We are looking for a (Senior) Sourcing Manager with +5 years of experience to become part of our growing and ambitious Sourcing Team. You possess strong commercial acumen, negotiation experience and project management skills, you communicate with impact, and you have a proven track record of delivering commercial value and savings through cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders.
This is an opportunity for you to work with Nordea's existing and future suppliers enabling Nordea to create great customer experiences. Nordea is on an ambitious journey to improve its Cost/Income ratio, and there is a high focus on initiatives within all business areas to deliver on this strategy and become the best finance partner in the Nordics.
Sourcing has a key role to play in this exciting and challenging journey, and you will be driving a range of complex sourcing projects across multiple Business Units and across a range of different commodities. You will be working in a dynamic, fun and fast-paced environment with colleagues across the Nordics.
We invest heavily in training our team as our key focus is on creating innovative, better and more cost effective ways to deliver banking services. This means you’ll have many opportunities to grow and build your career with us.
The role is based in Lodz, Poland.
Sourcing is focused on working closely with multiple Business Units to deliver cost savings, process efficiencies and create value whilst ensuring regulatory compliance. You will be responsible for:
- Independently leading a range of complex and strategic procurement activities in accordance with Nordea Procurement Policy and regulatory requirements
- Proactively promoting and producing ideas for sourcing projects/activities that will add value to Nordea with a positive impact to Nordea’s Cost/Income ratio
- Developing commercial models and facilitating market research to ensure fact based decision making on assigned projects
- Owning and aligning negotiation strategies with key stakeholders on assigned projects
- Leading contract drafting in cooperation with our colleagues from Group Legal
- Acting as subject matter expert on Sourcing related activities and supporting the development of competences of colleagues within Group Procurement and throughout the wider organization to strengthen Nordea’s sourcing knowledge base
Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the four key values that guide us in being at our best. We imagine that you enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You’re self-driven, dependable, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others.
Your profile and background:
- Fluency in English (both written and spoken)
- Degree in Law, Business, Economics, Operations, Supply Chain Management or similar
- 5+ year of commercial experience in a multi stakeholder environment
- Proven track record in delivering on delivering savings and value by managing complex sourcing projects and driving commercial negotiations
- Strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to develop an effective strategy for completing your tasks and influence suppliers and key stakeholders in the organization
- Experience with international roles or working in an international company with a diverse culture and daily interaction with many different nationalities will be seen as an advantage
- Experience in management consulting will be seen as an advantage
Do you tick the boxes? Why don’t you get in touch!
Submit your application no later than 16 October 2020.
At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving our customers and communities. So please come as you are.
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