Supply Chain Delivery Specialist

Job Description:

Join us as a Supply Chain Delivery Specialist

* We'll look to you to give us a competitive advantage and improve our customer experience
* 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
* This is a hybrid role with an expectation for you to go into the London, Edinburgh or Manchester office a minimum of 2 days per week to connect with your team

What you'll do

As a Supply Chain Delivery Specialist, you'll be supporting and implementing joined-up, global supply chain strategies and solutions that incorporate the full contract life cycle 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 the bank, identifying potential new suppliers and managing and improving supplier performance.

In addition to this, you'll be:

* Delivering proactive plans and prioritising all available resource to ensure 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 strong networks across the supply market and other external organisations, including competitors, and developing deep insights and analysis
* Developing the stakeholder management strategy and delivering an excellent supply chain service to those stakeholders
* Supporting and implementing a deep understanding of the franchises, functions and business areas relevant to the successful supply chain strategy, and designing and delivering solutions that meet and challenge their requirements

The skills you'll need

To succeed in this role, you'll need knowledge of the supply chain market across a variety of third party suppliers with a demonstrable track record of successfully implementing projects and continuous improvement. You'll have experience of contributing to strategic and business critical supplier relationships and contracts to deliver sustainable improvements. Experience in the Payments, Technology, HR, Marketing, Property or Legal categories will be an advantage.

You'll also demonstrate:

* Knowledge of contract law and legal knowledge relevant to 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 or Procurement environment
* Experience of contributing to the design and implementation of a variety of supply chain models, such as offshore, outsourcing, utility and make versus buy
* Cost and financial management experience
* Demonstrable experience in sourcing, negotiation, and delivery of cost savings, ideally within a financial services environment
* Proven ability to lead and deliver end-to-end tendering exercises
Hours35

Job Posting Closing Date:Job Posting Closing Date is not yet published.

Ways of Working:Hybrid