Marketing Category and Sourcing Manager

Barclays Bank Plc; Halstead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Marketing Category and Sourcing Manager to optimize third-party spend requirements. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, leading strategic sourcing initiatives, and managing a team to enhance sourcing processes across various marketing categories. Strong skills in stakeholder management and contract negotiations are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing stakeholders effectively.
• Ability to organise and manage time efficiently.
• Understanding of commercial best practices.
• Experience in contract negotiations is crucial.
• Knowledge of procurement best practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Profile spend and understand business strategy.
• Collaborate to identify sourcing needs and align with bank priorities.
• Plan and execute sourcing events for business requirements.
• Monitor compliance throughout sourcing cycle.
• Develop policies and procedures for sourcing activities.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Strong organisation skills

Commercial knowledge

Contract negotiations

Procurement best‑in‑class practices

Resilience

Self‑starter

Marketing knowledge

Risk and controls

Change and transformation

Business acumen

Strategic thinking

Digital and technology

Job‑specific technical skills

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Marketing Category and Sourcing Manager at Barclays, to optimise and address Barclays 3rd party spend requirements, including the definition, development and implementation of approaches for relevant spend categories and requirements with close collaboration with the business and execution of strategic sourcing across a wide range of marketing categories.

Location

Can be based out of Glasgow, Northampton or Knutsford.

Responsibilities

• Profile spend in the category area and develop understanding of business strategy, business requirements, cost levers and opportunities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop requests for proposal and ensure sourcing activities align to the bank’s needs and priorities.
• Plan and execute sourcing events including RFP/RFXs, negotiations to best meet the business requirements for value, speed, compliance and risk.
• Monitor and guide controls and compliance requirements to be met through the category and sourcing cycle from request to contract, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits, data quality and more.
• Develop, implement and operate policies and procedures for sourcing activities aligned to the policies, standards, relevant compliance and regulation.
• Identify and deliver change opportunities to improve effectiveness, control and efficiency of sourcing processes, including buying channel optimisation for relevant categories of spend (catalogues, demand challenge, etc.).
• Identify industry trends and develop related knowledge by attending conferences, participating in training, and conducting market research on techniques and tools.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
• Set objectives, coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, and conduct performance appraisals linked to reward outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues, advising People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop 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.
• Collaborate with other areas of work to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources, internal and external, to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information, influencing or convincing stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Stakeholder Management experience.
• Strong organisation skills and time management.
• Commercial knowledge.
• Contract negotiations experience.
• Procurement best‑in‑class practices.
• Highly valued skills: resilience, self‑starter, marketing knowledge.
• Key critical skills: risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, job‑specific technical skills.

Leadership Expectations

• Advises and influences decision making, contributes to policy development and takes responsibility for operational effectiveness.
• Collaborates closely with other functions/business divisions.
• The four LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.

Values & Mindset

• Demonstrate Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
• Operate with the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge and Drive.