Category & Sourcing Lead| S4 | CFO | Multiple Locations

Santander USA; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Category & Sourcing Lead to drive procurement transformation and ensure optimal cost management. You will be responsible for leading a procurement team, developing strategies, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive value. Ideal candidates should have experience in category management and procurement systems. The role offers a hybrid working model and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

8% pension contribution

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Car allowance of £6,000

Qualifications

• Proven record of successful category management in a global procurement organization.
• Understands complex large contracts, commercial influences, and technical drafting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the team to deliver category strategies.
• Drive collaboration and stakeholder management at an executive level.

Skills

Category management

Stakeholder management

Cost driver analysis

Tools

Procurement systems

Job description

Category & Sourcing Lead| S4 | CFO | Multiple Locations

Country: United Kingdom

Join our community:

As the Category & Sourcing Lead will support the Head of Category & Sourcing and the broader Procurement transformation through category excellence, driving the development and execution of key strategic activity translating the Procurement strategy into market leading deliverables to drive value beyond price initiatives.

The Category & Sourcing Lead will lead the respective procurement team to assist Santander UK and other group entities that Santander Uk provide service to in achieving its cost to income targets. The team will achieve this as subject matter experts and be the first point of call for professional advisory support acting as a key enabler to achieve the optimum outcomes for the bank. They will lead on driving internal and external NPS scores

The difference you’ll make:

As Category & Sourcing Lead you’ll play a key part in the continual evolvement of Cost Management and Procurement, driving us towards Even Better Cost Management and Procurement. Liaising across the organisation to generate a full and accurate category demand, providing analysis on movements from this in the actual demand, and recommendations in how to enhance the banks cost position. You will act as an expert reference point for the banks cost management process and the external market. You will also ensure that quality, compliance and cost-effectiveness of the work delivered by our suppliers meets Santander expectations

The specific responsibility of the role is to lead and manage the team to deliver the following:

• Development and executive approval of category strategies ensuring the true end to end cost picture, opportunities, risks and innovation are fully articulated and understood.

• Bring market insight, thought leadership and knowledge to the business to execute industry leading commercial models demonstrating value creation capabilities.

• Develop insightful benchmarking data to support and challenge business decisions.

• Drive collaboration and stakeholder management at an executive level within the business and with external partners/suppliers.

• Understanding procurement systems and generate channel strategy to promote the maximum efficient use of these

What you’ll bring:

• Proven record of successful category management in a global procurement organization.

• Subject matter expert for the category and contracts under management, and generalist expertise across other areas.

• Understands complex large contracts, commercial influences and technical drafting

• Ability to perform cost driver analysis, from source to pay, contract reviews and financial MI.

It would also be nice for you to have:

• Knowledge of process management and process improvement

• Experience in management of Procurement systems

• Experience of building high performing teams

What else you need to know:

Our preferred location for this role is Unity Place we will also consider applications from Bradford and Glasgow.

We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).

If you apply for this role in (this /any of these) locations, it’s important you consider your travelling distance, time and cost from your home to the office location(s).

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. For part-time / contract roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours / contract duration. [NB If an FTC, please use this sentence and remove the bonus bullet point below)

• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.

• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.

• £6,000 car allowance per year.

• Company funded individual private medical insurance.

• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.

• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.

• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing inour shareplans.

• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services

What to do next:

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at [e-mail].