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Head of Procurement Job Placement – Barclays Bank UK
Job Title: Head
of Procurement
of Procurement
Organisation: Barclays
Bank UK
Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Chief
Operating Officer
Operating Officer
About Barclays UK:
Barclays is a
British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in
London. It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and
investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit
cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48
million customers. As of 31 December 2011, Barclays had total assets of US$2.42
trillion, the seventh-largest of any bank worldwide.
British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in
London. It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and
investment banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit
cards. It has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48
million customers. As of 31 December 2011, Barclays had total assets of US$2.42
trillion, the seventh-largest of any bank worldwide.
Job Summary: The Head of Procurement is a senior role
within Group Procurement where the role holder will be accountable for delivery
of procurement related activities for a country within Barclays Africa covering
a moderate annual spend/budget up to £25m GBP. The role holder shall assist the
Group Chief Procurement (CPO) to deliver the Group Procurement agenda within
their country. As required by the CPO , the role holder shall be accountable
for the delivery of both in country and pan African, initiatives e.g. to
improve the commercial, cost, income, risk, compliance or service performance
of the supply base across all Africa business units.
within Group Procurement where the role holder will be accountable for delivery
of procurement related activities for a country within Barclays Africa covering
a moderate annual spend/budget up to £25m GBP. The role holder shall assist the
Group Chief Procurement (CPO) to deliver the Group Procurement agenda within
their country. As required by the CPO , the role holder shall be accountable
for the delivery of both in country and pan African, initiatives e.g. to
improve the commercial, cost, income, risk, compliance or service performance
of the supply base across all Africa business units.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Procurement/Sourcing
– 40%
– 40%
- Formulating and leveraging relationships
with key stakeholders in the country (see Stakeholder Management section
below) - Operating as a ‘trusted commercial
advisor’ for their BU (whether supplier related or not) - Raising the profile and selling the
benefits of effective procurement processes and the Group Procurement capability within the
COUNTRY - Working within agreed engagement models
between Group Procurement and the
COUNTRY and in particular, driving value from pan African deals - Qualifying opportunities, interpreting
needs and securing resource to execute initiatives to improve the cost,
income, risk, compliance or service performance of the supply base for the
COUNTRY. - Working collaboratively across Global
Procurement and the business to deliver the Group Procurement and BU agendas - Obtaining relevant commercial
information from the strategic planning process and Change/SI Portfolio to
feed into category plans/ BU Procurement agenda - Helping the COO/CPO to deliver the COUNTRY
and Regional Procurement Plans - Reviewing the quality, commercial
impact, risk profile and operational impact of deals for their country and
ensuring an effective hand over from Group Procurement into BAU service
management is performed - Representing the CPO and their COUNTRY
at relevant Group Procurement and business forums - Assisting the COO/CPO to deliver against
the SRM agenda for their country - Assisting the COO/CPO to deliver the
supplier risk agenda for their country - Assisting the deployment of the Group
Procurement Supplier Development and Citizenship agenda - Providing leadership and development for
a team of highly motivated and capable procurement professionals
Stakeholder
Management – 10%
Management – 10%
- Ensuring self and Procurement Team
exhibit world class relationship management with key stakeholders within – - The COUNTRY and are seen as a ‘trusted
commercial advisor’ who clearly understands the COUNTRY’s priorities and
strategic agenda; and Group Procurement to deliver against the COUNTRY and
Group Procurement strategic agendas - Leveraging relationships with key
stakeholders by – - Obtaining buy in to Group Procurement
agenda/strategy/operating model and in particular promoting and
pan-African deals - Delivering the annual procurement plan
and objectives for the COUNTRY and ARBB - Obtaining decisions for deal
escalations, resolving issues or removing ‘road blocks’ - Canvassing internal customer feedback and implementing
action plans as a result - Being a ‘Go To’ person for Group
Procurement engagement requests - Representing the COO/CPO/Group Procurement within the COUNTRY and
Group Procurement forums - Communicating plans and strategy to
different audiences (Suppliers, Clients), facilitating appropriate team
members from country for strategic sign-off and operational duties - Managing clear stakeholder maps and an
effective governance matrix (responsibility / accountability) for their
country - Obtaining senior approval for deal memos
within their COUNTRY (as and when required)
Commercial – 15%
- Supporting the COO/CPO to influence the
commercial agenda within their country in relation to ‘make versus buy’
decisions, implementing African wide deals and providing procurement
consultancy and advice - Assisting the COO/CPO to ensure
performance from the Category and Shared Teams to deliver country and RBB
Procurement Plans - Embedding processes which exploit
commercial synergies and interdependencies including the need for a ‘one
team’ approach to working across Global Procurement. - Ensuring that the Group Category Teams
promote and encourage an outward focus on the supply base; that they
pro-actively investigate supply market tracking and are receptive to
innovation and change - Assisting the Group Category and Group
Servicing Teams in developing appropriate sourcing and supply chain
strategies (in-house / outsource) with relevant footprint (on-shore /
near-shore / off-shore) for their COUNTRY and across ARBB - Feeding back business requirements to
category teams to ensure delivery - Ensuring business alignment to category
plans - Assisting the Group Category team to:
- Identify & Implement pan-African
sourcing opportunities - Understand the in-country supply base
and market - Understand business requirements &
strategy - Optimise supplier selections and reduce
dependence on local suppliers - Working collaboratively across the RBB
Procurement Team to deliver the Group Procurement and RBB agendas - Ensuring a rigorous analytical approach
to Total Cost Management principles, displaying best practice in cost
modelling and technical competencies related to assessment of outsourcing
(i.e. people, systems & assets).
Focus on total acquisition costs including activity based review
and understanding suppliers’ ‘cost drivers’ - Providing expert commercial input to
negotiations with suppliers and chosen service providers, where required - Obtaining relevant commercial
information from the strategic planning process and Change/SI Portfolio to
feed into category plans/Group Procurement agenda - Reviewing the quality, commercial
impact, risk profile and operational impact of deals for their country and
ensuring an effective hand over from Group Procurement into BAU service
management is performed - Improving and maintaining R2P and PSL
performance - Qualifying opportunities, interpreting
needs and securing resource to execute initiatives to improve the cost,
income, risk, compliance or service performance of the supply base for
their specific COUNTRY and across Africa/RBB/the Group
Financial
Management – 10%
Management – 10%
- Assisting the COO/CPO to ensure delivery
of the RBB benefits targets for the COUNTRY and, where necessary,
assisting with other countries across ARBB (as directed by the CPO) - Development and delivery of the country
Procurement Plan - Identifying the target dependant deals within each Group
Category Team and, with the assistance of the COO/CPO and RBB Head of Spend Management, closely
monitoring and supporting the delivery of these deals - Managing team costs and budget (as
directed by the CPO) - Analyse spend and other data necessary
to help look for opportunities to improve the cost, risk, service, income
of their country - Assist with preparation and delivery of
MI to their country
Risk Management –
5%
5%
- Assisting the CPO to ensure the supplier
risk agenda for their country is managed effectively to ensure compliance
with the SSMP - Acting as a delegate to the CPO for
Supplier Principal Risk for their country - Supporting the implementation of the
overall control framework within their country - Supporting remediation activities and
dealing with escalations for risk and control issues within their country (and takes ownership of
driving local audit action points for local supplier issues) - Identifies risk and control issues and
escalates to the CPO as required - Assists the AHOP to monitor and reviews
the level of supplier related residual risk across the COUNTRY
Supplier
Relationship Management – 5%
Relationship Management – 5%
- Supporting the CPO to deliver the SRM
agenda for their COUNTRY - Assisting category teams and service
& suppliers managers to work collaboratively to deliver post contract
benefits - Dealing with escalations and issues
requiring senior management attention and to support decision making
Leadership – 10%
- Providing leadership, line management
and development for a team of highly motivated and capable procurement
professionals - Agreeing challenging performance objectives
and providing regular feedback and coaching to ensure performance is
maximized - Inspiring and leading by example,
providing clear direction and focus to team members and demonstrating
behaviours required in order to achieve or exceed business goals - Managing team performance, undertaking
regular individual reviews to reflect achievements against targets/
behaviour and agree the way forward including training and development - Driving improvement in EOS scores
- Providing active leadership and support
across wider commercial community within the Bank to enable effective team
performance - Matrix managing the performance from the
Shared Service and Group Category Teams within Group Procurement - Working collaboratively across the RBB
Procurement Team to deliver the Group Procurement and RBB agendas - Supporting and contributing to team
building and team dynamics through personally demonstrating leadership and
team attributes - Championing new ways of working with own
team and wider community, ensuring new ways of working and cultural
changes are embedded
Personal
Performance & Development – 5%
Performance & Development – 5%
- Ensuring all Personal Development Plan
goals and objectives are met or exceeded - Taking responsibility for own
development needs and ensuring that any personal development objectives
are met or exceeded - Promptly acting upon all feedback
received (both positive and negative) - Keeping abreast of the latest
developments in ‘world-class’ sourcing delivery – tools, processes,
systems, organisational structures and using internal and external
networks in order to further enhance your skills and experience. Share
best practices as appropriate. - Always demonstrating the Group Centre
Guiding Principles and playing your part in Barclays’ citizenship agenda
Risk and Control
Objective
Objective
- Ensure that all activities and duties
are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Barclays
Operational Risk Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Standards.
Risk, Governance
and Regulatory
and Regulatory
- “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. Understand and manage risks and risk events
(incidents) relevant to the role.” - Financial Management Control and
Analysis
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Barclays
Bank Head of Procurement job should have proven experience in developing
and implementing country focussed sourcing plans - Managing a high performance team
- Excellent verbal and written
communication skills; confident and articulate - Broad range of experience across several
categories of spend - Graduate with excellent, proven Sourcing
experience - Good understanding of the financial
services industry - Excellent knowledge of appropriate
commercial models and approaches/techniques necessary to achieve best in
class deals. - Sound knowledge and application of
contractual law for relevant territories covered by country. - Ability to develop innovative sourcing
strategies to maximise value-add for – BU and implement best in class
deals. - Analytical and financial understanding
of service cost models and lifetime acquisition costs, in order to support
negotiations and in-source/out-source decisions. - Excellent contract negotiation skills in
order to tackle escalated issues with key suppliers at Executive and Board
level and develop win-win situations.
How to Apply:
If you feel
challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key
deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current
curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment
website detail below:
challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key
deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current
curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment
website detail below:
Barclays is an equal
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
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