Business Manager - (P&O) - Procurement

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Procurement team, supporting a broad number of activities and areas of specialism.
Working day to day with the Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement Leadership Team and other Senior Stakeholders across the Society, you'll be responsible for overseeing, co-ordinating and delivering activities that support the Procurement Team to deliver their objectives.
Our Procurement team is key to delivering Nationwide's strategic objectives and purpose and we partner closely with our colleagues to deliver the best outcomes for our customers We aim to make our organisation easier and more attractive to do business with and we consider our suppliers as a source of competitive advantage.
We build long-term strategic relationships and work collaboratively with those suppliers that are vital to the success of our business.
In ths role, you'll be managing activities that support key forums in which we participate, such as the Run Cost and Effciencing Programme (RCEP), Strategic Programme Review (SPR) and Supplier Strategic Business Reviews (SBRs).
Another important part of the role will be leading in the production of key inputs to our Procurement Monthly Business Reviews (MBR), which supports the efficient running of our Procurement function and our integration plan.
You will also be responsible for leading our colleague engagement and communications plans.
We are seeking someone who demonstrates a desire to make a difference, who can manage a broad range of activities and deliver outcomes in a complex fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Excellent relationship management skills and an ability to juggle and deliver multiple streams of work are essential.
At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible.
More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working.
We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.
For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our London, Threadneedle Street or our Swindon, Nationwide House office.
If based in Swindon there will be the need for ad/hoc visits to London and vice versa.
If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.
You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here .
If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.
What you'll be doing On a day to day basis, you will be responsible for: Creating & co-ordinating materials for a wide number of selected internal and external meetings and events, including Run Cost and Effciencing Programme (RCEP), Strategic Programme Review (SPR) and Supplier Strategic Business Reviews (SBRs) Management of Procurement meeting governance including our Monthly BusinessReviews, Procurement Pipeline reporting, Procurement SLT meetings and the Procurement Risk Forum.
Responsible for overall co-ordination of deliverables across Procurement change and integration and for the planning and delivery of the Procurement people, communications, events and stakeholder engagement plan, along with budget management.
Responding to ad-hoc requests for information and generating actionable insight and recommendations which will be used to inform strategy and drive timely and quality decision making This role is key in supporting delivery of the Procurement teams objectives, reviewing, and contributing to deliverables, and helping Procurement achieve their outcomes and ambitions.
About you Your previous experience will ensure you quickly develop knowledge of the many elements of Procurement at Nationwide, whilst getting to grips with our priorities.
We're looking for someone who can make a difference, bringing great organisational and people skills, with the ability to deal confidently with people at all levels in the Society, in a variety of situations.
You will enjoy a challenge and a fast-paced environment.
Excellent planning and organisational skills with proven ability to manage and own multiple competing priorities simultaneously Experience working within a Procurement team and understand the Procurement discipline.
Change and Project Management skills with proven delivery in managing project plans and achieving agreed milestones.
People strategy and planning skills, including organisational design and talent management.
Business consulting skills including the ability to tell a compelling narrative with great top-down thinking and PowerPoint presentation skills.
Excellent communication skills, both in person and in writing.
This role will be engaging with stakeholders at senior leadership level.
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to build relationships, trust, and influence across a large stakeholder population.
High sense of responsibility and discretion.
Intuitive and capable of using judgement to make key decisions.
Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-past environment.
Able to prioritise and manage both routine and ad hoc workloads.
Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together.
You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.
Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room.
It's also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.
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The extras you'll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16% Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year Life assurance worth 8x your salary A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
Access to an annual performance related bonus Access to training to help you develop and progress your career 25 days holiday, pro rata What makes us different Nationwide is the world's largest building society.
With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK's population.
We've got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we're not a bank.
As a building society, we're owned by our members - that's our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us.
It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose - Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself.
You'll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match.
You'll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK.
We want everyone in the UK to know that they don't have to bank with a bank.
They can choose a modern mutual instead.
What to do next If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button.
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