Supplier Manager

Join us as a Supplier Manager at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. To be a successful Supplier Manager, you should have experience with a minimum of 5-8 years of industry experience. Preferred experience in Supplier Management, Procurement, Contracts, and/or 3rd Party Risk Vendor Management/Risk domain. Additionally, knowledge of contractual/commercial arrangements within the industry/market is required. Experience in dealing with multiple global (and virtual) stakeholders in different business functions and managing their objectives, service expectations, and priorities is essential. Advanced knowledge of risk and control frameworks, along with a detailed understanding of Operational Risk policies and standards, is necessary. You should be able to maintain a complete and accurate risk profile of third parties, with early visibility of emerging issues through analysis of control issues, identification of root causes, implications, and required remedial actions. Strong written and spoken communication skills in English are vital, as you will be required to manage senior executive-level relationships. A Post-Graduate or Graduate degree is also required. Desirable Skills/Good to Have: - Knowledge of Barclays business areas, key priorities, and challenges. - Financial sector experience and knowledge of the types of services being received. - Understanding of cost, risk, and service parameters. Location: Noida Purpose of the Role: To manage and monitor supplier 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 supplier control processes, including oversight of suppliers 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 supplier risks and issues, and ensure supplier relationships align with the bank's needs and business strategy. - Identification of suppliers that will provide the right goods and service through market research, capabilities analysis, and contract negotiation. - Identification of industry trends and developments related to supplier management tools and techniques by attending conferences and participating in training. - Monitoring of suppliers" 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. Analyst Expectations: - Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. - Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in the assigned area of expertise. - Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise. - Lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements, and coordinating team resources. - Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulations, and codes of conduct. - Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organization sub-function. - Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents. - Act as a contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside the team and external to the organization. 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.,