Supplier Performance Lead / Expert

Job ID: 25718 

Your future responsibilities

Welcome to Supplier Management Strategy & Analytics team! We optimize supplier performance and enhance risk management, unlocking sustained business value for our organization. We also implement various reporting solutions and performance monitoring for Nordea’s ICT suppliers. We are part of Technology Supplier Management and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide the oversight and management of Nordea’s business relationships with ICT service providers.

You will join an international team where people are the most important, and work is not only a place to go! We take pride in what we do, prioritize a learning culture and strive to have fun in our daily work. The role is based in Poland (Gdynia/Gdansk) or Sweden (Stockholm). In our team we follow hybrid model of working.

What you will be doing:

• Acting as Subject Matter Expert / Capability Lead for supplier performance management area, setting direction and defining standards to ensure alignment with the overall Technology strategy and goals
• Overseeing supplier performance across Nordea’s ICT (Information Communication Technology) suppliers and ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements, Key Performance Indicators, contractual terms, and relevant regulations
• Designing processes and procedures for supplier performance management, ensuring proper documentation / work instructions, reporting and tools set-up
• Guiding and supporting Performance Managers with the common ways of working and standards – providing focused leadership and direction
• Reassessing and enhancing existing performance measures to ensure their effectiveness and alignment with changing business needs and risks
• Driving and coordinating service levels changes and improvements across Technology suppliers in scope, implementing industry best practice and development initiatives
• Supporting supplier agreement negotiations with a focus on IT performance metrics and consistent measurement and reporting, recommending solutions and controls
• Collaborating with external and internal stakeholders to establish and implement well-defined performance expectations in line with the overall business objectives and risk tolerance
• Implementing and maintaining DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) performance requirements towards Nordea’s ICT third-party service providers

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in Nordea being at our best – and that we hope you share with us. You’re collaborative, communicative, dependable, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Proactively seek information to comprehend situations and expectations in order to get things done
• Have good negotiations skills and capability to resolve challenges in a diplomatic and professional manner
• Are solution-oriented with a can-do mindset
• Are a team player who can work effectively in a cross-functional team
• Can guide, coach and train others in an engaging manner

Your experience and background:

• Prior experience in Supplier Management or Procurement roles
• Understanding of procurement and contracting processes
• Familiarity with service level management and performance management methodologies, incl. SLAs and KPIs
• ITIL and IT Service Management knowledge
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Previous experience in a regulated industry, such as finance, is beneficial
• English fluency

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

For candidates from Sweden: For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.

For candidates from Poland: Please include permit for processing personal data in CV as following:

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