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Allegis Global Solutions is the exclusive Contingent HR services provider for one of the world’s leading banks.

At Allegis Global Solutions we’re proud to be the leader in global talent solutions. We draw upon decades of industry expertise to develop innovative tools, products, processes and strategies focused on outcome. Moreover, we’re incredibly proud to have built a culture that empowers our people to make their mark while making deep connections that will last a lifetime. With our passion and culture for talent, we are truly transforming the way the World acquires talent.

Our Client is one of the world's most international banks with over 1,100 branches, offices and outlets in 67 countries. They operate in some of the world's most dynamic markets and have been for over 150 years. More than 90 per cent of their income and profits are derived from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Their brand promise, Here for good, underlines their distinctive approach.

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is responsible for the overall commercial and risk management with the bank’s external third-party vendors. To meet increasing business demands, the SCM team is looking for a candidate with strong experience in sourcing / procurement with a specific expertise in aAuctions (with a preference for Reverse eAuctions), and the gravitas to engage stakeholders within business function to support key priorities. The successful candidate will be responsible driving the adoption of auctioning capabilities and influencing and executing sourcing activities through auctions in collaboration with the SCM Category Management capability as well as various business functions and related support teams and must be able to demonstrate excellence in driving favourable commercial outcomes. The successful candidate will also be responsible for benefits tracking and reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy

• Develop the eAuction capability within Supply Chain Management, including:
• Enhancing existing processes to embed eAuction Capability
• Integrate eAuction thinking into the SCM community
• Identify Priority Reverse Auction opportunities from in-flight Sourcing Engagements
• Drive the execution of eAuctions by supporting Global Category Management and embedding the approach into the Global Category Strategies.
• Liaise with the business functions leads to produce a needs assessment that is aligned to their business plans

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure the intrinsic business value of the eAuction approach is communicated and understood by the business functions and the SCM department.
• Provides guidance on the SCM eAuction process, system, and benefits.
• Assist stakeholders in achieving their strategic objectives through the deployment of eAuctioning.

Project Management

• Identifies and mitigates risks that would impact the overall success/failure of eAuctioning.
• Ensures eAuction supported sourcing projects are prioritized and delivered against agreed timelines
• Supports, leads and executes sourcing initiatives supported by eAuctioning.
• Implements regular category eAuction reviews with Global Category management leads, to ensure all stakeholder requests are being owned

Cross Functional Engagement

• Work in a highly effective Supply Chain Management (SCM) team that will deliver commercial agreements that exceed stakeholder and client expectation.
• Keeps open channels of communication to ensure high level of engagement
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives
• Engages functions and businesses in collaboration with Global Category Management to enhance awareness of the eAuction process.

Risk Management

• Assist in effective governance and controls for the eAuction engagement process.
• Supports the business functional vendor management teams in day 2 supplier matters
• Operate in compliance with mandated sourcing processes, policies, and procedures

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor/Master Degree with 5 years’ experience in Procurement
• eAuction practitioner
• Possess strong relationship-building skills, with an ability to work effectively with peers and senior stakeholders across multiple regions
• Agile and comfortable with dealing with complex datasets
• Effective verbal and written presentation and exceptional communication skills
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter and resilient
• Strong cognitive ability to design meaningful dashboards to drive key management decisions

Allegis Global Solutions is the exclusive Contingent HR services provider for one of the world’s leading banks.

At Allegis Global Solutions we’re proud to be the leader in global talent solutions. We draw upon decades of industry expertise to develop innovative tools, products, processes and strategies focused on outcome. Moreover, we’re incredibly proud to have built a culture that empowers our people to make their mark while making deep connections that will last a lifetime. With our passion and culture for talent, we are truly transforming the way the World acquires talent.

Our Client is one of the world's most international banks with over 1,100 branches, offices and outlets in 67 countries. They operate in some of the world's most dynamic markets and have been for over 150 years. More than 90 per cent of their income and profits are derived from Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Their brand promise, Here for good, underlines their distinctive approach.

Litigation/Disputes

• Advising on and managing employment litigation/disputes
• Liaising with external legal counsel regarding the strategic approach to employment law disputes, critically assessing advice received and tailoring this to the business/organisation
• Co-ordinating disclosure process during employment litigation, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that disclosure obligations are complied with
• Co-ordinating witness statement aspect of employment litigation, ensuring statements are tailored to the business/organisation
• Collaborating with the corporate communications team to manage reputational risk
• Identifying and analysing opportunities for settlement and advising Human Resources (HR), Employee Relations (ER) and/or business stakeholders on settlement strategy
• Preparing and negotiating settlement terms

Advisory

• Advising on and managing employment issues, including investigations, accountability reviews, material disciplinary and grievance matters, performance management, redundancies, restructures and contentious exits
• Managing relevant stakeholders and providing accurate and timely updates regarding the status of disputes or issues
• Advice and best practice guidance on regulatory issues affecting staff, particularly relating to remuneration and assisting with drafting and/or reviewing of contentious regulated references
• Advising on employment law aspects of HR policy or strategy projects, and co-ordinating advice from other members of the Employment Law team or external counsel
• Advising on and participating in consultation on internal policies and procedures
• Advising on Group-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives and/or comms
• Supporting the HR/ER team and other relevant stakeholders through legal and best practice updates
• Occasional support for M&A integration, including advice on staff consultation obligations and restructuring

Processes

• Providing relevant stakeholders with accurate and timely information regarding the status of HR disputes and ER issues
• Reviewing internal policies and procedures
• Advising on employment contracts and maintaining global templates
• Advising and best practice guidance on regulatory issues affecting staff, particularly relating to remuneration
• Participating in global and local HR projects
• Collaborating with the eDiscovery & Data Advisory team to improve the Bank’s approach to data subject access requests
• Providing occasional support for M&A integration, including advice on staff consultation obligations and restructuring
• Reviewing external counsel/supplier quotes and costs and ensure payment of invoices

Requirements

• Good organisational skills in order to manage multiple matters and stakeholders at the same time. Being able to pivot as priorities change is essential.
• Strong analytical skills to review background facts and identify the key legal issues raised by the employment dispute or issue. You will often be advising in real time as matters are unfolding so must be comfortable with ambiguity and confident taking a pragmatic approach as more information becomes available.
• Excellent communication skills and succinct written style, with the ability to match your tone and level of detail to your audience.
• Strategic mindset, recognising the wider organisational, commercial or regulatory impact that a matter may have beyond the immediate set of facts.
• Disciplined approach towards timelines and tracking all steps required in order to manage matters and implement a strategic approach while keeping stakeholders updated.

Qualifications

• University degree in law or other university degree plus law conversion from an accredited law school
• Relevant practising certificate
• Ideally at least 3+ years PQE experience
• Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams proficient

Experience in:

• Employment litigation
• Drafting and advising on employment contracts and policies
• Advising on employee relations issues such as disciplinaries, grievances, redundancy/restructure and termination of employment
• Employee data privacy issues (preferred)
• Regulatory issues affecting staff, particularly remuneration (preferred)

Technical Competency

Employment Law

• Knowledge of domestic and international laws governing employment, and the ability to interpret and take action on aspects of employment laws that impact the business

Litigation

• Knowledge of domestic and international laws, regulations and court rulings; ability to use tools, techniques and processes to take action on aspects of litigation that impact the business.

Business Acumen

• Knowledge, insight, and understanding of business concepts, tools, and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.