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Sourcing and Category Manager Barclays Payments

Barclays Northampton, England, United Kingdom

We’re looking for a strategic and agile Senior Category & Sourcing Manager at Barclays to help shape the future of the Barclays Payments Acceptance business. This role is central to building the supply chain and procurement capabilities of a newly carved‑out entity, in partnership with Brookfield. You’ll lead sourcing activities across a range of categories, primarily Technology and Technology Services, while supporting the transition of existing suppliers and the set‑up of standalone procurement and third‑party management processes.

To be successful as a Senior Category & Sourcing Manager, you should have:

• Extensive proven experience in Procurement.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Project Management and execution, including collaborative and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Good communication skills and a consultative business partnering approach. Excellent organisational and project management skills.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Practical training in a reputable blue chip or consulting approach to Procurement/category management and process design.
• Knowledge of Procurement technologies and experience deploying and enhancing processes.
• MBA/Post‑Grad degree.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

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. Collaboration with internal stakeholders to identify sourcing needs, develop requests for proposal and ensure sourcing activities align to the bank’s needs and priorities.
• Planning and execution of sourcing events including RFP/RFXs, negotiations to best meet the business requirements for value, speed, compliance, risk.
• Monitoring and guiding of controls and compliance requirements to be met through the category and sourcing cycle from request to contract, including regulatory engagement, controls, audits, data quality etc.
• Development, implementation and operation of policies and procedures for sourcing activities aligned to the policies, standards, relevant compliance and regulation.
• Identification and delivery of change opportunities to improve effectiveness, control and efficiency of sourcing processes including buying channel optimisation for relevant categories of spend (catalogues, demand challenge etc.).
• Identification of industry trends and development related to sourcing and category management by attending conferences, participating in training, and conducting market research on techniques and tools.

• To 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 escalation of breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to 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…