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Supplier Manager

Northampton, United Kingdom

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Northampton, England

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Date live: 11/10/2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Sourcing/Procurement

Reference Code: 90277134

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Jon title: Supplier Manager
Corporate grade: AVP 
Location: Northampton, Glasgow, Manchester, Radbroke

Barclays Overview
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com. 

Barclays offers investment banking products and services in the US through Barclays Capital Inc.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.
Our dynamic working programme has been set up to help Barclays colleagues achieve an optimal work/life balance. Arrangements we offer range from working at home and changing regular hours to taking career breaks. Our Dynamic Working initiatives support colleagues at all stages of their lives, helping them with parenthood, caring, further studies and hobbies.

Barclays Values and Diversity
Our common purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions – in the right way. We’ll measure and reward our people, not just on commercial results, but on how they live our Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship and bring them to life every day.  To find out more about working at Barclays and the development opportunities we offer please visit our website www.barclays.com

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds. 

Risk and Control Objective
Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Overall Purpose of the Role
As a Supplier Manager you will provide effective management of supplier relationships on behalf of Barclays, by applying all elements of sourcing and supplier management policy, managing all associated risk and compliance activities, driving post contract value and associated stakeholder management. Supplier Management works post implementation of contracts with all suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions for Barclays, balancing costs against service levels and risks, enabling Barclays to achieve its ambition of becoming the bank of choice

Main duties and responsibilities
• Responsibility for on-going supplier management and assurance activities across a portfolio of medium complexity suppliers, focusing on service performance, cost and risk in its supply chain
• Recognised internally as a Subject Matter Expert in Supplier Relationship Development by driving the greatest value out of supplier relationships
• Accountable for the strategic alignment of Barclays and managed suppliers by establishing common goals and objectives
• Plan proactively and run effective performance meetings with the suppliers identifying areas of improvement for both Barclays and supplier 
• Provide sourcing teams with support and input to negotiations with suppliers and chosen service providers; support across the wider community to enable effective team performance
• Work collaboratively with the broader Supplier Management community and leadership to build and leverage different partnership models
• Achieve operational excellence by applying knowledge of the strategy and its implementation by specifying initiatives, scheduling projects and preparing operating plans 
• Manage the collation, analysis and timely reporting of data inputs; develops a means of assessing the supplier relationship covering all the key service attributes for effective service delivery

Basic Qualifications
• Previous experience in Supplier Management and fluency at explaining it to any audience at any moment 
• Strong track record of delivering post contract value from suppliers
• Track record in improving Supplier Management in a services related organisation
• Expert in a variety of spend areas where dependence on effective Supplier Management are strongest 

Preferred Qualifications
• Preferably a degree or equivalent training with relevant industry qualifications
• Financial Services Background 
• High Value account management 

More about working at Barclays

Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives, as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.
We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

The Barclays Way

This is the spirit of Barclays. It’s why we exist, what we believe and how we behave. But most importantly, it’s how we make decisions, take action and get things done.

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Working together for a better financial future.

Values

We believe great talent RISES. It acts with Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

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We discover our full potential through our desire to Empower, Challenge and Drive each other.

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