Travelers

Manager – Sourcing Strategy, Management & Governance

Travelers
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $99,100 - $163,400 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in sourcing strategies, supplier management, and workforce planning, with a strong focus on process optimization and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in utilizing AI-powered tools for data analysis and workflow management while maintaining effective communication and relationship-building skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Sourcing StrategySupplier ManagementWorkforce PlanningProcess ImprovementStakeholder Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Execute work order processes across assigned business lines and area-specific strategic sourcing strategies
  • Manage supplier work orders and portfolio activities, including intake, modifications, closures, analysis, and process/tool optimization
  • Advise stakeholders on sourcing model selection, supplier performance, workforce demand planning, suppliers, and rates
  • Own end-to-end resource onboarding, validate skill requirements, and drive technical assessments
  • Monitor engaged resources for quality, progress, and team dynamics
  • Monitor vendor performance and identify risks, control gaps, delivery issues, and business continuity risks
  • Build relationships with business stakeholders, finance partners, and supplier contacts
  • Provide data and updates for leadership visibility into sourcing strategy, workforce demand, and supplier performance
  • Execute work transitions involving supplier, sourcing model, or workforce composition changes
  • Coordinate migrations from internal resources to external suppliers and support onboarding of new supplier teams
  • Identify and implement process improvements, automation, and AI-enabled workflow enhancements
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise sourcing models and rate card structures
  • Track sourcing footprint, role utilization, team composition, and premium role usage
  • Monitor work order alignment to budget and resolve variances with DFRs
  • Prepare Business Review materials and Monthly Operating Review data
  • Partner with LOB stakeholders, DFRs, Procurement, and S&SM teams on sourcing, contracting, budgets, resource plans, and issue resolution
  • Apply Travelers’ AI tooling to reporting, data analysis, and workflow management

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in sourcing, workforce strategy, supplier management, or a related field
  • Four years of finance, financial planning, accounting, or related experience required
  • Experience with Fieldglass, ACS, and workforce planning tools strongly preferred
  • Experience supporting or managing work transitions, supplier migrations, or sourcing model changes preferred
  • Familiarity with rate card structures, role modernization concepts, and supplier performance principles
  • Experience building trusted relationships with senior LOB or technology leaders
  • Experience identifying and implementing process improvements or automation opportunities
  • Familiarity with AI-powered tools and large language models such as Claude; ability or willingness to integrate AI into daily work preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong working knowledge of managed services, staff augmentation, GSO, POD/catalog models, and rate card structures
  • Ability to manage complex, ambiguous situations and drive resolution with senior stakeholders
  • Strong analytical skills for evaluating sourcing data, identifying trends, and translating findings into recommendations
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build trusted advisor relationships
  • Ability to operate effectively through change and ambiguity
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to manage competing priorities, multiple workstreams, and deadlines

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance from the first day of employment for employees and eligible family members
  • 401(k) dollar-for-dollar match up to the first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum
  • Paying it Forward Savings Program with annual 401(k) contributions for student loan payments
  • Pension Plan 100% funded by Travelers
  • Minimum of 20 days paid time off annually
  • Nine paid company holidays
  • Wellness program with tools, discounts, resources, caregiving support, free professional counseling, and health coaching
  • Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program

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Hard Skills
SourcingSupplier Performance AnalysisWorkforce Demand PlanningData AnalysisProcess OptimizationFinancial PlanningRate Card StructuresWork Transitions ManagementAutomation ImplementationAI Tool Integration
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingTeam Collaboration
Tools & Technologies
FieldglassACSMicrosoft OfficeExcelPowerPointAI-Powered ToolsLarge Language Models
Industry Keywords
Managed ServicesStaff AugmentationGSOPOD/Catalog ModelsWorkforce Strategy