Procurement Director - BPL

Barclays Payments (BPL) is a leading global payments business, helping consumers, merchants, corporates and financial institutions move money securely and efficiently. Through innovative payment solutions, partnerships and technology, we support millions of customers and businesses globally. At Barclays, our vision is to be the UK's most respected financial services organisation, delivering growth through client focus, innovation, operational excellence and disciplined risk management.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where colleagues can thrive, develop and make a meaningful impact.

We are seeking a strategic and commercially focused Director of Procurement & Third-Party Risk Management to lead procurement strategy, supplier governance and third-party risk oversight across Barclays Payments Limited (BPL). The role will be responsible for driving value through strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations and supplier performance management while ensuring regulatory compliance, operational resilience and effective third-party risk governance. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leaders across Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, Legal and Product functions to ensure supplier ecosystems support business growth, innovation and regulatory expectations.

This is a highly visible leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across a complex, regulated environment.

• Develop and execute BPL's procurement strategy aligned to business objectives, growth ambitions and enterprise standards.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives across all categories including technology, digital, cloud infrastructure, software, data services and professional services.
• Deliver sustainable commercial value through effective supplier selection, contract optimisation and cost management.
• Provide thought leadership on market trends, supplier innovation and emerging technologies.
• Shape and enable the separation of the BPL supply chain from Barclays and ensure appropriate TSAs in place working with the business and Barclays core Procurement team
• Lead the design and and implementation of end to end procurement and third party risk management systems within the BPL organisation, ensuring compliance and speed of execution

• Lead complex commercial negotiations with strategic and critical suppliers.
• Establish and maintain executive-level supplier relationships.
• Drive supplier performance through robust governance, KPIs and service management frameworks.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, optimisation and innovation.

• Own and enhance the BPL Third-Party Risk Management framework in accordance with Barclays policies and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure appropriate supplier due diligence, risk assessments, onboarding and ongoing monitoring activities are completed.
• Provide oversight of supplier risk exposure, concentration risk and emerging third-party risks.
• Lead supplier governance activities supporting Operational Resilience, Outsourcing and Critical Third Parties requirements.

• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Operational Risk and Technology Risk teams to ensure adherence to regulatory expectations.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews and risk assessments.
• Ensure third-party arrangements and BPL processes comply with FCA, PRA, CBI, PCI-DSS and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Prepare executive and Board-level reporting on procurement performance, outsourcing oversight, supplier risks and mitigation activities.

• Act as a trusted adviser to Executive Committee members and senior stakeholders as the commercial conscious of BPL’s supplier costs and overall supply chain risk
• Influence strategic decision-making through commercial insight and risk-based recommendations.
• Build strong partnerships across Technology, Operations, Product, Finance, Risk and Control Functions.
• Lead…