Senior Manager, Procurement Operations

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Purpose

Leads and oversees an Operations team in Global Procurement Operations in Bogota ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. The Operations team consists of Procurement Support Services, Source-to-Pay (S2P) Adoption and Payment operations.

Accountabilities

• Leads and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Supports and contributes to the creation of roadmaps including strategic and tactical initiatives, to enable the vision and achieve operational goals and objectives of the department.
• Defines, prioritizes, business cases, budgets, schedules and deliver initiatives through their team to align with the business strategy and meet the department operational needs.
• Ensures change management plans are socialized, approved, and effective for all campaigns and initiatives.
• Oversees communications for status reporting of all initiatives, campaigns, and regular compliance monitoring ensuring timely, consistent, delivery, with appropriate insights included.
• In conjunction with the Director, GBS Procurement, recruits, selects and onboards permanent and contract staff.
• Manages team by setting performance expectations, monitoring performance, providing coaching and feedback including the preparation of performance appraisals, and supporting individual personal development plans.
• Ensures Operational Level Agreements are met and addresses barriers to achieving amenable and timely resolution to escalated issues.
• Leads, supervises and assigns Cross Functional Initiatives across the department.
• Understands how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient Support Services Operations in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Builds a high-performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset ad behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and managing succession and development planning for the team.

Reporting Relationships (Job Titles only)
Primary Manager:

(include secondary Manager if applicable)

• Director, GPS Procurement

Direct Reports:

• Managers (S2P Adoption, S2P Support, Payments)

Shared Reports (solid/dotted if applicable):

• None

Dimensions

• Oversee a team of X direct full-time employees
• Services the Global Enterprise

• Supports department goals & objectives related to Value Creation

• Supports adherence to Procurement and Finance Policy and Procedures

• Subject to SOX reporting accountabilities for controls documentation and audit support

Education / Experience / Other Information (include only those that are specific to the role)

• College Diploma or University Degree in related field
• 5+ years of accounting, project management, business administration, business analysis, data analyst, business process improvement, operations lead experience related to procurement and/or finance
• Including 3+ years of experience with procurement and payment technologies such as Coupa, PeopleSoft

Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

Scotia GBS is a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia created to support different processes of the Bank and the development and execution of its global services strategy in 15 countries in the Americas. It is composed of 7 service units. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaGBS, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaGBS; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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