About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Vendor Strategy Lead who has experience in developing and implementing outsourcing strategy. This leader will operate in a cross functional environment to identify and implement outsourcing opportunities and achieve business outcomes around cost optimization, elevated vendor performance at reduced risk. For additional information on this line of business, refer to the external Careers Site at www.wellsfargojobs.com .
In this role, you will:

• Act as an advisor to leadership around optimizing business performance through optimal leverage of vendors
• Contribute towards the development of Make vs Buy strategy aligned with business priorities
• Work closely with business teams, supply chain, risk and technology teams to strategize set up new vendor engagements or optimize existing vendor contracts to deliver increased value based on cost-benefit analysis
• Qualify new opportunities for outsourcing or vendor consolidation, and work with cross functional teams to achieve buy-in and plan transitions to vendors
• Develop or influence highly complex business and technical needs across groups and functions
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges
• Deliver solutions that are long-term, large-scale, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and guidance to others
• Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges
• Partner with executive management across Wells Fargo to define the business strategy then create and execute corresponding business plans and initiative
• Consult with HR function leaders to identify outsourcing opportunities that can help deliver high quality services through vendors in a cost efficient manner
• Engage with functional leaders and supply chain to identify best-fit vendors for specific needs and set up appropriate governing SLAs to ensure that all new vendor engagements are set up for success
• Analyze financial data to generate insights and recommend strategies to drive efficiencies through vendor transformation
• Help achieve efficiencies of scale and work collaboratively with other HR teams to identify cost savings opportunities within the current vendor landscape
• Set a high bar for performance management, governance and smooth functioning of business through a cadence of business reviews and involvement of LOB leaders
• Evaluate and approve process of identified opportunities

• Collaborate strategically and consult with all levels to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Partner with executive management across Wells Fargo to define the business strategy and create then execute corresponding business plans and initiative
• Communicative strategy and related business plans to management

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Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of Business Execution, Implementation, or Strategic Planning experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing partnerships and collaborating with other business and functional areas within all levels of organization
• Build strategy and plans relating to vendor management
• Outsourcing and Vendor strategy experience
• Off shoring strategy
• Experience engaging in data analysis, reporting and analytics using Tableau, Power BI, Excel, SQL or Macros
• Ability to develop and present to an executive audience PowerPoint presentations
• Experience developing partnerships, collaborating, and influencing across various partner groups, lines of business, and/or centers of excellence and ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Experience with large scale initiatives
• Ability to think strategically, offer creative solutions, and challenge the status quo
• Ability to understand and articulate complex concepts in a clear manner
• Ability to deliver consistently in a fast-paced and results-driven environment

Job Expectations:

• Preferred Locations: Charlotte, Minneapolis, West Des Moines, San Antonio or Phoenix.
• This position will require onsite presence in a hybrid arrangement
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

Posting End Date:
21 Mar 2024
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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