Procurement Associate
IE
SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.
Who we are
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers – to be a trusted partner for the long-term – and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.
Role Summary
Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA? We’re looking for an Associate for our Procurement Department to join our team.
Support the day-to-day procurement operations for SMBC businesses across the source-to-pay lifecycle to ensure timely delivery of quality goods/services in alignment with category and buying channel strategies and operational procedures
- Proficient in Data management/BI Software (MS Power BI, Tableau)
- Good knowledge and experience working with the Source to Pay system Coupa, or another P2P tool
- Some experience in procurement, working with procurement policies and processes, reporting and tools
- Proactive and organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload to deliver within set time frames to the highest quality
- Problem-solving ability to translate data into recommendations & decision making
- Must be highly self-motivated and customer-centric
Business Area
Operations Planning Department (OPPD) spans all SMBC EMEA (all entities and countries, all business units and supporting functions). The Procurement & Third-Party Management team within OPPD are responsible for Supplier Strategy, Contract Management, Service Monitoring, Invoice Management and Third-Party Risk Management.
Position Description
The main purpose of the role is to support the day-to-day procurement operations for SMBC businesses across the source-to-pay lifecycle to ensure timely delivery of quality goods/services in alignment with category and buying channel strategies and operational procedures. The day-to-day Procurement Operations will include the following: Oversee sub-category spend below £100k, ensure correct process is being followed, escalate any non-compliance purchasing to category buyers, work with category buyers to meet with stakeholders and influence buying strategy, produce spend reporting on tracking of savings and vendor spend analytics, Sourcing tasks/administration, Procurement scorecards, dashboards, reporting & analytics, Manage allocation of centralised contracts, Supporting the business with administrative requests
Knowledge and skills
- Proactive and organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload to deliver within set time frames to the highest quality
- Strong analytical capabilities with ability to interpret large volume of data; methodological and systematic
- Problem-solving ability to translate data into recommendations & decision making
- Must be highly self-motivated and customer-centric
- Advanced MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Ability to build successful and productive relationships with colleagues
What we offer
For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.
As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Competitive paid leave days
- Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
- Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities
- Ambitious remuneration package
So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!
We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.