AVP Procurement Operations

Step into your role as AVP Procurement Operations, where you will provide and manage efficient buying processes for Barclays colleagues and their respective functions. This role is to champion and drive Procure to Pay (P2P) compliance and best practices across the Bank, to act as an SME on P2P processes and systems and proactively identify and resolve areas of weakness within US and Canada market and is an amazing opportunity for you to highlight your detailed knowledge of purchase order, invoice, payment and supplier onboarding and maintenance skills.

To be successful as an AVP Procurement Operations, you should have experience with:
•    End to end Vendor/Supplier onboarding & database management
•    Managing requisition and purchase order processes
•   End to end Procure to Pay Knowledge - Hands on experience in SAP & Coupa applications
•    Managing invoice exceptions and payment processing
•    Stakeholder management

Additional highly valued skills include:
•    Experience delivering Procurement process & system training to users.
•    Experience approving check and wire payments in SAP. 

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Whippany, NJ

Purpose of the role

To monitor quality standards and policies and support the implementation of these across all operational processes. To collaborate with control owners to execution Risk Control Self Assessments (RSCA) that measure the effectiveness of controls. 

Accountabilities

• Identification of regulatory trends and industry developments that may impact the banks operations.
• Support the implementation of quality standards and policies by collaborating across all operational teams and processes.
• Development of reports and presentations on control performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Participation in projects and initiatives aimed to improve control efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaboration with Control Owners to develop and manage RCSA to monitor design effectiveness, appropriateness of controls, compliance to regulatory requirements and identify areas for improvement.
• Support operational teams with the formal escalation and management of incidents, departmental procedures, record management and controls testing.

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.