Supplier Manager - Italian, French or Spanish - Speaking

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Supplier Manager, where you will oversee supplier risk and performance, ensuring compliance with policies and standards. You will collaborate with stakeholders, manage supplier relationships, and lead a team to drive operational effectiveness. This role demands strong communication skills and fluency in Italian, French, or Spanish, along with a strategic mindset to navigate complex supplier management challenges.

Qualifications

• Experience with third-party supplier management.
• Fluent in Italian, French, or Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor supplier risk and performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholder groups to meet procurement needs.
• Identify suppliers through market research and contract negotiation.

Skills

Fluent in Italian

Fluent in French

Fluent in Spanish

Third-party supplier management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Join us as a Supplier Manager at Barclays. In this role, you will manage and monitor supplier risk and performance to meet the requirements of the Barclays Third Party Service Provider Policy and Standards, through control execution, commercial management, relationship, and risk management.

To be successful as a Supplier Manager, you should have experience with:

• Fluent in Italian, French, or Spanish (native desirable).
• Third-party supplier management.
• Stakeholder management.

Additional valued skills may include:

• Procurement experience.
• Business stakeholder management.

You may be assessed on key skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role will be based out of Knutsford.

Purpose of the role

To manage and monitor supplier risk and performance to meet the requirements of the Barclays Third Party Service Provider Policy and Standards, through control execution, commercial management, relationship, and risk management.

Accountabilities

1. Management and execution of the supplier control processes, including oversight of suppliers and their performance, monitoring of KPIs to ensure expectations are met.
2. Collaborate with various stakeholder groups to produce deliverables that meet procurement needs, policies, and standards, mitigate supplier risks and issues, and ensure supplier relationships align with the bank’s needs and business strategy.
3. Identify suppliers that will provide the right goods and services through market research, capabilities analysis, and contract negotiation.
4. Stay updated on industry trends and developments related to supplier management tools and techniques by attending conferences and participating in training.
5. Monitor suppliers’ control operations to meet Barclays Third Party Service Provider Management Standards and contractual obligations, including quality standards, risk mitigation, and commercial activity.
6. Collaborate with regulatory teams to support global regulatory requests, exams, and ongoing activities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and ensure operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions and business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using professional knowledge and skills to deliver impactful work. Set objectives, coach employees, and evaluate performance.
• If in a leadership role, demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
• For individual contributors, lead collaborative assignments, guide team members, and identify new directions for projects.
• Consult on complex issues, providing advice to support resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures supporting control and governance.
• Manage risk and strengthen controls related to your work.
• Work closely with other areas to contribute to organizational objectives.
• Engage in complex data analysis from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex or sensitive information effectively.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.