Supplier Management Lead

The Supplier Management team is responsible for providing delivery governance and oversight to global supplier engagements to ensure the delivery of software and services meets expectations and maximizes value on the money spent. This role falls under the Procurement and Third-Party Management team and is a global position. As a Supplier Management Lead, you will focus on Citis Strategic and Critical Suppliers across various categories, emphasizing Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) and Banking Operations. Furthermore, you will lead supplier engagement for SMB (Services, Markets & Banking) business, collaborating with senior leadership in technology and business within SMB and various functions. Your responsibilities will also include leading complex, cross-functional strategic Supplier Management initiatives across Citi for SMB, providing strategic supplier management support, managing supplier/parent level risk and compliance, identifying optimization opportunities, and executing resource & location strategies to derive the best value from supplier spending. Responsibilities of this role include ensuring supplier products/services meet technology and business team expectations, enshrining best practices across suppliers, monitoring performance and staffing of supplier project teams, identifying early indicators of issues, maintaining clear communication and alignment between supplier and global teams, and providing oversight on strategic projects critical for Citi. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in ADM, Banking Operations, and Services, managing large projects or programs in these areas, formulating and executing strategies within and across business areas, executing strategic transformations, process re-engineering initiatives, and managing large suppliers in a multinational organization. The successful candidate should possess self-starting abilities, articulation skills, engagement with senior managers, a can-do attitude, strong influencing skills, and the capability to drive change within the organization. Qualifications include 10+ years of Supplier Management, Sourcing, Application Development, Business Operations, and Program Management experience, experience in a large, global, highly matrixed organization, significant financial services industry experience, and a proven track record of leading large, complex sourcing and contracting initiatives. Strong organizational, analytical, time-management, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills are essential. A Bachelor's degree is required, while an MBA is preferred. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability when using our search tools or applying for a career opportunity, please review Accessibility at Citi. For more information, view Citis EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.,