Key Attributes of the Role

• Partner with Technology Managers to be their Procurement Business Partner, review 3rd party spend and agree appropriate projects (and deliver those projects).
• Have the desire and ability to “challenge the status quo” constructively and in partnership with team members
• Use provided tools to analyse spend, worker information, supplier information to identify, build sponsorship for and pursue new savings opportunities
• Be proactive on all matters
• Knows their supply base inside out.
• Strong knowledge and experience on Request For Solution (RFS) sourcing process
• Detailed knowledge of commercial/outsourcing cost models and how to present bid summaries back to Senior Leaders
• Work with product development groups to implement KPIs (Key performance indicators) and reporting of supplier performance
• Be a great teammate within the Global Procurement function.
• Able to work closely with SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), TPRM (Third Party Risk Management), Legal, Finance and Vendor Management teams
• Ensure priorities are handled effectively by modifying plans and actions in your own area of accountability, call out issues early to management.  Will not miss agreed target dates.
• Provide leadership to a project team in all sourcing related matters.
• Develop and lead a project against an agreed plan and objectives, ensuring commitments are met by monitoring, assessing, and resolving variances in budget, timing, or quality of work
• Able to support, educate and mentor other team members, particularly the Senior Buyer group
• Able to work without supervision
• Focused to lead and complete required admin tasks (such as project reporting and timely updates to procurement systems such as Ariba, Oracle iProcurement & Fieldglass), and in-house project tracking applications

Skills:

• Excellent communicator
• Excellent influencing skills
• Excellent negotiating abilities
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent Excel (inc. pivot table, data functions, etc.) and PowerPoint skills
• Experience of using Power BI (Business Intelligence)
• Able to mark-up contracts from LSEG templates and to agreed fall back language, knowledge of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation

Desirable

• Fieldglass SOW (STATEMENT OF WORK) module, Oracle iProcurement and Ariba experience preferred

Candidate Experience

The candidate will have several years of experience in a complex, high-pressure environment, identifying and leading complex sourcing projects with multiple partners.  Candidates who have experience of working within the Financial Services sector could be well suited to this role (but this is not essential).  The ideal candidate may be leading or previously led key technology services supplier relationships with Suppliers such as TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), EPAM, Luxoft, Infosys, etc.

Education

A relevant bachelor's degree is preferred.

MCIPS or working towards MCIPS preferred but not essential