Procurement Business Partner -VP

• Partner closely with senior business leaders to deliver commercially robust, regulator‑ready, and value‑driven procurement outcomes within a highly regulated, multi‑jurisdictional environment
• Act as the primary interface between Procurement and Business stakeholders
• Embed procurement strategy, third‑party risk management, and sourcing governance into critical business decisions, including platform transformations, regulatory remediation, acquisitions, and market entry initiatives
• Development & implementation of the wider Procurement strategy in collaboration with stakeholders and Procurement domains
• Implementation of the procurement strategy aligned to the bank’s objectives and relevant regulators
• Provide expertise on Procurement policies and procedures, third party risk, sourcing strategy and supplier relations to business stakeholders through education
• Act as a point of escalation for Procurement service and delivery issues for business stakeholders
• Act as the primary interface for Procurement with senior stakeholders in the business
• Identification of & where applicable, delivery of opportunities for business cost savings, client experience, service improvement & Procurement efficiency
• Voice of the business with Procurement domains
• Provide insights and actionable intelligence to business stakeholders to support business decision making to improve the commercial & risk profile of the business
• Support the business with strategic activity acting as the Procurement representative for key business change programmes, acquisitions and divestments

• Extensive experience in Procurement Sourcing, or Commercial roles within financial services or similarly regulated industries, with a proven track record of managing complex, high‑value supplier portfolios
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance value delivery with regulatory, risk, and operational resilience requirements in multi‑jurisdictional environments
• Deep understanding of third‑party risk management, outsourcing regulations, and governance frameworks, with experience operating confidently under regulatory scrutiny and audit conditions
• Demonstrated capability to translate regulatory expectations into practical, proportionate procurement solutions that support business outcomes
• High level of data literacy, with experience leveraging spend, supplier, risk, and performance insights, as well as procurement platforms (e.g. Coupa, Process Unity, contract repositories), to influence senior stakeholders
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and partner effectively across Business, Risk, Legal, Finance, Technology, and Operations at D/MD level
• Native‑level Japanese and business‑level English proficiency are essential
• additional proficiency in other Asian language will be advantageous

Additional proficiency in other Asian language will be advantageous

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