MetLife

Role Summary

The AVP, Strategic Performance Optimization and Transformation provide executive leadership for enterprise performance, value realization, and operating governance across the Procurement and Vendor Management organization globally. Reporting into the SVP, Global Procurement and Vendor Management, this role is accountable for translating enterprise and functional strategy into measurable outcomes by establishing standardized performance metrics, operating frameworks, and risk management practices that drive consistency, transparency, and accountability globally. 

With accountability for risk, procurement governance, and sustainability performance, the role leads enterprise-wide collaboration with regional procurement leaders, control partners, and key stakeholders. The AVP supports resource and workforce strategies, strengthens vendor and sourcing maturity, and drives scalable, sustainable outcomes. By delivering actionable insights on performance, risk, and value realization, the role supports informed decision-making, financial discipline, and long-term enterprise value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of resource management strategies that align with the organization’s strategic workforce planning objectives. 
• Ensure optimal allocation of talent and resources across global teams, proactively working with Regional Leaders and Human Resources identifying capability gaps and implementing targeted initiatives to build, retain, and deploy talent in support of evolving business priorities and operational excellence. 
• Develop, implement and monitor a comprehensive framework for tracking goals, outcomes, and value realization across all regions, ensuring alignment with organizational strategic priorities.
• Implement standardized metrics and risk management practices to drive consistency and transparency in performance measurement globally.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risk across the function, facilitating risk assessments, leading audit programs and establishing self-testing programs where required
• Lead strategic alignment of procurement and third-party management global operating model strategies to enable enterprise-wide adoption of best practices and continuous improvement.
• Design and implement operating routines and performance frameworks that foster collaboration, transparency, and accountability across regions and functions.
• Cultivate a global mindset that champions cross-functional collaboration, policy harmonization, and ongoing optimization of processes and outcomes.
• Ensure financial discipline and robust change control mechanisms to safeguard investments and strategic alignment, directly impacting performance optimization.
  

Position Requirements: 

• 15+ years of Procurement Vendor Management experience.
• Proven expertise in third party risk management tools such as Aravo and ZIP.
• Demonstrable experience in all phases of the procurement lifecycle required. Ongoing vendor management experience preferred.
• Proven ability to design and lead global performance, value realization, and operating frameworks that translate strategy into measurable outcomes across regions and functions. 
• Strong experience establishing standardized metrics, governance, and risk management practices, including executive- and board-level reporting, particularly across TPM and procurement domains. 
• Demonstrated capability to drive cross-functional alignment, harmonize policies, and embed best practices at enterprise scale. 
• Advanced leadership skills combined with strong financial discipline, change control, and strategic workforce planning.