Sourcing Lead Lending Services

Citizens Bank; Johnston (RI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Maternity/paternity leave

Flexible work arrangements

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citizens Bank is seeking a Sourcing Lead to Support Lending Services to partner with business lines using spend data and market intelligence to optimize the source-to-pay process. You will drive cost savings and navigate complex negotiations in a financial services context.

Reporting to the Sourcing Category Team Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, shape commodity strategies, and deliver tangible value through effective supplier management and executive communication.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of strategic sourcing or category experience.
• Experience driving negotiations and cost savings initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial modeling capability.
• Advanced analytical skills with data-to-insight capabilities.
• Experience working cross-functionally and driving consensus.
• Structured, organized planning and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop commodity strategies to achieve cost savings and quality improvements.
• Oversee spend activity for assigned commodities and action plans for purchases.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing initiatives including bids and contract negotiations.
• Provide procurement subject matter expertise to determine product requirements and demand.
• Stay current with industry trends to develop innovative solutions.
• Identify improvement opportunities and prioritize projects with measurable impact.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiations

Financial modeling

Advanced analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Structured planning

Education

MBA

CPSM certification

Job description

Description

Citizens is currently in the process of delivering a transformed sourcing experience to the business. In the role as a Sourcing Lead to Support Lending Services, you will be armed with key spend data, forward looking market intelligence and a fully integrated source to pay process, enabling you to be a strong strategic partner with business line executives. This will help you drive shorter cycle times, increased market intelligence, higher level strategic discussions and increased savings opportunities.

The Sourcing Lead will report to the Sourcing Category Team Manager in Strategic Sourcing within Procurement. The Lead will drive cost savings initiatives for the assigned commodity and consider the total cost of ownership across Citizens. The successful candidate will partner with business owners to identify market and economic trend opportunities and execute against them to continually improve the value derived from third party relationships. The Sourcing Lead will exhibit strong business acumen and understanding of the financial services industry. The primary focus is to align with the business lines in a way that generates a positive impact to them achieving their business goals, while optimizing value to the overall organization.

Primary responsibilities include

• Assist in the development of commodity strategies to achieve cost savings and improve quality and service levels by identifying opportunities and sourcing strategies for strategic/complex negotiations.
• Oversee all spend activity for assigned commodity and determine proper action plan for all purchases that meet Procurement involve threshold.
• Join and potentially lead cross-functional teams to execute sourcing initiatives including the competitive bidding process and contract negotiations; ability to negotiate, including contract red lining for all types of corporate transactions using an Agile contracting framework.
• Provide Category Procurement subject matter expertise for the associated business/function; effectively work with functional and business groups as a trusted advisor to determine desired product/service specifications and projected demand when making recommended action plans.
• Maintain current with the industry supply base and industry trends with the objective to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities for assigned category areas and recommend key actions; utilize analytical thinking and tools to identify new benefits generation; prioritize projects to ensure demonstrated impact to the business.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of strategic sourcing or category experience.
• Demonstrated experience driving negotiations.
• Strong commercial acumen and financial modeling capability.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience working cross-functionally and driving consensus across stakeholders.
• Structured, organized, and methodical planning skills.
• Executive-level communication and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Knowledge of third-party risk management frameworks and regulatory environments.
• Experience managing large, complex spend portfolios.
• MBA or professional certification (CPSM, CIPS, or similar).

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and long-term planning
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Financial and analytical rigor
• Risk-aware decision making
• Stakeholder management and executive presence
• Change leadership in matrixed environments

Hours & Work Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Monday – Friday

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $97,000– $125,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn additional incentive earnings. Actual pay is based on various factors including, but not limited to, the budget, work location, and relevant skills and experience. No other portions of the posting are changing, including benefits language or incentive guidance (e.g., Teller roles should continue to remove incentive language as noted).

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits .

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.