Head of IT HW and Telco Category Management
Switzerland - Zürich, United Kingdom
Management and Business Support, Outsourcing / Offshoring, Process, project and program management
Corporate Center
Job Reference #:
186022BR
City:
London, Zürich
Job Type:
Full Time
Your role:
Are you passionate about applying your expertise in IT procurement to lead Hardware and Telco Services Category Management?
You will put value-creation at the heart of all category activity by:
Working collaboratively with senior stakeholders to develop clear category strategies and targets
Creating, agreeing and renewing a transparent pipeline of procurement P&L relevant opportunities that follow the Total Cost of Ownership approach (Commercial, Demand and Process)
Shaping deals and processes to yield P&L savings
Ensuring procurement initiatives are developed and followed-through, from inception to full execution of value, in cross-functional teams made-up of finance, cost-management, budget, technical and service owners
Working seamlessly across Supply Chain including with regional procurement, vendor management and Chain IQ (our outsourced procurement services partner) to integrate activity into category management and enhance knowledge sharing and communication
Establishing and institutionalizing best practice end to end processes, policies and mindsets
Leading, and developing the capabilities of, a team of category managers
Your team:
You will report to the Head of Category Management in Supply Chain. Supply Chain is a recently established Group Sourcing function. It was created to enhance value identification and delivery within Group Sourcing.
Supply Chain provides 3 services, Cost Category Management, Supplier Management and Regional Procurement and includes a Commercial Support and Transformation team
Group Sourcing was created to support UBS with its third party vendor sourcing strategies and managing the services provided by our near- and offshore delivery centers (UBS Business Solution Center, Outsourcing Delivery Centers…)
Your expertise:
You have:
– A university degree or equivalent qualification in any discipline and may have professional commercial qualifications e.g, MBA or CIPS
– Commercially experienced with at least 8 years’ international procurement experience in IT HW and Telco with experience leading strategic IT procurement in financial services
– Very strong subject matter expertise in HW and Telco procurement
– Highly financially literate
– Very strong interpersonal skills and leadership skills demonstrated by leading teams and building relationships to deliver tangible results in complex environments
You are:
– Fluent in English both oral and written – other languages an advantage
– Truly service-oriented and a strong team player able to engage team members
– Willing to travel
– Flexible and pragmatic
– Motivated to deliver ambitious cost reduction targets
About us:
Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.
We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?
Join us:
We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements:
UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.