Head of Retail & Wholesale

Barclays Capital; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Barclays is seeking a senior leader to own a portfolio of Retail & Wholesale client relationships, translating demand and supply-chain trends into commercial strategies that drive resilience, revenue and franchise value.

You will lead a large team, set strategic direction, and partner with risk, compliance and product teams to deliver sustainable growth across the division. The role requires deep sector expertise, stakeholder leadership and the ability to negotiate with major clients.

Responsabilités

• Development of strategic direction for relationship management, including up-to-date methodologies and processes.
• Oversight of colleagues' performance and department goals to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manage stakeholders and maintain quality of external third-party services.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for relationship management.
• Manage relationship risk with mitigation strategies and alignment with compliance.
• Monitor financial performance: revenue, profitability and cost control.
• Conduct market research on trends, competition and regulatory changes to identify opportunities.

Description du poste

Job Description

Purpose of the role

Lead a portfolio of Retail & Wholesale clients, translating consumer demand, channel, inventory and supply-chain trends into commercial strategies that support resilience, profitable growth and franchise value. Deliver sustainable revenue, profitability and market share through deep sector expertise and trusted relationship leadership.

Accountabilities

Development of strategic direction for relationship management, including the implementation of up to date methodologies and processes.

Management of relationship management initiatives, including oversight of colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness. .

Relationship management of relationship management stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third party services.

Development and implementation of policies and procedures for relationship management.

Management of relationship management risk, including identification of potential risks, development of strategies to mitigate those risks, and maintenance of alignment between the bank's relationship management and compliance functions. .

Monitoring the financial performance of relationship management, including revenue, profitability, and cost control.

Conducting thorough market research to understand market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to identify market opportunities.

Director Expectations

To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..

They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..

Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.

Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.

Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.

Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.

Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.

Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.

Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.

Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.

Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.

Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.

Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.

Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others.

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.

Key Accountabilities

Own R&W portfolio P&L, market share, manage capital, ROTE, CTI/returns, client advocacy, profitability and sustainable franchise growth.

Develop expertise across retailers, wholesalers, distributors, e-commerce businesses, consumer brands and associated supply chains.

Assess consumer demand, pricing, margins, seasonality, inventory, supplier terms, fulfilment and international sourcing.

Originate solutions across working capital, payments, cash management, FX, trade, store or distribution in