Senior Vice President || Category Manager - Sourcing (Software & SaaS)

It's more than a career at NAB. It's about more meaningful work, more global opportunities and more innovation beyond boundaries .
Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth, you'll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You'll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.
NAB has established NAB Innovation Centre India as a centre for operations and technology excellence to support NAB deliver faster, better, and more personalized experience to customers and colleagues.
At NAB India, we're ramping-up and growing at a very fast pace. Our passionate leaders recruit and develop high performing people, empowering them to deliver exceptional outcomes to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and our communities.

Capabilities, Experience & Qualification Requirements


Essential Capabilities

• Contract Management - ability to manage multiple and/or large-scale contracts simultaneously
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills Strategic mind set with a deep understanding of supply chain dynamics
• Strategic individual with exceptional stakeholder engagement, critical thinking, communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage time critical tasks and deadlines
• Ability to partner with suppliers for mutual benefits beyond contracted value.

Experience

• 15-20 years of overall experience
• 10+ years of experience in AI, Software & SaaS, specifically security software and Tech Infrastructure & Networks
• Experience in Category Management, contract management experience & Supplier Relationship Management
• Experience managing high value and/or highly strategic enterprise suppliers

Qualification Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in relevant business discipline is highly desirable

Key Accountabilities

• Manage and monitor all activities relating to supplier contracts across the business divisions responsible for, from execution of contract to disengagement
• Apply and trigger contractual clauses, when necessary, throughout the contract lifecycle
• Work with the Service Managers across division to ensure service performance and quality meet expectations
• Where there is consistent poor performance or breach, work between Suppliers, Business and Strategic Sourcing to recommend remediations and treatment plans
• Monitor and manage contract spend
• Implement continuous improvement
• Work with the supplier to identify contract optimisation initiatives
• Work in a cross-functional manner across sourcing and supplier management teams

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone:
Our goal is to foster a culture that fills us with pride, rooted in trust and respect. NAB is committed to creating a positive and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to embrace their true, authentic selves. A diverse and inclusive workplace where our differences are celebrated, and our contributions are valued. It's a huge part of what makes NAB such a special place to be.

More focus on you:
We're committed to delivering a positive experience for our colleagues and a workplace you can be proud of. We support our colleagues to balance their careers and personal life through flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing and competitive financial and lifestyle benefits. We invest in our colleagues through world class development programs (Distinctive Leadership and Career Qualified in Banking), and empower you to learn, grow and pursue exciting career opportunities

Join NAB India:
This is your chance to join NAB India and along with your experience and expertise to help shape an innovation driven organisation that focuses on making a positive impact in the lives of its customers, colleagues and communities.