Head of Claims and Procurement

SUMMARY:
Short Term Insurance Executive with minimum 5 years’ experience in a head/senior management role within the short term insurance claims environment, required to head up the Claims & Procurement function for this National Insurer based in Cape Town.

POSITION INFO:

Short Term Insurance Executive with minimum 5 years’ experience in a head/senior management role within the short term insurance claims environment, required to head up the Claims & Procurement function for this National Insurer based in Cape Town.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business / Finance or similar field required
• Minimum 10 years’ short term insurance experience required
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a head/senior management role essential
• Experience in managing and developing contracts and relationships with vendors required
• Experience in procurement and contracting required
• Claims management experience essential
• Experience in basic contracting principles and practices such as tendering, subcontracting, outsourcing management required
• Analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data required

Responsibilities:

• Head up Claims and Procurement function
• Develop claims and procurement strategy
• Manage total claims value chain, incorporating procurements
• Improvement of processes
• Redefining processes and procedures to optimise claims and procurement efficiencies
• Improve operational effectiveness
• Manage and develop team
• Coaching and mentoring team
• Develop procurement, vendor management and agreement procedures and guidelines
• Monitor SLA’s with service providers
• Research potential vendors of products and services and create database of current and potential vendors
• Review and monitor performance of Service Providers on monthly basis
• Develop and manage tools for the monitoring of external and internal contracts
• Risk management re contracts
• Lead contractual negotiations with selected providers and develop specialised tenders and contracts
• Resolve complaints from Brokers and clients
• Manage external and internal relationships

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