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At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you ll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation.
Position Overview:
At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation. You will help improve lives!
Do you have a strong understanding of third-party risk management processes and technology with a passion for inspiring change? Are you someone who thrives in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment? If so, please apply to join Freddie Mac s Enterprise Supply Chain (ESC) as a Supplier Risk Management Process & Technology Senior for our Supplier Risk Management (SRM) function. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Supplier Risk Management Process & Technology, you will serve as change agent and problem solver, working to drive efficiencies, reduce waste, and increase value within and across a variety of functional supply chain areas.
Our Impact:
Enterprise Supply Chain (ESC) unlocks value from our supply network to enable growth, innovation, and an outstanding customer experience. We seek to improve customer experience, minimize total cost of ownership (TCO), and mitigate third-party risk to build, enable, and sustain value for our business partners and suppliers.
The SRM Business Process & Technology team supports various verticals (e.g., Supplier Risk Management, Category Management) within ESC, as well as many governance and control teams throughout the organization. The team is dedicated to delivering useful insights to our business partners and senior level executives across Freddie Mac. We serve as the continuous improvement and thought leadership function within the department, exploring ways to drive efficiencies and productivity through improvements in people, process, and technology.
Your Impact:
The Supplier Risk Management Process & Technology Senior will play an integral role in our journey of transforming ESC into a leading Supply Chain organization. You will help the team drive efficiencies, reduce waste, and increase value within and across the supplier risk management function, ensuring full integration of our end-to-end processes. This exciting role is project based and will provide you with a breadth of experiences no day will be the same.
In this role, you will:
- Play a key role on the Supplier Risk Management Process & Technology team by supporting a variety of SRM transformational change projects through analyzing processes and control structures to identify opportunities for simplification, eliminate duplication of efforts, and strike an appropriate balance of risk and control.
- Design and implement innovative processes and technology solutions, staying current on industry leading practices and governance requirements
- Enhance systems and processes by identifying efficiency opportunities, developing and driving continued enhancements to our SRM processes and technologies .
- Prepare for and facilitate listening sessions to gain input from impacted stakeholders, partnering with them to diagnose pain points and devise plans for resolution.
- Develop and maintain process and procedural documentation
- Deliver training and support transformation activities for internal ESC and business partners socialize improvements, reduce time for adoption, and make change stick .
- Interact with key stakeholders on complex process and technical matters requiring coordination across multiple organizational lines.
Qualifications:
- In-depth understanding of supplier risk management and assessment processes and technologies and how they can be leveraged to drive efficiencies. Deep technical knowledge is not required, however, must have willingness and ability to learn.
- Typically has 5 - 10 years of related experience, ideally working in a supply chain / procurement / risk management organization or equivalent in a similar consulting role.
- Demonstrated experience in Third Party Risk Management methodologies and risk mitigation principles such as Inherent Risk Assessments, Supplier Questionnaires, Contingency Plans, etc. required. Previous experience with ProcessUnity a strong plus.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience in supply chain management, operations management, risk management, engineering or similar. Advanced studies/degree preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio).
- Experience managing changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Record of high performance in previous roles.
Keys to Success in this Role:
- A spirit for innovation, passion for change coupled with a creative, continuous improvement mindset.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, including taking initiative by being proactive, thinking ahead and the ability to manage up .
- Strong collaboration and customer service skills with the ability to work within and across teams, both in a lead and contributing role
- Excellent verbal and written communications ability to synthesize and summarize complex problems and clearly and succinctly explain the so what?
- Positive, upbeat personality and ability to inspire and drive change
- Strong listening skills and ability to empathize with business partners point of view.
- Ability to work independently, think critically and problem solve.
At Freddie Mac, our inclusive and diverse culture drives our success and makes us a stronger company. Collectively, we are both leaders and collaborators who work together to meet our mission of Making Home Possible for families across the U.S.
- Apply now and learn why there s #MoreAtFreddieMac!
Current Freddie Mac employees please apply through the internal career site.
Today, Freddie Mac makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative and dedicated team and you ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with differing abilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Time-type:Full time
FLSA Status:Exempt
Freddie Mac offers a comprehensive total rewards package to include competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs. Information on these benefit programs is available on our Careers site.
This position has an annualized market-based salary range of $94,000 - $140,000 and is eligible to participate in the annual incentive program. The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.