Why this role is important for us?

The Head of Poland Procurement Hub will lead the growing Procurement Team responsible for key procurement categories and sourcing strategies.
The team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen we need teams like yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole. Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

Key responsibilitie

• Support key decision makers in developing vision for future growth of Global Procurement & AP

• Proactively provide comprehensive and holistic consultancy services with regards to procurement to Senior management;

• Work with Key Stakeholders in Poland to understand 3rd Party requirements leveraging Global strategies where possible

• Manage and coordinate relationship with business partners and stakeholders

• In Conjunction with Global Functional Leads provide day to day Management of the Procurement and AP team (25+)in Poland; namely:

  • Attract Talent [interview, select, on board]

  • Train and Mentor [all the training is an investment for managers]

  • Develop [develop career; potential for the future; spot future leaders]

  • Retain [Ensure Staff Retention, employee engagement, motivation]

• Coordinate process transition to the Global Procurement & AP Hub in Poland (where applicable)

• Drive quality, process and productivity improvement initiatives on regional and global level

• Communicates efficiently and manages relationships with multiple stakeholders

• Promote best practices across the Poland Hub

• Help implement the new Global Operating Model

• Ensure that GPS Goals are delivered with the aim to exceed

• Manage performance expectations of local staff in conjunction with Global Functional Leads

• Optimize Process and delivery where possible

• Lead & facilitate Transformation initiatives

• Provide day-to-day leadership to regional and global project groups both in AP and Procurement space

• Coordinate Procurement process governance for EMEA

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong people leader with proven experience in team management, team building, planning and project management skills

• 10+ years’ Procurement experience preferably in Financial Services

• Accounts Payable and Supplier Risk Management experience is a plus

• Ability to make decisions independently and to assume higher-level leadership responsibilities in critical situations

• Proven problem-solving, decision-making skills

• Ability to influence cross-functionally and at multiple levels of organization

• Excellent relationship management skills

• Able to translate ‘complex to simple’; high presentation skills

• Excellent strategic thinking and problem solving skills

• Proven self-starter who can work independently and with teams, effectively juggle multiple priorities, and has a strong track record of delivering outstanding results

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

• A proven track record of delivering on complex projects, procurement saves and process improvements

• Personal resilience to work within an extremely fast-paced, ambiguous environment

We offer:

• Fully remote work possibility

• Employee savings plan;

• Premium life insurance package;

• VIP medical package;

• International operating environment;

• Additional holiday entitlement

• Language classes;

• Soft skills trainings;

• Technical workshops;

• Development sessions with a mentor;

• Diversity of opportunities across a range of challenging and highly complex activities;

• Technical or leadership career pathway