U.S. Procurement Manager - Insurance Programs

The U.S. Procurement Manager - Insurance Programs is responsible for managing the purchase of business insurance for the company in the Americas region. This individual will manage the day to day operation of the Insurance/risk operation. This individual will collect and analyze risk related information, formulate strategies and present to the regional Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) committee and execute the approved insurance related decisions. Detailed responsibilities include understanding and overseeing the companies insurance programs, management of claims and loss control activities, management of relationships with third party service providers including brokers, insurers, preparing loss analyses and budgets, identifying exposures, recommending solutions, implementing approved programs, promoting loss prevention, updating and monitoring compliance with insurance procedures. This individual will also work with counterparts in HQ and other regional procurement teams to coordinate and combine the necessary programs and coverage, and to ensure there is no gap in risk assessment and insurance coverage. This individual will also take on other purchasing areas within procurement. Detailed activities include but not limited to: - Work closely with our broker and other internal departments on program structuring, pricing and allocations. Execute the purchasing actions. - Support the projects and programs undertaken by the ERM committee to identify, evaluate, mitigate and monitor company's operational and strategic risk. Provide program and strategy proposal for the ERM committee to consider. - Provides guidance and technical subject-matter expertise for risk and insurance matters to the organization, including collaborating with business operations to ensure alignment on risk and insurance matters. - Establish and manage the claims management processes - Manages processes for collecting accurate and complete internal data of risk. - Maintain a thorough working knowledge of the insurance industry, markets, and economic trends that may influence the company and provide counsel to mitigate risk.