Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) is the corporate and investment banking arm of Group BPCE, second largest financial institution in France. Natixis Global Services India (NGSI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Natixis SA and is fully integrated into Natixis CIB
NGSI is Natixis CIB APAC's new innovation and technology hub and its center of expertise, delivering operational services (Global Financing Operations, Global Market Operations, Information Technology and other functions). NGSI supports the Natixis CIB Asia Pacific client experience strategy and ensures the agility of the APAC platform by focusing on innovative technological solutions to increase operational efficiencies, while building on its resiliency.
Through collaboration with Natixis Services in India, Natixis CIB Asia Pacific enhances its capabilities as a Lab to identify and implement emerging technology trends and innovative solutions
Main responsibilities and duties of the role:
- Support the APAC Procurement tea to conduct the Procurement activities in APAC across different spend categories for IT and Non-IT Services;
- Ensure all purchases conducted within APAC strictly adheres and complies with all aspects of the APAC and Global Procurement Policy in the Head Office (H/O);
- Coordinate Procurement requests required by the Business to provide oversight and expertise on Request for Proposals/Quotations (RFPs/RFQs);
- Responsible for all vendor/consultancy agreements as part of contract management, vendor performance to ensure compliance with the Procurement policies within APAC;
- Continuously explore suitable vendor selection options with the goal to achieve real savings from contract negotiations and/or vendor consolidations; and
- Contribute to the procurement savings targets
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Procurement activities
- Coordinate and conduct Competitive Analysis of all types of RFPs, Request for Quotes/Bids across different spend categories;
- Contribute to Supplier's consolidation initiative and identify opportunities to reduce costs and number of vendors;
Procurement Tools implementation and dashboards
- Support the implementation of the Group Procurement platform for APAC and in-line with the H/O requirements (Contract repository, Sourcing and Intake);
- Support and maintain all internal systems, manage data and content population or integrations, monitor and maintain data content accuracy and troubleshoot daily issues;
- Provide Project and Savings Tracker on a weekly/monthly basis;
Vendor Management
- Ensure compliance with all aspects of the Bank's Vendor Management Policy facilitate / coordinate vendor registration, due diligence, Business Partners Suitability, including adhering to policies related to Business Continuity Planning, Essential Outsourcing Services, Anti-Bribery Corruption, Anti-Money Laundry, Barnier and Regulatory policies imposed by Compliance, etc. Conduct ongoing monitoring, supervision, and reporting, as stated in the Vendor Management Policy;
- Develop and maintain front and back supplier relationships to facilitate communication, optimize negotiations, and promote the Bank's reputation;
- Support and coordinate the KYS Process and vendor's onboarding;
- Support and coordinate all Vendor Risk Management related matters
Job Qualification (education, years of experience and other soft skills):
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Procurement or Finance field;
- 5 to 7 years of proven sourcing experiences, ideally in banking or financial institutions;
- Experienced in working in a Procurement and Vendor Management function within APAC region and managing business stakeholders from various Departments;
- Strong negotiations skills with significant achievements in cost control savings and contract consolidation process;
- Contractual negotiations knowledge is required;
- Detailed oriented and possesses proficient analytical and problem-solving abilities;
- Good knowledge base in IT and Professional Services purchases, banking related vendors and contracts;
- Strong written/verbal communication and presentation and negotiation skills;
- Strong in Excel and data analytical tools / applications;
- Experience with sourcing and procurement systems and tools;
- Innovated, able to multi-task, work independently and jointly with other Departments;
- Proficiency in English;
- Proactive and willingness to learn
