Job Specifications
Sourcing Manager
Edinburgh or Bristol
6 months contract
Salary from £70,000pa DOE plus extensive benefits, details below – day rate option also available
Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.
My client powers businesses of all sizes to make, take and manage payments. They are a global leader in financial technology with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce.Whether online, in store or mobile, they are at the heart of great commerce experiences in 146 countries and across 135 currencies. They help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful.
They are looking for a Sourcing Manager to join their Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Sourcing Team on an initial 6 month with the potential to extend. You will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, hybrid working being office based a minimum of 2 days a week. The role is based at the businesses offices at one of the above locations.
Job Summary:
The BPO Sourcing Team sit within the Group Sourcing and Supplier Management function and play a vital role in delivering the organisations vision of putting customers at the heart of everything they do, supporting the transition to a net zero carbon economy, taking care of vulnerable customers, and building the bank of the future. They are responsible for ensuring all the external spend of the organisation meets their aims and purpose in and effective and secure way.
Across their Global supply chain, they are driving initiatives ranging from global sourcing, discovering and onboarding FinTech’s to working with their partners on next generation digital solutions. Whilst protecting the organisation, its customers, and suppliers from evolving supply chain security threats, and focusing on environmental sustainability and diversity throughout the organisations supply chain.
What you'll be doing...
It is a fantastic time of change within the organisation and the Group Sourcing and Supplier Management function are at the heart of that change. You will provide support to a growing team overseeing the ‘end to end’ life cycle of all Business Process Outsourcing specifically onshore engagements within the organisation, responding to a rapidly growing strategic and business-wide agenda. Reporting to a senior sourcing manager this is an exciting new opportunity where you will play a pivotal role in building and ensuing ongoing successful delivery for the BPO Team.
In this role you will collaborate closely with Sourcing and Business Unit key and senior leadership, Supplier Management, and the Cost Management Team to build a position where you can influence stakeholders from across the entire business to shape the organisations approach to outsourcing and offshoring BPO services.
What we're looking for...
Are you an experienced people and sourcing individual who is passionate about developing strategic, bold and ambitious agendas?
Someone willing to relentlessly develop themselves and support their team whilst continuously challenging the status quo in order to improve how they work and what they deliver for their stakeholders?
If yes, they value the following - someone who can:
Lead sourcing strategy development and deployment within the BPO category ensuring that all associated commercial and risk activity is managed and there is a clear drive to create value and minimise the total cost of ownership.
Be responsible for the full sourcing life cycle from initial strategy, tendering, and contract award through to transition, contract management and termination.
Work collaboratively and effectively with supply chain management teams, sourcing support teams and senior stakeholders to drive optimal value and delivery throughout the end to end sourcing lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities.
Support the development and execution of outsourcing sourcing strategies delivering the required supplier solutions within a cost sustainable and value driven model.
Create strong partnerships with key and sometime senior stakeholders to influence business priorities and understand future trends and requirements.
Develop and implement innovative approaches to optimise the end to end process, to assure the best combination of speed, efficiency and quality of solutions.
Identify best practices and be able to respond to changes in the internal and external business environment to secure best value from third party expenditure.
Lead the sourcing process, providing direction and oversight to leverage economies of scale through robust contract negotiations, supplier selection and effective commercial management.
Apply expertise in contractual terms and conditions
About the Company
At Pontoon, we go beyond the traditional to build future-fit workforces for our clients.
Backed by the Adecco Group, Pontoon is the preferred architect of workforce solutions that will transform the working world. We deliver MSP, RPO, Services Procurement, Direct Sourcing, Talent Consulting, and Total Talent solutions.
We help our customers design their workforces to be fit for the future and exceed their business objectives. We are a people-first organisation, committed to co-creating innovative and advanced solutions f...
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