Procurement Operations Specialist - Kensington Mortgage Company : Job Details

When we started Kensington, we were the first specialist lender to offer mortgages to people the high street turned down. Over 25 years later, we are the UK's leading specialist mortgage lender still blazing a trail offering people the chance to get a mortgage. Where high street lenders see black and white, we have always used our expertise and manual underwriting capability to see the shades in between. In a market where changing lifestyles mean more people are falling outside the traditional mortgage criteria, it is an approach that can make a real difference to people who want to own a property.

It is what we call the Kensington Difference.

Kensington Mortgage Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank UK PLC and the principal activity of the Company is the origination and servicing of mortgage assets. The Company is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority for regulated activities

Overall Purpose of Job

This role would suit someone with advanced excel skills whom has experience within a supplier onboarding role.

Management and quality assurance of key procurement processes

Production of functional reporting, maintenance of key procurement databases and governance activity

Provide support of lower value sourcing activity and management of functional risk and controls

Key Accountabilities

TPRM / Team Management / Sourcing

• Support the Product & Proposition strategic vision and development plan.
• Support special projects as required by the Head of Procurement and Partnership
• Manage the Product & Proposition relationship with stakeholders responding to requirements and requests for support.
• Manage shared procurement In box and provide support to KMC business users (Internal Support Desk)
• Managed share procurement In box providing support to external KMC suppliers (External Supplier Helpdesk)
• Support Business Relationship managers execute routine <£25k sourcing activity in a compliant manner
• Perform market analysis to support the assessment of appropriate suppliers to include in formal tender processes
• Provide support as required on formal tendering projects >£25k
• Manage the supplier onboarding process ensuring that appropriate supplier due diligence questionnaire responses are obtained, and any exceptions are approved
• Support Business relationship managers to execute the third-party risk management (TPRM) framework
• Develop and maintain an assurance process for validating the accuracy of TPRM data
• Assess external supplier reports for financial stability and financial crime issues, ensuring an exceptions or issues are suitability reviewed

Governance and Reporting

• Develop and maintain schedules reporting such as (TPRM Dashboards, Enterprise Risk Management Committee content, weekly status reports, Key risk indicators and Sourcing Reporting)
• Maintain KMC corporate contract database reporting and ensure all contracts submitted by the business are appropriately, included and updated
• Develop and maintain spend data to enable sourcing activity to be planned
• Maintain and manage a repository of NDAs
• Produce reports and data detailing TPRM assurance activity

As a central contact point and local SME, co-ordinate ERM activities for their respective business areas and support the ERO in fulfilment of their risk management responsibilities.

Ensure accurate information is provided to their ERO and Enterprise Risk in a timely manner, through building relationships with all other Risk Champions and establishing clear communication channels for employees to raise risks.

Ensure a good understanding of conduct risk within their respective business area and raise any specific risks/incidents which could result in conduct risk related impact.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills

Experience

• Managing sourcing and supplier management activity (desirable 2 years)
• Managing reporting and governance activity (desirable 2 years)
• Exposure and knowledge of contracts
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of end-to-end procurement processes
• Knowledge of supplier on boarding processes
• Knowledge of supplier in life management processes
• Appreciation and understanding risk management processes
• Understanding of budgets and forecasts

Skills

• Advanced excel skills (ability to build databases and reports)
• Intermediate skills in other Microsoft Office Products (focusing on Word and PowerPoint)
• Analytic and problem solving with strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Strong organizational skills and able to manage multiple work streams

Our employees are critical to our success. We work hard to ensure that Kensington Mortgages is a great place to work. We recognise the difference it makes to our business when people challenge themselves and take advantage of the development opportunities available so we try and support everyone however we can.

We also recognise the fact that people seek work life balance and continuously develop our benefits offering to create an inclusive and supportive culture where differences that exist between us all are recognised, understood and valued.

We offer a number of benefits which can be found HERE

If you want to make a Difference, apply now.