Corporate Planning & Management, Procurement / Purchasing, Vice President, Birmingham

Corporate Planning & Management, Strategic Supplier Manager, Vice President, Birmingham location_on Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Job Title:Corporate Planning & Management - Global Procurement - Strategic Supplier Management

Divisional Overview

The Corporate Planning & Management (CPM) division integrates financial planning, spend management, third-party risk management, product management and engineering teams to support strategic decisions across the firm.

Finance & Planningdrives business planning, budgeting, and analytics across revenue, expense, liquidity, and capital. The pillar includes divisional CFOs providing strategic finance advisory, Product Finance managing non-compensation expense governance, and Corporate Insurance & Advisory overseeing the firm's insurance needs and risk mitigation.

Global Procurementstrategically manages third-party engagement, optimizing value and mitigating risks across the supply chain. Key functions include Strategic Sourcing, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), Procure to Pay (P2P), Travel, and Sustainable Operations driving ESG initiatives.

Product & Reportingmanages the product lifecycle for CPM technology platforms and delivers comprehensive reporting, dashboards, and analytics. The team oversees financial planning and analysis systems, spend management tools, and TPRM solutions while providing stakeholders with actionable insights for evidence-based decisions.

CPM Engineeringprovides engineering solutions enabling third-party spend management, data automation, budget planning, financial forecasting, and expense allocation aligned with strategic objectives.

CPM Managementprovides strategic oversight, operational support, communications and change management, and risk governance across the division.

Role Overview

Professionals in CPM have an analytical mindset, exhibit intellectual curiosity and are from diverse academic backgrounds. This role sits within theGlobal Procurementpillar in the newly formed Strategic Supplier Management (SSM) Team.

The SSM Team is at the forefront of transforming how the firm manages its most critical supplier relationships. You'll have the opportunity to help shape the SSM function while working directly with senior stakeholders across divisions to create long-term value, foster innovation, mitigate risks, and ensure strategic alignment with our key partners. As an SSM, you will be the primary interface for these strategic relationships, ensuring that supplier performance delivers on expectations, and that the firm continuously leverages supplier capabilities for competitive advantage. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, in-depth analysis, and senior management reporting - requiring both diligence and a commercial mindset.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Build and maintain strong and collaborative relationships across a portfolio of key strategic suppliers and internal business stakeholders, acting as the primary contact and escalation point.
• Identify and accelerate in-contract value opportunities-performance improvement, innovation, risk reduction, and sustainability - while measuring contractual SLAs & KPIs.
• Establish and regularly assess performance and risk metrics to ensure vendor reliability.
• Provide regular reporting on strategic supplier performance, risks, and value creation initiatives to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Lead vendor meetings and facilitate cross-functional collaboration to align objectives and resolve issues to maximize supplier value.
• Identify potential areas to create operational efficiencies and automate manual processes.
• Stay abreast of market trends, supplier capabilities, and competitive landscapes to inform strategic sourcing decisions and identify new opportunities with existing or potential strategic partners.

Required Skills:

• Relationship Management:Proven ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and foster collaborative partnerships at all levels - both internally and externally.
• Project & Program Management:Experience managing multiple initiatives concurrently, driving projects to completion, and coordinating cross-functional teams effectively.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving:Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess supplier performance, identify risks, evaluate commercial opportunities, and develop data-driven solutions.
• Communication & Presentation:Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively to a variety of audiences.
• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen:Ability to understand complex business needs, align supplier strategies with organizational goals, and identify opportunities for long term value creation.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification with an excellent academic record
• 6+ years of relevant experience in procurement, supply chain management, or supplier relationship management roles, with a significant focus on strategic suppliers
• Proven track record of managing complex, high value supplier relationships and delivering measurable value (e.g., cost savings, innovation, risk reduction & service improvement)
• Proficiency with SRM software, e procurment platforms, and data analytics tools

Healthcare & Medical Insurance

We offer a wide range of health and welfare programs that vary depending on office location. These generally include medical, dental, short-term disability, long-term disability, life, accidental death, labor accident and business travel accident insurance.

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees' priorities.

Health Services

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre approved amount).

Child Care & Family Care

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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