Commercial Partner Sourcing & Supplier Performance

What is the opportunity?

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a collaborative and dynamic team that works closely with our business customers and Technology Partners. The successful candidate will be supporting our goal of maximising value from the bank's total spend whilst also protecting against supplier risk!

In this Role, you will

• Support the BOI Procurement team on any sourcing activities
• Undertake and/or manage Category Management or Sourcing projects, activities or workload that for any reason (e.g. conflict of interest, confidentiality) cannot be undertaken by the Outsource Partner
• Support the Head of Business Partner Management to deliver any non-standard activities i.e. those that fall outside of the remit of the Outsource Partner or the roles of other members of the Business Partner Team
• Approval of proposals, purchase requests 9checking vs contract), RFS etc..
• Tracking status of RFIs, RFPs versus expected project timescales
• Work with Outsourcing provider to identify and report on savings
• Manage the day to day activity on the ERP system for the retain team

What will make you stand out?

You have worked in a similar position with broad experience of procurement lifecycle including category management. You have a deep understanding of procurement, supplier management processes and external standard methodology and key benchmarks in relation to same. You have project and programme management experience in sourcing projects.

You are an excellent influencer at any stakeholder level and are highly dedicated to continuous improvement. You have brilliant organisational skills, detail oriented and a passion for problem solving with a good attitude.

Experience with any of the following will help you to stand out but is not necessary in order to apply for this role:

• A professional qualification in Procurement e.g., CPSM, CIPs, IIPMM

Essential Qualifications

There are no specific qualifications or minimum educational requirements needed for this role

More about the team

Our Group Procurement & Partner Management team is a Bank of Ireland Group-wide function that provides Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Partner Relationship Management, Supplier Risk Management & Governance and Procurement Services & Transformation. Group Procurement is part of the Group Technology & Customer Solutions division.

This is a hybrid onsite role and can be done anywhere in the Republic of Ireland with the primary office location as Baggot Plaza, 27-33 Upper Baggot St Dublin. Travel will be required for in-person collaboration - exact frequency to be agreed with manager. #LI-HYBRID #IJ-HYBRID

Why work with us?

The Bank of Ireland company culture prioritises work-life balance with an opportunity for flexible working, along with 23 days annual leave and excellent pension contributions. Family can mean different things to different people; we offer 6 months paid maternity leave, an innovative fertility and surrogacy policy and working parent supports.

Your wellbeing is important to us; we have an employee assistance program, WebDoctor and financial wellbeing coaches available. We also encourage and support staff to pursue educational and professional qualifications to grow and enhance your career!

Flexible working matching promise

A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements.

At the heart of our purpose is our commitment to Inclusion & Diversity:

Bank of Ireland Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce, this is supported by the development of our Employee Support Networks.

We offer reasonable accommodation at every stage of the application and interview process. If you require assistance, please contact recruitdirect@boi.com.

Key Competencies

• One Group, one team - Self
• Agile - Self
• Customer Focused - Self
• Accountable - Self
• Manage Risk - Self

Where Agency assistance is required Bank of Ireland Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Bank of Ireland by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Bank of Ireland Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace which values and benefits from the diversity of our workforce.

We offer reasonable accommodation at every stage of the application and interview process. If you require assistance, please contact recruitdirect@boi.com.