Job Description

Job Title: Vice President - Procurement Operations Location: Noida About Barclays Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. Risk and Control Objective Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards. Working Flexibly We\'re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers\' and clients\' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\'re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs. Hybrid Working We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. We\'re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager. Introduction: To Overall job purpose includes but is not restricted to be the Global Lead of P2P transactional processes. The role also includes managing a wide range of senior stakeholders towards delivering key value and output with respect to all Procure to Pay related platforms and processes globally . The incumbent will lead the implementation of COUPA pay ( card on Invoice ) Early payment discounts and all new country COUPA deployments The role holder will lead on global projects from Procure to Pay standpoint and contribute materially into design and delivery of world class platforms including processes. The incumbent would play a key role in contributing towards achievement of global Procurement Operations Projects as well. What will you be doing The role holder shall be accountable for: . Managing and delivering service related matters within the Global Invoice Management & Payment processes including COUPA Pay / Early payment Discount applications and any new Invoice management and payment applications that would get deployed in future . Ensuring process compliance from a Risk & Governance perspective which would include: o Being the key person to assess overall risks for the process from a global perspective and ensure all relevant controls are put in place o This would need the role holder to understand the various statutory requirements from a business standpoint across entities/ countries and design and run a suitably competent Risk Control Framework for the processes and teams outlined above . Represent Invoice Management / Payments / CPOUPA Pay & EPD on all Key Forums which include Business Review Sessions, Audits both Internal and External, Risk & Control Engagements with relevant business teams and periodic service/ business review meetings o Participate from an Operations standpoint including discussing and assessing system/ platform performance o Be the custodian of the data and Process and work with these business teams to enhance the overall offering o Be accountable for the management and usability systems and processes in scope to ensure effective and efficient service delivery, including responding effectively to clients needs and putting in practise emerging industry trends . Be the lead from Procure to Pay processes on various global Program Management Forums including o Be involved in all phases of project delivery, starting from blueprinting, implementation, testing, issue follow-up, training delivery and support o Support the education, awareness, training and communication on general aspects of vendor data tools and processes and also in relation to projects being delivered . Be the design owner for the Global IMT & Payments design o Act as the custodian of the IMT & Payments / blueprint (both system and process) in Barclays and take ownership of changes to be made to the blueprint from time to time to reflect new/ changed business requirements/processes o Be responsible for interacting with various stakeholder groups, principally the customers, to undertake business requirements and propose solutions which are in keeping with industry best practices . Be the Lead to deliver on large change on system and processes: o Work closely with Technology to provide support on UATs, Regression Testing and Associated Business related communications o Provide thought leadership/ SME input in review of change requests proposed by internal stakeholders and customers to optimise return on investment . Be responsible for delivery of key operational and project management activities including: o Addressing business outlier activities such as ORAC, RSAM, CITAM and any other Project Management support needed by Businesses . Supporting global programs such as Sanctions Attestations and related Project Management work streams . Represent risk related activities with Financial Crime Team, BIA, SOX, Internal and External Auditors. What we\'re looking for: . Completion of a formal degree in a numerate / technical / commercial subject . Relevant experience in managing global P2P functions of large organizations . Good understanding and hands on experience of key integration points across SAP modules particularly , Coupa and SAP ECC 6.0, writing of functional specifications understanding of technical features of SAP SRM is important when helping to guide the internal customer in their decisions . Expert working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Access and Power Point skills . Should have worked as a lead responsible for delivering key global system and platform changes for multinationals of comparable scale and complexity . Some understanding of the configuration and more technical features of Coupa applications is important when helping to guide the internal customer in their decisions . Business specific: o Good understanding of the Procurement and Strategic Procurement Processes and the business application of sourcing software. o Programme/ Change management . Authority and effective influencing skills to carry out internal challenge to achieve maximum dissemination and usage of policy and agreed processes and ability to interact at all levels . Pragmatic with a logical and flexible approach to problem resolution . Develops effective peer & working relationships within/ across teams . Leverages understanding of customers/ consumers/ suppliers/ stakeholders to inform business decisions . Technology conversant to manage and help implement change and promote the use of new technology proven to provide cost reducing or value creating support . Self-starter, working on a broad brief, and happy to design proactively Skills that will help you in the role: . Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including client facing and internal. . The ability to identify, address and where necessary escalate/manage key risks and issues. . Excellent time management and personal organisation skills. . Experience in people management to be able to build and sustain a motivated team . Should be able to develop guide Direct reports in their career planning and growth including high potential AVP\'s . A team player but self-starter and able to work on own initiative. . Line management experience is essential . Leverages understanding of customers/ consumers/ suppliers/ stakeholders to inform business decisions . Technology conversant to manage and help implement change and promote the use of new technology proven to provide cost reducing or value creating support Where will you be working Noida Be More at Barclays At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. \'Be More @ Barclays\' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It\'s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are. Interested and want to know more about Barclays Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details. Purpose, Values and Mindset We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term. Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. Respect We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone\'s contribution. Integrity We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do. Service We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do. Excellence We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference. Stewardship We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them. Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive. Empower Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure. Challenge Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints. Drive Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.

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