Senior Sourcing Manager - Group Sourcing and Supplier Management (GS&SM)

End Date
Sunday 11 February 2024
Salary Range
£0 - £0
We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options.
Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
JOB TITLE: Senior Sourcing Manager (Process Specialist)
LOCATIONS: Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax or Birmingham
HOURS: Full Time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site.
Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is building the bank of the future, and we need your help. LBG spends billions per annum with thousands of third-party suppliers, who support the provision of a diverse range of products and/or services, operating as an extension of the Group.
Group Sourcing and Supplier Management (GS&SM) plays a vital role in both cost efficiencies and revenue generation, collaborating with the businesses to ensure we understand their needs, and sharing the supply market dynamics, to assist them with making informed decisions that balance pace and risk, when acquiring goods and services.
We invest our money wisely with suppliers who can help us deliver our mission. We want to go further than ever before and become a purpose driven organisation, so that every decision we make, big and small, truly helps Britain prosper and delivers the right outcomes for customers, communities, and colleagues.
We're looking for the right person to join us in GS&SM as a Senior Sourcing Manager - Process Specialist. You'll be an integral part of a team who manages, governs, and continually improves the Business Sourcing Process (BSP). This role will give you the opportunity to work in a lively dynamic team, engaging closely with a wide range of colleagues and partners across LBG on exciting new challenges for our colleagues, suppliers, and customers.
Job Description
What does the role involve?
The Senior Sourcing Process Specialist is responsible for continually innovating the design of the Business Sourcing Process, helping LBG colleagues balance pace and risk when sourcing third party goods and services. Key responsibilities are:

• Take ownership of the end-to-end BSP design, working collaboratively with partners to achieve maximum impact and value, inside and outside of GS&SM, while meeting all regulatory and risk requirements.
  
• Perform the role of lead process architect across all significant change and release management, including ongoing design and maintenance of our strategic roadmap and process maps.
  
• Development of SME (Subject Matter Expert) knowledge in the team and support LBG guidance, learning and training activities.
  
• Lead wider industry and internal view on sourcing process, providing feedback on process performance to drive improvement, as well as requirements for future releases to our technology partners.
  
• Engage with a diverse group of colleagues and partners, providing expert advice and guidance, to ensure colleague journeys are efficient and effective.
  
• Positively influence others by demonstrating Lloyds Banking Group values and behaviour and encourage this in team members.
  
• Contribute to the development of GS&SM Change strategies, supporting both day-to-day use of the sourcing process and delivery of change.
  

Key Skills

• A procurement professionalwith experience across a breadth of sourcing categories and a background ofdelivering successfully across complex projects, on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
  
• Experience of relevant methodologies and ideally professional accreditation such as SIPOC, CIPS, agile delivery etc.
  
• Experienced in thecreationand ongoingmaintenanceofsourcing policy,processes, and procedures, within a risk management framework, and the associated guidance and training materials.
  
• Strong communicatordelivering communications that convey a clear understanding of the specific needs of different audiences.
  
• Experienced in applyingcritical thinkingand structured communication to tackle complex problems, andhandling time-pressured requestsfrom senior partners. This is an excellent opportunity to use your skills to build and develop collaborative relationships cross-Group and externally.
  
• Adaptableandresilient; able to shift within a dynamic environment and take constructive feedback.
  
• Experience in creating high performing teams and mobilising them to deliver solutions in demanding timescales.
  

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A variety of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Do you want to do amazing work, that’s exciting and makes a difference to millions of people. Join our journey!
We're driven by a clear purpose; helping Britain prosper. Our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where everyone is able to make a real difference!
If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.