Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialised businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.
About Business line/Function:
Procurement Function involved in sourcing Non-IT & Real Estate asset and services
Job Title:
Procurement Manager
Date:
Department:
Procurement
Location:
Mumbai
Business Line / Function:
Functions
Reports to:
(Direct)
Head of Corporate Services Procurement
Grade:
(if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
Nil
Directorship / Registration:
Position Purpose
As a procurement manager negotiate vendor contracts and manage renewals, obtain new proposals to meet business requirement, maintain the procurement tracker and follow up with respective stakeholders for completion, provide MIS reports to senior management on the procurement initiatives undertaken.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
- To coordinate the procurement of external services and goods in the corporate services category (including Real estate) and to develop and manage local supplier relationships with the aim of constantly improving service quality vs. cost levels at acceptable level of risk.
- To ensure the BNPP Group procedures are adhered while negotiating and awarding procurement contracts.
- To support the implementation of Global/ Regional;/Pan India contracts/Services / agreements within the territory
- To provide India local Business and Function managers with summaries of the important points in agreements for them to mitigate the risk of non-compliance
- To build partnership with local Business and Function managers to ensure Procurement’s appropriate involvement in negotiations with suppliers and contract execution in general
- To mitigate legal & statutory risk associated with related procurement contracts in conjunction with Legal ,Compliance, DPO & IT Security Departments.
- To regularly report in an agreed format analytical data on expenses by purchase category, the status of projects in progress, projects that are planned with associated quality improvement/savings and quality improvement/savings that have already been achieved within the territory
- Conduct Procurement Steering committee meetings on a quarterly /need basis
Performance Measurement Criteria
- % of expense in which India Procurement has involvement
- % of expenditure covered by regional or global contracts
- Reduction in costs (based on BNP Paribas Group’s methodology for like-for-like comparison)
- Cost avoidance versus initial supplier proposals for new contracts
- Cost avoidance versus requests by suppliers for price increases for goods and services
- Satisfaction levels of internal clients
- Contribute to the Permanent Control framework.
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Contract Governance
- Establish and implement procedures to monitor and verify that service commitments are being met
- Actively participate in problem and incident monitoring and resolution
- Establish and implement guidelines to collect and analyze stakeholder inputs and feedback
Contributing Responsibilities
Budget and risk management
- Actively contribute to the budget exercises with user groups and finance teams, while enabling better demand management.
- Support the management of team risks through KPIs, risk register, and quarterly review process ensuring compliance with best practice and the legislative framework
- Establish and implement procedures to manage risks across sourced services and service providers
- Establish and implement procedures to meet security and privacy requirements
- Establish and implement procedures to comply with applicable internal policies or standards and statutory and regulatory requirements
- Co-ordinate with compliance and legal teams to ensure statutory requirements during the sourcing / contracting process are complied with
- Coordination on Generic Due Diligence & Third party Risk Management process
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
- Self-starter, motivation of self and other key partners
- Excellent interpersonal skill – can work well with all level of people
- Influencing skills - confidence and credibility to challenge local clients in different countries/Métiers/Functions at all levels (from Management to Operational levels) at the same time as developing relationships with them.
- Strong negotiation and supplier relationship management skills
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and project management skills
- Contract knowledge & prior experience in Facility Management / General services category
- Pro-actively client services oriented
- Ethical, Diplomatic
- Working knowledge of legal, compliance, tax and finance practices related to Procurement
- Working knowledge of regulatory and legal requirements in India
Attention to detail and investigative and questioning nature
Specific Qualifications (if required)
- Excellent written and spoken English , Hindi and local languages as applicable
- Graduate with minimum of 7 years’ experience, 5 of which in a senior procurement role in either banking or manufacturing industries
- Good Knowledge and experience of Excel and SAP/ other procurement tools
A risk aware individual who preferably has experience in vendor governance/risk management
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Attention to detail / rigor
Adaptability
Decision Making
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to manage a project
Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Analytical Ability
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 5 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
