Position Summary

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Job Responsibilities:

• Lead Category Strategy Development: Develop and execute sourcing strategies for all subcategories within IT and NonIT ensuring alignment with the broader business goals and objectives of Ryan Specialty.
• Strategic Sourcing: Competitively source through engagement of strategic suppliers (i.e. RFx) and application of industry knowledge. Ensure all sourcing projects have clear objectives including financial and operational benefits aligned with business stakeholders.
• Team Support & Development: Guide and mentor a highperforming sourcing team setting clear goals providing development opportunities and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to understand business needs and create tailored sourcing strategies that deliver value across the firm.
• Category Leadership Support: Lead the development and execution of strategic category plans identifying opportunities for cost savings risk mitigation and process optimization within the subcategories.
• Savings Identification & Tracking: Accountable for driving annual savings within the sourcing function. Includes the identification of savings opportunities & valuation and ongoing monitoring / reporting of saving initiatives (e.g. by vendor / category).
• Negotiation & Contract Management: Support negotiations to ensure favorable contract terms that meet business requirements and assist with the execution of complex agreements and SLAs.
• Drive Innovation: Contribute to sourcing initiatives that drive innovation cost savings and operational efficiency in line with the firms broader business strategies.
• Risk & Compliance Management: Partner with these teams to ensure sourcing strategies and supplier relationships align with the firms compliance requirements and risk management frameworks.
• Continuous Improvement: Support continuous improvement efforts evaluating sourcing processes performance metrics and benchmarks to optimize sourcing outcomes.
• Performance Motivation: Assist in identifying training needs and growth opportunities within the team ensuring the development of future sourcing leaders and building a bestinclass function.
• Management of the Procurement Department to include supervision of product and budgets; contracts; options; and scope of work coordination with the Procurement Team.
• Establishes Best Practices and makes recommendations to achieve excellence in Procurement.
• Establish standard processes policies controls governance and performance management which aligns with PLs objective to boost customer service to internal partners/key stakeholder in the organization.
• Lead a highperformance culture and ensure proper implementation of leadingedge procurement /vendor management capabilities.
• Maintain acquisition due diligence.

Work Experience and Education:
Bachelors degree or related field
15 years of Direct Sourcing Procurement or related experience.
7 years of experience in managing a team.

Licenses & Certifications:
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) or Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) or Certified Professional in Supply Management (PSM) is a plus.

Skills:
Technical/Functional Skills:

Customer Service
Sourcing
Contract Negotiation
Purchasing
Budgeting
Procurement Management
Vendor Management
Management/Leadership
Cost Reduction Techniques

Behavioral Skills:
Organizational
Communication
Attention to Detail
Time Management
Business Relationship Management
Problem Solving

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race creed color religious beliefs physical or mental capabilities gender identity or expressionsexual orientation and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients trading partnersand policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including but not limited to recruiting hiring discipline firing promoting transferring compensation benefits training leaves of absence and other terms conditions and benefits of employment.

How We Support Our Teammates

Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and bestinclass benefits package that helps them and their family members achieve their physical financial and emotional wellbeing goals. In addition to paid time off for company holidays vacation sick and personal days Ryan offers paid parental leave mental health services and more.

The wage range for this role considers many factors such as training transferable skills work experience licensure and certification business needs and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Fulltime roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards visit our website provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at

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