Join us as a Supply Chain Delivery Manager
• We’ll look to you to give us a competitive advantage and improve our customers' experiences
• You’ll be supporting, developing and delivering innovative supply chain solutions that align with our cost and risk appetite expectations
• As a key member of our team, you’ll enjoy extensive collaboration and can expect great visibility for you and your work
• We're offering this role at associate level

What you'll do

As a Supply Chain Delivery Manager, you’ll be supporting and implementing joined-up, global supply chain strategies and solutions that incorporate the full contract lifecycle across multiple spend categories, geographies, and business areas.

You’ll also be contributing to and executing the development and management of our supply base in line with our strategy, including owning and developing key strategic suppliers on behalf of our bank, identifying potential new suppliers and managing and improving supplier performance.

In addition to this, you’ll be:
• Delivering plans and prioritising all available resources to ensure the efficient delivery and management of the supply base in line with our objectives
• Undertaking contract and financial signing authority in line with published delegated levels of authority and regional variations
• Building networks across the supply market and other external organisations, including competitors, and developing deep insights and analysis
• Supporting the stakeholder management strategy and delivering an excellent supply chain service to those stakeholders
• Creating a deep understanding of the franchises, functions and business areas relevant to the successful supply chain strategy

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll need at least two years' experience in procurement, preferably in financial services. You'll also have experience of the full sourcing process, including request for proposal, contract negotiation and delivery.

As well as this, you'll have a good understanding of legal contracts and will understand how to undertake commercial negotiation.

Furthermore, you’ll demonstrate:
• Knowledge of contract law and legal knowledge relevant to the supply chain
• Experience of applying supply chain skills and techniques to positively disrupt business strategy and outcomes
• A proven track record in taking ownership for resolving issues within a supply chain services environment
• Experience of contributing to the design and implementation of supply chain models, such as offshore, outsourcing, utility and make versus buy
• Cost and financial management experience