Senior Outsourcing and Vendor Manager at National Bank of Kuwait (Int'l) Plc

The Outsourcing & Vendor Manager will manage the onboarding & offboarding of Vendors/Suppliers and maintain relationships with them; To manage the interaction between Vendors/Suppliers and Internal Relationship Owners/Supplier Managers and to ensure adequate oversight and facilitation of the bank’s outsourced suppliers and vendors.

Have an understanding/experience of the Ops resilience framework and third party testing’s scenarios.

This role will also oversee, in conjunction with the COO, Business Continuity, focusing on business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and incident management across the bank.

Outsourcing & Vendor Manager - Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Oversee the external vendor/supplier relations within NBKI.
Ensure that the enterprise-wide needs for due diligence, risk assessment and continuing vendor monitoring are being accomplished.
Manage and coordinate vendor/supplier processes and methods to renew/approve new relationships.
Coordinate, track, measure and report vendors/suppliers to contractual obligations and costs.
Oversee (renewal /expiry dates) of all contractual agreements for vendors and suppliers.
Identify commercial sourcing opportunities and support the tendering process to ensure the quality of service and value for money.

Challenge the norm, constantly review, and assess the best routes to market to meet business needs and cost efficiencies.

Business Continuity Oversight

Oversee the BC Manager to assist in the development and maintenance a corporate-wide BCP program, policies and framework documents that address business recovery and emergency response management requirements.
Support the COO and EMC team in aligning all BCP planning, initiatives and goals with Organizational goals and Infrastructure capabilities.

Key Competencies

Ability to both think “big picture” and descend into the weeds where necessary
Ability to understand front to back processes and operational controls and procedures
High computer literacy, with the ability to learn new systems quickly
Capability to interact through all levels of the organisation
Ability to lead, facilitate and influence.

Key Skills

Excellent communication and negotiation skills
Methodical process mindset
Improve processes to drive additional efficiency and scalability
Utilize analytical expertise to identify savings opportunities, in delivering measurable cost savings.

Understand project management methodology
Planning, prioritisation, and time-management skills

Key Success Factors

To ensure that Vendor management policies & processes are matured & integrated into existing and new systems and processes and that the VM capability and awareness is continuously improved.
Validation and assurance to ensure that the BCM solution is regularly reviewed and tested.

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