Facilities Management Sourcing Category Lead

Purpose of the Role

To optimise and address Barclays 3rd party spend requirements, including the definition, development and implementation of approaches for relevant spend categories and requirements with close collaboration with the business and execution of strategic sourcing and buying channel development/optimisation.

Profile spend in category area and develop understanding of business strategy, business requirements, cost levers and opportunities. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop requests for proposal and ensure sourcing activities align to the bank’s needs and priorities.

Plan and execute sourcing events including RFP/RFXs, negotiate to best meet the business requirements for value, speed, compliance and risk. Monitor and guide controls and compliance requirements to be met through the category and sourcing cycle from request to contract, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits and data quality.

Develop, implement and operate policies and procedures for sourcing activities aligned to the policies, standards, relevant compliance and regulation. Identify and deliver change opportunities to improve effectiveness, control and efficiency of sourcing processes, including buying channel optimisation for relevant categories of spend.

Identify industry trends and developing related to sourcing and category management by attending conferences, participating in training, and conducting market research on techniques and tools.

contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change; plan resources, budgets and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalates breaches of policies/procedures.

If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. Lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, balancing short and long term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.

Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.

As an individual contributor, act as a subject matter expert within own discipline, guide technical direction, lead collaborative, multi‑year assignments, coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.

Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. Adopt research outcomes in problem solving processes.

Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

• Strong Negotiation Skills – demonstrated experience leading end‑to‑end commercial negotiations, securing favourable contractual terms, managing risk and balancing short‑term savings with long‑term strategic value.
• Commercial Acumen – strong understanding of cost drivers, pricing structures and commercial levers, with the ability to identify opportunities for savings, cost avoidance and long‑term value creation across Facilities Management (and ideally, capital projects) spend.
• Influencing Skills / Stakeholder Management – proven…