AVP- Supplier Management

Purpose of the role

To manage and monitor Third Party risk and performance to meet the requirements of the Barclays Third party Service provider Policy and Standards, through control execution, commercial management, relationship and risk management.

Accountabilities

• Management and execution of the Third Party Service Provider control processes, including oversight of Third Party Service Provider and their performance, monitoring of KPIs to guarantee expectations are met.

• Collaboration with various stakeholder groups to produce deliverables that meet procurement needs, policies and standards, mitigate Third Party Service Provider risks and issues and ensure Third Party Service Provider relationship align to the bank’s needs and business strategy.

• Identification of Third Party Service Providers that will provide the right goods and service through market research, capabilities analysis and contract negotiation.

• Identification of industry trends and developments related to Third Party Service Provider management tools and techniques by attending conferences and participating in training.

• Monitoring of Third Party Service Providers’ control operation to meet Barclays Third party Service provider Management Standards and contractual obligations including quality standards, risk mitigation and commercial activity.

• Collaboration with regulatory teams to support Global regulatory requests/exams/ongoing activity.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an “AVP- Supplier Management” at Barclays, where you'll be part of the Supplier Relationship Management Centre of Excellence (SRM CoE) team which manages Corporate Real Estate Solutions and Location Strategy (CRES & LS) suppliers globally.

To be successful as an “AVP- Supplier Management", you should have experience with:

• Functional know-how: Strong and credible functional know-how and deep understanding of Supplier Management and Third Party Risk Management activities.
• Value-based business perspective: has a strong appreciation of risk and control impact of supplier onboarding and ongoing management; is always looking for opportunities for reducing process complexities.
• Organised and structured with high attention to detail.
• Analytical, process orientated, diligent and logical approach to work
• Comfort with pulling reports and crunching data..
• Comfort with presentation of concepts to stakeholders at a summary level.
• Ability to balance speed of delivery with the requirement to deep-dive in different situations.
• Address critical situations in a seamless and comfortable manner.
• Direct experience of global organisation/colleagues and matrix reporting. Willingness to travel as required.
• Highly articulate and persuasive communicator with proven written and verbal communication.
• Ability to thrive in a highly complex operating environment and with a huge variety of tasks and challenges.
• Proactively seeking opportunities for continuous development.
• Comfort with basic usage of MS Excel (basic formulae, VLookup and other similar basics), MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

Desirable skillsets/ good to have:

• Domain knowledge of Corporate Real Estate organisations and their working is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of MS Access, Advanced Excel, Tableau or other similar analytical tools.
• Any experience in Compliance, Audit or similar functions.
• Certifications in Supplier Mgmt would be highly desirable.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with Supplier Management and Third Party Risk Management, as well as job-specific skillsets.

Location - Pune.