Country Supply Chain Management Specialist

• Translate SCM region strategy into operational plans and resource requirements.
• Understand and execute against the cluster’s business requirements within consistent global standards
• Execution and delivery of SCM strategies and objectives
• Delivery of the supply chain cluster cost savings targets (US$xxM in 202x) with key accountability of building cluster savings pipeline
• Identify and implement sourcing plans with CMT for key business relationships leveraging strategic clients / vendor partnerships
• Establish and maintain effective senior stakeholder engagement demonstrating value to business partners through collective collaboration on efficiency, supplier risk and compliance matters

• Work collaboratively with SCM Centre of Excellence (COE) to ensure effective and efficient service delivery for the cluster. Also, in conjunction with SCM COE, deliver simplification, optimisation and standardisation of Source to Contract processes in the cluster that increases efficiency, improves risk and control and is delivered in a transparent manner.
• Leverage deep subject matter expertise to drive innovative solutions for stakeholders within the cluster that facilitate the use of Preferred Suppliers, reduce lead-time to onboard suppliers and increase automation
• Enforce the use of SCM tools that increase efficiency, contestability, compliance and spend control
• Tightly control the number of suppliers with a view to a year-on-year reduction.

• Support businesses and functions with maximising supplier service level agreements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the Service Review Meeting (SRM) agendas and monitor SRM resulting actions. Ensure that sustainability is part of the SRM agendas.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement from Suppliers
• Join supplier site visits where relevant
• Identify opportunities to embed the Sustainability aspirations into all aspects of SCM delivery in the cluster.
• Support the Global Supplier D&I objectives and validation process as well as the supplier Scope 3 emissions as part of the Net Zero agenda.
• Ensure SCM and the relevant stakeholders understand the categories and markets with heightened Modern Slavery Risk, when defining the cluster procurement strategy plans.
• Support the Global teams with the integration of ESG risk into the Source to Pay process.

• Provide support for the overall supplier risk mitigation programs within SCM
• Support and execute necessary actions and deliverables to meet existing and new regulatory requirements that relate to the bank’s supplier base.
• Educate local stakeholders about the risks associated with their agreements and the risk management requirements embedded within the Source to Pay process.
• Support cluster risk reviews for SCM and implement corrective actions as required

• Support with the governance of cases of non-compliance with TPRM processes by cluster stakeholders
• Provide counsel and leadership to stakeholders across the business functions within the cluster in support of procurement, vendor management, outsourcing and contract management and other SCM related queries.
• Provide support for and responses to GIA audits in the cluster

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• In partnership with Local Compliance and OR, engage with the MAS, BNM and other cluster regulators on topics related to Vendor Management, Outsourcing and TPRM regulation

• Accountable for stakeholder management within the cluster; developing strong partnerships, proactive discovery of upcoming projects that impact the cluster spend, while creating value by influencing stakeholders to make decisions when considering the wider business.
• Key stakeholder interactions are Business/Function Heads in the cluster.
• Establish relationships with budget holders to ensure that SCM is aligned with business objectives and to enlist support in participating in cost and supply base improvement efforts.
• Cluster Supply Chain Management Team.

• Academic or Professional Education/Qualifications: Degree or equivalent qualifications
• Licences and Certifications/accreditations: Procurement, Supply Chain or Vendor Management are ideal
• Professional Memberships: CIPS or similar desirable
• Bank training; Code of Conduct, AB&C and other mandatory learning.
• Languages; English (Mandatory), other languages applicable to the cluster desirable

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
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