End Date
Thursday 25 May 2023
Salary Range
£52,245 - £58,050
Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose - to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. We now have an exciting opportunity for Sourcing Manager to join our Sourcing team here at Lloyds Banking Group.
Job Description
As a sourcing manager, you'll lead delivery of sourcing category strategies and projects and aligned supplier management activities. You'll build positive relationships with partners to influence business priorities and understand future trends and requirements. You'll manage all activities in line with all relevant Group policies and within Group risk appetite.
Responsibilities:
Operating as a member of the technology sourcing team, you'll be reporting to a Senior Sourcing Manager together with a team of experienced technology sourcing professionals, contributing to the ongoing development of the vision and purpose, supporting the continued advancement of the function
Supporting our group colleagues with their commercial needs through the delivery of great sourcing (procurement) strategies to meet their technology goals
As an inspiring leader, providing coaching, mentoring and support to your colleagues to help them work towards their goals and to develop as individuals
Developing and nurturing critical relationships with key partners, driving commercial thinking by challenging what we have always done in order to deliver greater commercial value for the organisation
Maintaining and effective and up to date understanding of the technology supply market, looking after critical supplier relationships to seek early access to new and innovative product developments, allowing you to build and deliver sourcing strategies to support the Group's technology transformation
Being results orientated, commercially minded technology sourcing manager who is able to demonstrate a track record of success in fast paced, dynamic business environments; with evidence of enabling cloud transformation at scale in a dynamic sourcing environment, this will be the ideal opportunity for you to continue your personal and professional development
Desirable skills and experience:
Deep technology sourcing expertise with a specific depth of knowledge and experience of IT services, software, and technology categories (essential).
Experience in developing and owning category plans and strategies and supporting business areas on sophisticated sourcing projects within dynamic environments.
Ability to articulate, influence and translate strategic objectives from business clients into outstanding sourcing strategies, approaches, and delivery
Success in development of relationships with critical IT partners and evidence of operating as a trusted and valued business partner
An upbeat, resilient, and adaptable style, with evidence of success in constantly evolving environment
Location & Ways of Working:
We're flexible on location for the right person providing you can work from one of our UK hubs across: Edinburgh, Leeds, Halifax, Chester, Bristol and Wolverhampton.
Our colleagues, work in a hybrid model which involves spending at least two days per week or 40% of their time at one of our office sites.
So, what can we offer you in return?
In return for your expertise, your ongoing personal and professional development will be supported. Here, you'll grow as a person and develop your career. As a valued member of our team, we'll support to grow and advance you through excellent training and progression opportunities.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive:
A Discretionary Performance Share Award
Generous pension contribution
30 Days leave plus bank holidays
A flexible cash pot (4% of base salary) to spend on benefits
Private health cover
Access to Share Schemes
So if you have the skills we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you.....
We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future. We know that success is built from the inside out through our people.
We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation. We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Together we make it possible.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.