Randstad Sourceright
Glasgow
Full Time
Contract
Job title: Sourcing Manager (Procurement)
Location: Manchester, Northampton, Glasgow or Knutsford (your preference)
Contract length: 6 months initially potential for permanent
Day rate: PAYE
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services is currently recruiting for a Sourcing Manager to join a leading bank, with offices based in Manchester, Northampton, Knutsford and Glasgow. Initially the contract will be for 6 months but likely to extend or become permanent.
The role will offer a hybrid working model and be based out of either the Manchester, Northampton, Glasgow or Knutsford office 2/ days per week.
The Role:
The Sourcing Manager is responsible for owning a portfolio of sourcing deals (new contracts, renewals, extensions, orders) of varying value levels, risk levels depending on the level of the role.
You will be providing sourcing and category execution support for specific categories of spend.
Key Responsibilities:
Engaging with business stakeholders to understand the demand, requirements and support the best commercial outcome
Agreeing the sourcing approach with the category lead (e.g. RFX process, single source renewal/negotiation) aligned to the category strategy
Execution of the process, following 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 to support the category manager
Key skills & Qualifications:
Experience of end to end Sourcing process ideally Financial Services or in a similarly regulated environment for categories in scope of the role
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, proactive 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
You will ideally have experience in one of the following categories:
Networks connectivity, hardware, software, maintenance.
Data centre/co-lo
Developer tools/software
Corporate Banking Technology, Digital, Online and Mobile Customer Experience
Enterprise Software
VP s Workplace & Collaboration and Fraud. AVP s Workplace & Collaboration and Functions Technology
Categories: Legal, HR
Management consulting/Resource Augmentation/IT Services
Marketing Bau
Capital projects
Marketing strategic
Randstad Sourceright
Glasgow
Full Time
Contract