Supplier Development Project Manager – Vice President

This role will drive the successful delivery of complex strategic projects and programs within the Global Supplier Services (GSS) Supplier Partnerships team focused on supplier business development aligned to firmwide initiatives supporting business goals across the firm. The Supplier Development (SD) Project Manager will leverage a deep knowledge of project management skills while working simultaneouslyto manage project workstreams resources and deliverables across high-performing working group teams and steering committees. With advanced communication and stakeholder management abilities you will foster productive working relationships and influence decision-making to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

As a Supplier Development Project Manager in Global Supplier Services you will contribute to the development of operational plans launching supplier development programs and business supports measuring the impact and effectiveness of pilot initiatives to bring to scale and ensure the highest quality and professionalism in service delivery both internal and external to the firm. You will report to the Lead for Supplier Development Strategy supporting the Supplier Development teams efforts to cultivate deep partnerships with suppliers internal stakeholders and external supply chain stakeholders to enhance uplift activities that build the capacity and capability of businesses to perform higher value work as a supplier to public and private sector leaders.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated engagement plans for supplier development program management coordinating delivery across teams stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely execution with minimal business disruption
• Create detailed briefings and reports of findings and recommendations supporting the development of policies and procedures to help colleagues and other stakeholders work toward common goals
• Monitor progress adjust plans as needed and provide regular senior-level status updates aligned with reporting requirements
• Lead stakeholder and supplier development team meetings deliver executive-ready summaries capture decisions and ensure timely follow-up on action items
• Identify and mitigate risks proactively addressing potential roadblocks and implementing contingency plans to maintain project and program momentum
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Corporate Responsibility Front office banking teams Corporate Strategy and other business stakeholders to define program scope objectives and deliverables ensuring alignment with overall business goals
• Maintain organized documentation program artifacts and collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint Teams Jira MyPM) for accessible documentation and workflow tracking and to support all reviews and approvals
• Utilize advanced analytical reasoning to assess program performance identify areas for improvement and implement data-driven optimizations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Support Supplier Partnerships team leadership with additional ad-hoc project management assignments as required

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience or equivalent expertise in project management leading complex programs in a large organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills able to break down business technical or operational objectives into manageable tasks and activities
• Skilled in stakeholder management building productive relationships and achieving positive outcomes across teams and suppliers
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; adept at managing multiple tasks and priorities under tight deadlines
• Proactive self-starter comfortable working with diverse stakeholders and eager to learn and apply program management tools and processes
• Experienced with workflow tools capable of translating complex data into clear summaries and impactful visuals
• Strong writing verbal communication listening and presentation skills. Able to absorb and filter through a lot of diverse information and present the key issue trend or decision required
• Develop targets measurements and reporting for future initiatives to mature and capture impact of the collective efforts

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Proven experience in successfully managing across organizational boundaries to obtain consensus and achieve firm wide adoption of policy and or processes
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and collaborating with stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure alignment
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration across sourcing risk/controls and business partners.
• Able to work independently and with a team to build productive relationships including ability to interact with senior levels of management