Job Description

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some cliche people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You're constantly evolving, so shouldn't your opportunities be, too?

The Opportunity

Member of the Ally Supply Chain team supporting in delivering services to the lines of the business and participating in the identification and management of supplier risk. These activities will involve negotiating contracts and statements of work and the completion of risk assessments for suppliers providing various goods and services through established Corporate acquisition processes. Category focus will be aligned to IT services and software. Primary IT customer focus will be aligned to support Ally's Infrastructure, Engineering and Operations technology team.

Assists manager and advises less experienced Supply Chain staff. Analyzes data and recommends enhancements and various process management needs for Supply Chain and Ally. Ability to initiate and execute small to medium scale projects. Ability to assess risk in assigned projects. Maintains relationships with customers and suppliers.

Collaborate with lines of business to deliver best in industry value when fulfilling requests for goods and handling suppliers and supplier risk as part of the supply chain team.

Support the enablement of contracts in the Ariba contract repository. Support the management of contracts and supplier risk assessment, initiate contract amendments, renewals, and terminations. Support the management of users, suppliers, and initiate improvement opportunities.

The Work Itself

* Responsible for sourcing and contracting activities in support of various IT Lines of business.
* Identify and collaborate with internal resources with experience in various categories/supplier relationships, including support partners, other Sourcing Managers, Supplier Management team members, etc.
* Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal business partners.
* Lead multiple projects as an individual contributor.
* Lead/facilitate effective fact-based negotiation strategies to maximize contract benefits and risk mitigation.
* Execute contracts with approved terms and conditions.
* Work with business units to maximize compliance and optimize spend against established contracts and supplier programs.
* Support the management of relationships with suppliers and the constructive handling or resolution of issues and disputes.
* Support oversight of working relationships with key preferred suppliers.
* Supports and enables supplier risk management activities within the Lines of Business.
* Raises/ resolves issues and improvement opportunities.
* Create an environment that encourages innovation, integrity and teamwork.

The Skills You Bring

* 3-5 years of sourcing and contracting experience with focus on IT goods and services.
* Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience required.
* Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite
* Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate efficiently across business levels (both vertically and horizontally)
* Ability to support multiple assignments and partners, prioritize workload for self, and coordinate with teammates to meet deadlines.
* Ability to organize data and exercise effective problem solving skills.
* Ability to build strong relationships with internal business partners and experience working with multiple business partners in a collaborative and team-oriented manner.
* Comfortable working in an evolving and dynamic environment
* Flexible and can work independently and in a team environment

How We'll Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally's total compensation -- or total rewards -- extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
* Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally and financially.
* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and child care discounts.
* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.