Project Management Specialist

at  Deutsche Bank

POSITION OVERVIEW

Job Title: Project Management Specialist, Chief of Staff, Global Procurement
Corporate Title: Assistant Vice President
Division : COO, Global Procurement
Location: Bucharest

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIREMENT

• Over 5 years work experience; at least 2 years working in a Data Analysis, Reporting or Project Management role
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• Confident communicator at all levels
• Strong written and presentation skills
• Detail orientated, methodical and analytical thinker
• Advanced interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Proficient MS Office user; Intermediate PowerPoint skills a must
• Strong experience working with SharePoint, Visio and Access
• Deadline driven approach
• Experienced in working with third parties and cross-functional teams
• Procurement experience beneficial but not a pre-requisite
  Diversity, inclusion and mutual respect are essential elements of who we are. These values define the working environment we strive to create – engaging, supportive and welcoming of different views. We believe innovation stems from intellectual curiosity alongside the right mix of skills and talents. Therefore, we embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds. The company promotes equality of opportunity and encourages the development of all employees to their full potential. We are open to agile working arrangements – talk to us about flexibility and other initiatives we offer.
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  We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.
  Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.
  We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment

The role requires ownership of a variety of responsibilities and provides the opportunity to collaborate across the Global Procurement division and DB-Group at all levels, whilst gaining increased exposure and responsibility as the candidate matures into the position.

Project Management

• Contribute to the creation and ongoing development of the SRM and Contract Management operational excellence.
• Manage the Project and Deployment Plan, capturing and reporting team activity in alignment with project timelines.
• Represent IT Strategic Procurement to support cross-divisional projects and initiatives.
• Drive supplier events and initiatives, including the co-ordination of seminars, workshops and ad-hoc projects, from idea generation to execution as required.
• Perform audit, governance and risk related activity and requirements as required.

Relationship Management

• Establish interpersonal and collaborative relationships to engage with Procurement peers, cross-divisional DB stakeholders, and third-party relationships.
• Manage IT Strategic Procurement team meeting agendas, minutes and action trackers.
• Partner with Global Procurement colleagues to drive and optimize knowledge transfer to generate a holistic overview of the supplier relationship and activity.

Reporting

• Ability to handle various data sources to develop executive level management reporting.
• Translate reporting needs into production reports and dashboards.
• Perform analysis and develop recommendation for continuous improvement opportunities.

Quality & Data Management

• Foster and strive for a team culture that prides itself on delivering timely, consistent and high quality data.
• Develop and maintain IT Strategic Procurement data and materials.
• Optimise and maintain SharePoint controls, calendar, and user interfaces.
• Perform ad-hoc quality control exercises as required.
• Partner with relevant Global Procurement peers to consolidate and drive excellence in the Knowledge Management stream.
• Lead Simplicity agenda for the IT Strategic Procurement with the aim to continuously adapt Global Procurement processes to a highly effective organization.