Supplier Manager

Join us as a "Supplier Manager" at Barclays, where you'll be a part of a world-class Third-Party Risk Management function managing external suppliers to ensure mitigation of risk, maintenance of supplier relationships as well as fulfilment of regulatory requirements.

To be a successful "Supplier Manager", you should have experience with

1. Procurement function managing third party suppliers.

2.Exposure to Risk and Controls in the current job.

3.Experience in Supplier/client relationship building.

4.Experience in Stakeholder Management.

Some other highly valued skills may include (Mandatory):

1. Impeccable Spoken and written English language skills.

2.Graduate in any stream.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

1.  Any certification in Third party Risk Management.

2. Experience in reading and understanding contracts.

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 relationship align to 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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• 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.