The role requires the management of Sourcing projects across a range of Non-IT spend categories, with a core focus on Professional Services and HR categories.
- Develop sourcing strategies for the Professional Services and HR categories to achieve the business objectives for the next 1 - 2 years
- Execute sourcing plans in line with Procurement s policies and procedures
- Manage RFPs and any renewals
- Lead contract negotiations effectively to deliver robust terms and conditions that manages Nomura s service delivery requirements and commercial risk
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with business stakeholders
- Build strong supplier base relationships and supplier management programmer; driving initiatives with suppliers in co-ordination with the business functions
- Work as part of a cross-functional team
- Monitor contractual performance in accordance with agreed SLAs to identify and resolve any issues; escalating where appropriate
- Where applicable, the execution of Business Continuity plans and pro-active risk management
Qualifications, skills & experience
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- CIPS desirable
- Extensive strategic sourcing / procurement experience in a blue-chip environment, with a proven track record of successfully leading commercial activities in various categories of spend listed above
- Strong and experienced negotiator
- In-depth category knowledge and proven capability of applying supplier management techniques to deliver added value benefits in addition to contracted benefits
- Excellent understanding of key contract clauses and risks related to relevant spend categories
- Is highly credible and able to influence external vendors and internal clients
- Self-starter, can work autonomously and manage multiple projects in parallel
- Can contribute to and/or co-ordinate cross-functional teams
- Can drive projects to a conclusion while maintaining a high quality of task deliver
- Detailed knowledge of supply market, supplier capabilities, and expected trends at a geographic and global level
