Description
Background:
You will join the bank's Procurement Department which is built around Category Managers and Buyers, supported by Market Analysts. The objective is to manage procurement contracts within different categories using the procurement department's methodology and negotiation techniques for IT (hardware, software, licences etc.) and Facilities.
Tasks:
Manage contracts and sourcing in various spend categories through a network of suppliers in order to ensure that business objectives are met.
Support the category managers and your peers in the selection of suppliers, the tendering process, the correspondence and the supplier administration.
Supporting managers in delivery process/governance projects such as supplier risk survey, procurement process improvement, procurement tooling support (Ariba).
Maintain good relations with internal stakeholders (within department and within the wider bank) and suppliers.
Contribute actively in building a high performing professional procurement department that really acts as a team across all categories and disciplines.
Collaborate with other category stakeholders and the entire procurement team to create an integrated procurement process and organization interface.
Initiate ideas to improve overall working of category and procurement processes
Skills:
5 years experience in IT Purchasing or similar domain;
Strong negotiation skills;
Understanding of contract and legal terminology.
Language: English (essential) plus French or Dutch (not essential but nice to have)