Job Description
To optimise and address Barclays 3rd party spend requirements, including the definition, development and implementation of approaches for relevant spend categories and requirements with close collaboration with the business and execution of strategic sourcing and buying channel development/optimisation.
Accountabilities
Profile spend in the category area and develop an understanding of business strategy, business requirements, cost levers and opportunities.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop requests for proposal and ensure sourcing activities align to the bank’s needs and priorities.
Plan and execute sourcing events including RFP/RFXs, negotiate to best meet business requirements for value, speed, compliance and risk.
Monitor and guide controls and compliance requirements to be met through the category and sourcing cycle from request to contract, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits and data quality.
Develop, implement and operate policies and procedures for sourcing activities aligned to the policies, standards, relevant compliance and regulation.
Identify and deliver change opportunities to improve effectiveness, control and efficiency of sourcing processes including buying channel optimisation for relevant categories of spend (catalogues, demand challenge, etc.).
Identify industry trends and develop related knowledge by attending conferences, participating in training and conducting market research on techniques and tools.
Role Expectations
Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes.
Lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic and tactical priorities, while balancing short‑term and long‑term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. For an individual contributor, guide technical direction, lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments, train and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks in support of the control and governance agenda, strengthen controls and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to achieve business goals.
Collaborate with other areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, compare and select complex alternatives, apply extensive research in problem‑solving processes, and build trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives.
Qualifications & Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Strong Negotiation Skills
- Ability to multitask & manage multiple projects
- Resilience
- Background within Construction
- Knowledge of risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job‑specific technical skills
Location: Glasgow, Northampton or Knutsford.
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