Sourcing Manager I

The Company: Aflac Columbus

GA, US, 31999

The Division: Risk

Salary Range: $60,000 - $75,000

Job Posting End Date: 8/10/2026

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all… The Aflac Way .

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Worker Designation – This role is hybrid . This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA, for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Knowledge of sourcing principals, indirect procurement, supplier analysis, RFP and primary and secondary research methods
• Skilled in conducting financial/cost analysis, business case development, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and decision modeling
• Excellent presentation, oral, written, and interpersonal communication and team facilitation skills to effectively interact and negotiate with senior management, internal and external customers, and suppliers
• Aptitude for conceptualizing, communicating and selling new concepts while also being able to take an analytic approach to problem solving and strategic development
• Strong personal computer skills with experience in MS Office
• Strong personal computer skills with experience in SAP and Ariba preferred
• Strong software knowledge, Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce, SaaS
• Ability to establish and develop effective relationships with internal and external partners

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Accounting, Information Technology or Supply Chain Management
• 2+ years of professional job-related experience

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Education & Experience Preferred

• Certification Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)

Travel

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Implements and maintains contract management systems and tools to support the entire contract lifecycle
• Monitors and repots on the status of contracts, including milestones, compliance, and renewals
• Collaborates with internal partners to develop contract templets, clauses, and workflows
• Perform supplier/contract due diligence based on low and medium risk assessment
• Sets contracting approach, templets, clause libraries, and standardized contract language
• Responsible for validating, reviewing contracts in accordance with Aflac guidelines
• Responsible for contract workspace; create contract headers, contract workspace using appropriate templets and contract compliance tool
• Archive the counter signed contracts in the CLM tool
• Ensure that contract documentation is properly stored, categorized, and accessible for audits and reviews
• Support the Category Manager with negotiations during sourcing events and supports crossfunctional team sin a matrixed environment
• Support the category teams in maintaining a sourcing pipeline to identify items needing to be sourced, a timeframe for their sourcing, and resources to be involved
• Plans end to end sourcing events and follows execution to ensure timely completion
• Analyze contract performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement Negotiate contracts with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and maintain functioning relationships with suppliers
• Strong stakeholder and vendor partnership and influence, including the ability to explain contract and risk concepts at a high level
• Performs other related duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $60,000 to $75,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock. On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

Nearest Major Market: Columbus GA