key player in maturing the supplier oversight function, collaborating with internal stakeholders to build longer term strategic supplier strategies to drive innovation and value from the supplier relationships at Lincoln.    
     

What we’re looking for

 

What we’re looking for  

  • 3- 5 + Years of demonstrated experience in supplier management, procurement, supply chain management    
  • 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)  
  • Strong presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed and logical discussions/presentations. Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills. 
  • Data led approach, proactive, resourceful and solution-oriented mindset with experience in defining problems, collecting data, evaluating trends in information, establishing facts and drawing up valid conclusions and actions plans 
  • Working knowledge of key contract terms and service level agreement principles and drivers 
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining attention to detail 
  • Strong proficiency with Microsoft O365 (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook), data experience with Power BI, data visualization tools a plus. 

 

Application Deadline

 

Applications for this role will be accepted through 3/5/2025, subject to earlier closure due to volume of applicants.

 

 

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future. 

 

What’s in it for you:

  • Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each Lincoln leadership Attribute.

  • Leadership development and virtual training opportunities

  • PTO/parental leave

  • Competitive 401K and employee benefits

  • Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program

  • Tuition assistance program

  • A leadership team that prioritizes your health and well-being; offering a remote work environment and flexible work hybrid situations

  • Effective productivity/technology tools and training

 

The pay range for this position is $69,000 - $124,600 with anticipated pay for new hires between the minimum and midpoint of the range and could vary above and below the listed range as permitted by applicable law. Pay is based on non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, education, location, licensure requirements, proficiency and qualifications required for the role. The base pay is just one component of Lincoln’s total rewards package for employees.  In addition, the role may be eligible for the Annual Incentive Program, which is discretionary and based on the performance of the company, business unit and individual.  Other rewards may include long-term incentives, sales incentives and Lincoln’s standard benefits package.

 

About The Company

Lincoln Financial Group helps people to plan, protect and retire with confidence. As of Dec. 31, 2023, approximately 17 million customers trust our guidance and solutions across four core businesses – annuities, life insurance, group protection and retirement plan services. As of December 31, 2023, the company had $295 billion in end-of-period account balances, net of reinsurance. Headquartered in Radnor, Pa., Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) and its affiliates. Learn more at LincolnFinancial.com.

 

Lincoln is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

 

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Be Aware of Fraudulent Recruiting Activities

If you are interested in a career at Lincoln, we encourage you to review our current openings and apply on our website. Lincoln values the privacy and security of every applicant and urges all applicants to diligently protect their sensitive personal information from scams targeting job seekers. These scams can take many forms including fake employment applications, bogus interviews and falsified offer letters.

Lincoln will not ask applicants to provide their social security numbers, date of birth, bank account information or other sensitive information in job applications. Additionally, our recruiters do not communicate with applicants through free e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or conduct interviews utilizing video chat rooms. We will never ask applicants to provide payment during the hiring process or extend an offer without conducting a phone, live video or in-person interview.  Please contact Lincoln's fraud team at fraudhotline@lfg.com if you encounter a recruiter or see a job opportunity that seems suspicious.

 

Additional Information

This position may be subject to Lincoln’s Political Contribution Policy.  An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to Lincoln the details of certain political contributions. Lincoln may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on Lincoln’s current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.

 

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Lincoln Financial Group are considered property of Lincoln Financial Group and are not subject to payment of agency fees.

 

Lincoln Financial Group (“LFG”) is an Equal Opportunity employer and, as such, is committed in policy and practice to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote, in all job classifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, Veteran status, or genetic information.  Applicants are evaluated on the basis of job qualifications.  If you are a person with a disability that impedes your ability to express your interest for a position through our online application process, or require TTY/TDD assistance, contact us by calling 260-455-2558.

 

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