Strategic Sourcing Operations Lead

Job description

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 any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations. Job Description: Strategic Sourcing Operations Lead About the Team The Strategic Sourcing & Procurement team helps AXIS make informed supplier, sourcing, contracting, and purchasing decisions. The team partners with business stakeholders to manage supplier value, improve procurement discipline, support contract governance, and identify opportunities to reduce cost, risk, and complexity across the organization. How does this role contribute to our collective success? The Strategic Sourcing Operations Lead supports effective procurement decision-making by providing analysis, sourcing coordination, supplier research, contract administration, and stakeholder support across assigned spend categories. The role helps AXIS improve savings visibility, contract discipline, supplier performance, and procurement governance while building future capability within the Strategic Sourcing & Procurement function. What will you do in this role? Supporting Category Managers with category plans, sourcing pipelines, savings trackers, supplier documentation, and leadership-ready updates. Coordinating sourcing activities by managing documentation, supplier communications, timelines, bid analysis, stakeholder meetings, and recommendation materials. Analyzing spend, supplier, contract, and pricing information to identify savings, consolidation, risk reduction, and process improvement opportunities. Managing contract administration activities by tracking renewals, expiration dates, notice periods, pricing obligations, service commitments, and key contractual requirements. Preparing contract summaries, renewal options, supplier comparison materials, total cost summaries, dashboards, reports, and other decision-support materials. Conducting supplier research and market scans to identify potential vendors, alternative supply options, emerging providers, market trends, and supplier risks. Supporting supplier onboarding, due diligence, performance tracking, issue follow-up, supplier business reviews, and compliance documentation. Serving as a day-to-day procurement operations contact for assigned internal stakeholders and helping them navigate sourcing, contracting, onboarding, and procurement processes. Maintaining accurate procurement records, templates, process documentation, trackers, systems data, and audit-ready supporting materials. Escalating complex commercial, contractual, supplier performance, governance, or risk-related matters to Category Managers or senior procurement professionals when appropriate. You may also be asked to perform other reasonable duties, as required, to support the needs of the business. About You What we’re looking for: Possess a bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Operations, or a related field, or demonstrate equivalent relevant experience. Demonstrate experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, contract administration, finance, consulting, operations, data analytics, or a related business support function. Able to analyze data, prepare reports, identify trends, and translate findings into practical business insights and recommendations. Able to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, records, and stakeholder requests with accuracy and consistent follow-through. Demonstrate experience working with contracts, suppliers, purchasing processes, business stakeholders, or highly transactional operational work. Able to communicate clearly with internal stakeholders and suppliers, including summarizing information, documenting requirements, and preparing concise materials for review. Able to work independently on routine and lower-risk matters while recognizing when to escalate complex commercial, contractual, supplier, or risk-related issues. Demonstrate a service-oriented, collaborative, curious, and proactive approach to supporting stakeholders and building procurement capability. Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize, compare, and analyze data; experience with pivot tables, lookup formulas, or dashboards is preferred. Experience with procurement, sourcing, contract lifecycle, spend analytics, reporting, or supplier management platforms is preferred. Role Factors This is a hybrid role with onsite office attendance required at least 3 days a week minimum. This role may require participation in supplier or stakeholder meetings across different time zones, depending on business needs. Travel is not expected to be a regular requirement, but occasional travel may be required for business meetings or supplier-related activity. What we offer For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary of $76k to $95k in Alpharetta, Georgia. Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location. In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate performance and your individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more. Where this role is based in the United States of America, the FLSA exemption status should be reviewed and confirmed by HR before posting. This posting is for an existing vacancy.