Financial Services – Technology Sourcing Manager (Procurement)

Manchester - UK

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 5years

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Financial Services Sourcing Manager (Procurement)
Locations: Manchester/North West hybrid working

Working Pattern: Hybrid / 2-3 days in-office

Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: Initial 6 months

Day rate: Inside IR35

Role: Technology Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities will include:

Engaging with business stakeholders to understand the demand requirements and support the best commercial outcome
Sourcing new/replacement suppliers as per the business needs
Maintain strong relationships with key suppliers conducting regular business reviews to ensure optimum performance and alignment with business goals.
Focus on driving margin improvement with new and existing suppliers
Drive effective procurement strategies by conducting activities such as RFPs negotiations of commercial agreements and ongoing vendor management. Whilst striving to deliver continuous savings as well as performance/process improvement.
Execution of the process following the banks processes and controls through to contract signature and hand over to the supplier manager
Additional work on category planning (e.g. renewals pipeline development spend analysis) may be required

Key skills/experience:

Experience of end-to-end Sourcing process ideally Financial Services or in a similarly regulated environment. Previous experience within Technology Sourcing is essential
Structured approach to planning and execution ensuring key stakeholders and procurement colleagues are appraised of progress plans and blockers
Ability to work at pace with but with control at the front of mind
Comfortable operating in complex matrixed environments
Self-starter pro-active and quick to learn process controls and tools
Good interpersonal skills to engage and influence stakeholders
Good collaborative style with other Procurement and Bank teams

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Required Skills:

Supplier manager sourcing manager procurement manager technology sourcing financial services

Role: Financial Services Sourcing Manager (Procurement) Locations: Manchester/North West hybrid workingWorking Pattern: Hybrid / 2-3 days in-officeStart Date: ASAP Contract Duration: Initial 6 monthsDay rate: Inside IR35 Role: Technology Sourcing ManagerResponsibilities will include:Engaging with b...