About Schroders
At Schroders, we focus on helping our clients achieve their financial goals and build future prosperity.
As a global asset and wealth manager, Schroders delivers a broad range of investments designed to meet the diverse needs of institutions, intermediaries and high net worth individuals.
For over 200 years we have built principled partnerships with our clients, putting them at the centre of everything we do. They trust us to deliver sustainable returns through times of economic prosperity and of uncertainty.
The team
Group Procurement is a function within COO Corporate Services and has a global role to provide commercial expertise and support across the full supplier lifecycle.
What you'll do
This role supports Group Procurement with developing, embedding and enhancing our supplier governance framework through effective data capture, data management, data preparation, analysis and reporting. The role is responsible for capturing, developing and maintaining supply chain data to enable and fulfil reporting capabilities related to supplier metrics, compliance, risk, regulatory and sustainability activity. This role reports to ……. And has a dotted line to Global Head of Data Management (also within COO Corporate Services)
Based in Broadlands Business Campus, responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
• Collation and analysis of key supplier data including risk, contract performance, relationship and sustainability metrics.
• Support and lead development and maintenance of analytical, reporting and business services across all areas of third-party risk management.
• Data management of supplier emissions targets and activity supporting strategy and reporting
• Support, contribute to, and lead all required reporting updates both internal and external, e.g. Committee papers relating to third party risk: regulatory reporting and sustainability reporting (TCFD, Modern Slavery statement etc)
• Support and contribute to the development, maintenance and enhancement of all tools and procedures utilised in the assessment, monitoring and tracking of supplier risk and sustainability activities
• Continuous improvement, working with internal reporting experts to create and deliver automated reporting where. possible.
• Maintenance of data and provision of tactical support to supplier engagement initiatives, e.g. modern slavery assessment, Climate Action Programme, supplier maturity and carbon emissions tracking, annual due diligence reviews etc.
• Maintaining the Outsourcing Register including the record of Business Owners, contracts, criticality and associated due diligence activities.
The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need
• Excellent data management skills and experience in preparing data for reporting, visualisation and analytics
• Excellent analytical experience in order to understand and interpret data and information, bringing insight
• Design and development of effective management information and reporting
• Demonstrable project management, coordination and delivery experience to set objectives and demanding deadlines
• Excellent levels of communication, able to influence and persuade others, whilst building strong working relationships
• Excellent IT and numeracy skills, including advanced Excel and Power BI skills
• Excellent organisation, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable experience operating in a supporting role
• Flexible approach to work with an ability to adapt to change.
The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help
• Experience of utilising and managing procurement systems and tools.
• Knowledge or awareness of sustainability related issues such as climate, modern slavery and minority suppliers
• Ability and experience coordinating due diligence activities across technical specialists (e.g Operational Risk, Information Security, Credit Risk, Financial Crime, Legal) globally.
• Technical experience of design and implementing contract database / supplier management systems.
• Track record of global/regional delivery across complex environments.
What you'll be like
• Capable of remaining positive when under pressure
• Able to create a positive, service focussed team environment
• Flexible approach to work with an ability to adapt to change
• Friendly, approachable, enjoys working and contributing to the team
• Attention to detail with a ‘right first time' mind-set
• Continuous improvement mind-set challenges the status quo and seeks self-improvement
• Analytical, capable of taking data and presenting findings to inform colleagues and stakeholders
• Excellent organisation, communication, project management, presentation and problem-solving skills
• Able to influence and persuade others, whilst building strong working relationships
• Earn respect from colleagues and willing to complete tasks at either end of the complexity spectrum
• You will demonstrate proactivity, positivity and tenacity; with strong intellectual curiosity in the role Group Procurement, Corporate Sustainability and Schroders perform, and the impact we have.
We recognise potential, whoever you are
Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.
