Job Description
OUR IMPACT
The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) Division unifies Finance & Planning, Spend Management, Operational Risk and Resilience, and CPM Engineering teams to deliver business planning and analytics, expense management, third party risk management, and governance strategies across the firm. CPM has 5 operating pillars.
Finance & Planning supports the execution of the firm’s strategic objectives through the management of the planning process, firmwide reporting and analytics, and insights into the firm’s business plans and budgets. They develop a consistent framework for revenue division projections creating transparency, accountability, and efficiency around projections. This pillar also includes the CF&O, EO, and Engineering divisional CFOs, who are strategic finance advisors helping the firm and the non-revenue divisions achieve commercial financial opportunities. Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses. Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s spend with third parties – advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency. Departments include Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Integrated Travel and Expense, Infrastructure and Transformation, and Sustainable Operations. Operational Risk & Resilience drives firmwide Operational Risk programs along with second line teams and implements required changes within CPM. The Corporate Insurance & Advisory team in this pillar identifies, procures, and manages corporate insurance needs for the firm and its investing businesses. The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses, and support corporate decision-making in line with the firm’s strategic objectives.
YOUR IMPACT
Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity, and come from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within the Spend Management pillar.
The role requires collaboration with different functions across the firm on a regular basis, the ability to work independently, and the ability to interact with senior professionals across the firm. It also entails in-depth analysis and reporting for senior management, requiring diligence and a commercial mindset. The candidate is required to work closely with global counterparts and should have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Professional Fees is a category within the Strategic Sourcing team that focuses on advisory consulting, staff augmentation, outsourcing, and managed services spend across all divisions within the firm.
Job Responsibilities Will Include, But Are Not Limited To
* Work collaboratively to deploy category management techniques to develop multi-year global strategies which support the delivery of the firm’s commercial and operational objectives.
* Support Procurement strategy creation and execution of key initiatives.
* Identify and implement best practices in procurement, commercial, and vendor management.
* Partner with business and functional leadership to understand short, medium, and long-term third-party requirements including demand management.
* Drive supply-side initiatives to reduce or contain risk, and/or create commercial and revenue-generating opportunities.
* Manage the relationship and escalations with the firm’s strategic vendors.
* Ensure appropriate contract structures/types, pricing models, vendor incentive models, service level agreements, performance indicators, and cost models are applied consistently across vendors to arrive at total cost of ownership.
* Partner with internal and external legal counsel to ensure proper forms of Agreement are utilized and contractor conformance with the terms and conditions of the Agreements.
* Manage compliance with and provide reporting on the firm’s commitments in relation to ESG.
* Facilitate sharing knowledge, experiences, and best practices within and across the global Strategic Sourcing team.
* Support compliance with the Firmwide Third Party Risk and Control Framework and associated programs.
* Engage with Risk Partners across the organization (e.g., compliance, technology, legal, finance, information security) to review control requirements and drive resolution of Strategic Sourcing issues.
* Track and report on strategic vendor management activities against Sourcing KPIs, spend, and other trends impacting the firm and business units.
* Collaborate with Sourcing Operations to drive digitization.
* Role based in Birmingham, UK with potential for travel as required.
Qualifications
* Bachelors/Post Graduation; and in addition, relevant professional qualifications.
* Minimum five years’ experience in Strategic Sourcing and Category management, particularly in the indirect spend with a preference in professional fees sourcing.
* Must have strong technical, strategic, and project management skills as well as a strong foundation in supply chain management, sourcing and procurement, vendor management, legal and contracting, and operational risk management.
Competencies
* Functional Expertise – Understanding of strategic procurement, category management approach, and procurement value proposition.
* Strategic Mindset – Ability to create category strategies and influence key stakeholders with sourcing decisions.
* Technical Skills – Strong technical skills required for the role, attention to detail, and initiative to broaden knowledge.
* Drive and Motivation – Ability to handle multiple tasks, operate at pace, and persist in the face of obstacles.
* Client and Business Focus – Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to manage client/business expectations.
* Teamwork – Evidence of being a strong team player and encouraging contributions from team members.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in professional fees spend category including advisory consulting, staff augmentation, and outsourcing.
* Experience in negotiating complex, high-profile contracts.
* Excellent client management skills and experience in leading projects involving a range of stakeholders.
* Proven, strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
* Professional and measured approach with credibility within industry and peers.
* Strong executive-level communication/presentation skills.
* Impeccable attention to detail and excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
* Strategic thinker with strong implementation ability.
* Proficient with the suite of Microsoft Office software.
* Experience in Sourcing.
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