CRES, Ops, Marketing Sourcing Manager

Barclays UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Marketing Sourcing Manager, responsible for optimizing third-party spend and implementing strategic sourcing strategies. This role requires collaboration with stakeholders, strong organizational skills, and the ability to enhance sourcing effectiveness. Ideal candidates will have commercial knowledge and resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder management.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Commercial knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Analyze spend in category areas and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Plan and execute sourcing events including RFPs/RFXs.
• Monitor controls and compliance throughout the sourcing cycle.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Time management

Commercial knowledge

Resilience

Self-starting capabilities

Marketing knowledge

Job description

Join us as a CRES, Ops, Marketing Sourcing Manager at Barclays, to optimize and address Barclays' third-party spend requirements. This role involves defining, developing, and implementing strategies for relevant spend categories in close collaboration with the business, along with executing strategic sourcing and channel development/optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Analyze spend in category areas, understand business strategies, requirements, and cost levers. Collaborate with stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop RFPs, and align sourcing activities with bank priorities.
2. Plan and execute sourcing events, including RFPs/RFXs, and negotiate to meet business needs for value, speed, compliance, and risk.
3. Monitor controls and compliance throughout the sourcing cycle, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits, and data quality.
4. Develop, implement, and operate policies and procedures for sourcing activities, ensuring alignment with policies, standards, and regulations.
5. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance sourcing effectiveness, control, and efficiency, including channel optimization.
6. Stay informed on industry trends related to sourcing and category management through conferences, training, and market research.

Candidate Profile:

Successful candidates should have experience in stakeholder management, strong organizational and time management skills, and commercial knowledge. Valued additional skills include resilience, self-starting capabilities, and marketing knowledge.

Location: Glasgow, Northampton, or Knutsford.