Procurement Manager with Security and Business Resilience Expertise: B

NK369 Procurement Manager with Security and Business Resilience expertise: Banking, Brussels

Background

The Supply Chain Department is responsible for the sourcing, contracting and oversight of performance & risk Management of the banking Group non-payroll-related category management.
The Department manages sourcing and procurement contracts within different categories throughout the Group and within the procurement policies, methodology, tools and processes.

We are looking for a Category Manager with 5 years experience in procuring Security/Cyber-related IT Tooling and Services areas.

Typical projects are: cyber security, SAN, DDOS attack protection, SOC maturity, ISMS policy, crisis management & disaster recovery, Privileged Access Management, etc
Some polyvalence in IT domains would be an added value.

ROLE:

As Category Manager for Security & Business Resilience, your main objectives are as follows:

Category Management
Build and implement multi-year supplier strategies incorporating business strategies, priorities, Market Intelligence and business inter-dependencies
Identify opportunities to target supplier rationalization which delivers effective and efficient use of suppliers while mitigating risks
Provide leadership for specific initiatives aimed at delivering against the overall Procurement objectives

Internal Client Management
Develop and maintain key business relationships and effectively influence client business owners, facilitating the Strategic Sourcing process and compliance with procurement policies and practices
Identifies and works effectively with key stakeholders on cross-team projects or problems, deal well with tough political situations
Play an active role in stakeholder engagement model and client satisfaction baseline measures
Promote and implement business change with a bias towards moving project owners to thinking about early involvement of Procurement in support of key business priorities
Supplier Management
Develop, maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and information
Obtain best value for money from the supply market and ensure healthy cross-supplier competition and negotiate best contractual terms
Actively manage supplier performance and risk in partnership with business leads. Address issues and secure the highest level of service delivery ensuring corrective measures are delivering expected improvements
Leverage Key Performance Indicator (KPI), scorecard development, quarterly and/or semi-annual business reviews, supplier summits and contract dispute management to efficiently manage supplier delivery

Quality Management and Controls
Ensure compliance with the companies policies and processes and work with business to rectify areas of concern
Drive supplier remediation for contractual compliance issues
Assist in controls, security, data protection and responsible sourcing supplier investigations and remediation

PROFILE:

You have 5-10 years of experience in IT procurement/sourcing activities, with a particular focus on Security projects (Software, Hardware and professional services). As a result, we expect that you are immediately operational in Security-related complex procurement files
You have excellent negotiation skills.
You act along the desired Code of Conduct, amongst others you are sensitive to the confidentiality of information and ethics are key to you.
You are a team player with a collaborative leadership and excellent relationship management skills
You are capable to work under pressure and to keep focus on the best corporate solution.
Your written and oral English is fluent.
You have analytical skills and you are used to work in cross-functional project teams.

This position is for starting ASAP until the end of February 2019.

Reference: NK369

Location: Brussels

Duration: 6 months

Language: English

Rate: 600-625 euros per day