Procurement Centre of Excellence Lead

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm based in Bristol is searching for a Centre of Excellence Lead for Procurement to oversee systems and reporting accuracy within the Procurement function. The ideal candidate will possess experience in leading a Procurement team, data analytics skills, and knowledge of regulatory requirements in a Financial Services environment. This permanent full-time role offers a hybrid working model with competitive compensation and various employee benefits, such as enhanced parental leave and discretionary bonuses.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Gym memberships and wellbeing apps

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Procurement Centre of Excellence or similar role.
• Knowledgeable across all Procurement systems and regulatory requirements.
• Good data analytics skills with the ability to understand complex data.

Responsibilities

• Lead Procurement data, systems, and reporting ensuring accuracy.
• Maintain policies and procedures with any new regulatory changes.
• Manage risk assessments or audit requirements across the Procurement function.

Skills

Excellent team management skills

Strong data analytics skills

Knowledge of regulatory requirements

Ability to create presentations and dashboards

Innovative and inquisitive

Tools

Workday

Coupa

Creditsafe

Spendkey

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to 'empower people to save and invest with confidence'. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

About the role

HL is at an exciting time of its evolution as the UK's leading wealth provider, the business has committed a significant investment in transforming the digital platforms, operational efficiency and ultimately improving the client journeys and offerings. This will involve working with our existing and many new suppliers to drive change and innovation, where we are front and centre to deliver. Your personal impact will be supporting the Procurement team with the necessary, technology, process, procedures and reporting to ensure compliance with regulation and ways of working.

Be the lead for any risk assessments or audit requirements across the Procurement function.

What you'll be doing

As the Centre of Excellence Lead for Procurement, you will be responsible for the Procurement data, systems, and reporting across the Procurement function, ensuring data accuracy, timely reporting and system access and administration. These are critical elements in supporting the Procurement team to ensure consistency in process, data and all reporting activities:

• Systems will include Workday, Coupa, Creditsafe, Spendkey and the Procurement Orchestration layer to ensure access and currency of the systems are maintained.
• Ensure that all reports and presentations are maintained in time for the deadlines, looking at ways to improve the processes and approach to automate the system.
• Maintain all policies and procedures and be the owner for ensuring those policies are maintained with any new regulatory changes or HL process changes affecting the Procurement processes. Ensure that all annual process reviews are performed in line with the documented standards.
• ESG will become more prevalent in our everyday activities and managing the reporting and measuring of the required metrics are the responsibility of the Centre of Excellence.
• Good team management skills are needed to ensure the team work effectively to deliver on the requirements, always looking to make improvements.

About you

• Experience in a Procurement Centre of Excellence or similar role - creating and leading a Procurement centre of excellence team, establishing trust with stakeholders and procurement team alike to create credibility and drive accurate data, reporting, regulatory compliance and systems to support the Procurement function.
• Knowledgeable and credible across all Procurement systems and regulatory requirements., innovative by nature, inquisitive with the ability to confidently challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Knowledge of regulatory landscape in a Financial Services environment (or similar regulated environment)
• Understanding of EBA Guidelines on Outsourcing
• Good data analytics skills with the ability to understand financial, economic, risk and contractual data and to consolidate into easy-to-read documents and presentations.
• Able to create excellent presentations and dashboards to support the Procurement team.

Interview Process

Will consist of competency-based questions and an assessment of your technical knowledge and transferable skills.

Working Schedule

Based in Bristol head office, BS1 5HL. This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We offer a hybrid flexible working pattern to enable you the option of working from home and coming into the office.

Why Us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
• Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
• An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
• Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
• LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers
  * dependant on role level

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information. Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates. #HLI