Sourcing & Category Management Expert VI

Main responsibilities

• In the range of his/her procurement scope, cooperate and support the development and implementation of ING sourcing strategies at local level

• Deliver local Non-IT Sourcing Categories Strategy, ensuring management in line with Bank strategy and processes/regulations compliance

• Independently lead procurement processes at local level

• Interact at global level to propose and share best practices, relevant projects, and guidelines to be applied at local level

• Act as an advisor/mentor for new employees and co-workers in lower positions and be able to coordinate them ensuring results in line with targets

• Initiate and implement sourcing strategy and process (RFQ/RFI/RFP/Auction/contract definition)

• Propose analysis and ensure their quality (spend, market, demand, etc.)

• Ensure completeness of documentation (contract/RFP/report, etc.)

• Train and support Intern & Procurement Junior Specialist
   

Organizational position and relationships

• Report to: Head of Procurement

• Internal working relations:

  • 1st line: entire business with a focus on Non-IT departments

  • 2nd line: Several departments (e.g. Legal, Compliance, ITSR, International colleagues, ORM, etc…)

  • External working relations: External Suppliers

Main tasks
 

Market analysis and strategy:

• Very good knowledge of Non-IT category spend (Operations/Marketing/HR/FM)
  Ability to understand market trends and benchmarks with other ING Branches/Companies/Industries
  Sourcing:

• Identify and promote sourcing initiatives aiming to achieve goals such as cost optimization, higher quality of services, innovation, better value for money, etc.

• Initiate, develop and implement sourcing initiatives in line with the above

• Collect business needs/requirements and be able to challenge technical and functional specification

• Design the tender process identifying internal and external stakeholders, leading tasks and related communication

• Define tender documentation and manage the operational steps of tenders independently (suppliers involvement, tender doc definition, offers comparison, negotiation, contract definition)

• Reviewing, adapting, by making sure that all offers meet internal requirements and policies

• Challenge the internal demand to pursue cost optimization

• Approving requests, follow up on them until purchase order dispatch

• Supplier onboarding and Supplier qualification
   

Contract Management:

• Prepare contract documentations with direct responsibility of the economic part and coordinating with the other departments for the rest

• Identify problems or improvements in existing contracts and make proposals for improvement
  Monitor contracts status, of the scope assigned

• Plan renewal activities and negotiation accordingly to Non-IT Category strategy
   

Suppliers management:

• Creation and foster of a good relationship with suppliers, being able to identify key stakeholders and decision makers

Risk Management and compliance:

• Be able to execute procedures and controls, in line with Bank policies and regulations (i.e. Supplier onboarding, KYS, contract monitoring)

• Identify and implement activities of remediation driven by Bank policies and procedures

• Providing support on updating local procedures/policies in line with HO guidelines when required

Reporting:

• Perform spend analysis

• Formulate reports concerning purchasing activities individually

• Compile HO / Local reports on Sourcing activities and results, contracts status, active suppliers

• Prepare PPT to be shared with middle/high management of the Bank

Technical Skills

• Above  5 years experience in Non-IT procurement categories

• Applications (ERP, Excel, PPT, Access, spend analysis tools, e-sourcing platforms)

• Knowledge of internal Bank processes and of all Procurement internal guidelines, procedures and regulations (preferable)

• Knowledge of sourcing methods and market best practices

Soft Skills

• Team spirit

• Highly committed

• Accuracy

• Pro-active and problem solving attitude

• Good project management skills (ability to maintain governance and overview on the whole activities and related progress)

• Excellent organizational and communication skills at local and global level

• Very high analytical skills

• Negotiation skills in Italian and English

• Proficient knowledge of English

Working Conditions: Permanent

Location: Milan (hybrid)

About ING

ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank, the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model, and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional.Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach or to tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.

#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world.

‘do your thing’ is about people being free to live the life they want to live, knowing that they will make their world a little better for it.

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The benefits of joining ING

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:

• Super flexible smart working

• Competitive base salaries and performance based bonuses

• Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets

• International Environment

• Commitment to sustainability

• Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow

• Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being

• A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday!

• And of course we can’t forget: free water & coffee at the office!

Our Commitment

Diversity is a fundamental element of our corporate culture, and we are fully committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment, based on mutual respect and the value of diversity, offering equal job opportunities to all qualified candidates.