Senior Specialist, Contract Management Services, Technology

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JOB SUMMARY

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is responsible for the overall commercial and risk management with the bank's external third-party suppliers. To meet increasing business demands, the SCM team is putting in place a new capability to support Contract Managers / Owners meet their obligations with regards to the management of the third-party contracts that they are accountable for.

The Senior Specialist, Contract Management Services (CMS), Technology, is responsible for performing Contract Management Services that specialises in providing support to Contract Managers / Owners of Technology Contracts including hardware, software, Network and communications, technology 'as a service' and technology Services. Senior Specialist is responsible for ensuring that Contract Mangers / Owners have the support they need to fulfil their contract management / ownership obligations throughout the lifecycle of the contract.

The Senior Specialist, CMS, Technology will work closely with SCM Category Management stakeholders, SCM Category Leads / Managers, SCM Supplier Managers, SCM Cluster Leads and Contract Managers / Owners to drive continuous improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy

• Support the Manager, CMS in continuing the accelerate the delivery of efficiency and the development of CMS services across the Bank and across all applicable categories in alignment with the bank's overall procurement lifecycle objectives.
• When called upon, represent the function to drive and support continuous improvement initiatives and in Refinement Forums. This includes requirements gathering, prioritisation of SCM / business / function requirements, adoption, support adhoc system testing and collaborating with key stakeholders on key initiatives involving digital transformation and enablement to align with the bank goals
• Support the ideation and development of technology advancement (AI, automation, tooling) to enhance the CMS capability.

Business

Processes

Transition from Day 1 into Day 2 :

Key Contracts Obligations :

Spend Forecasting

Changes and Amendments

Third Paty Risk Management (TPRM)

Contract Lifecycle Management

Data Quality

Risk Management

Governance

Training and Development

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Key Stakeholders

Qualifications

Role Specific Technical Competencies

About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we :

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

Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along 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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