GROUP BNP PARIBAS

BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.

Nickel

Nickel is a start-up belonging to the BNP Paribas Group. We are a company with a very clear purpose: our mission is to fight against financial exclusion through a simple, face-to-face and accessible service. Nickel offers an account that is open to everyone, without any income condition or linkage.

We already number close to 880 employees in Paris, Nantes, Madrid, Lisbon, Brussels and Berlin, with a young, dynamic and multicultural atmosphere!

What do we do?

We offer a payment account, with a national IBAN and a Mastercard debit card that the customer can open at a lottery or tobacco shop without leaving the neighborhood. This unique business model already has more than 4 million customers and more than 12,000 points of sale.

In Spain, Nickel was launched in 2021. We are currently experiencing a phase of great growth, and we already have 2,500 Nickel Points throughout the country. If you want to be part of this great adventure, read on

ABOUT THE JOB

MISSION

We are currently looking for a Junior Procurement Officer (JPO) to join our team in the Finance and Procurement Shared Services Center (SSC) located in Madrid.

The Junior Procurement Officer (JPO) will play a pivotal dual role within Nickel’s Procurement Department. This position primarily supports the back-office procurement activities for Nickel’s entities across Europe (France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany) and provides essential support to the Outsourcing Risk Coordinator. The JPO will be key to ensuring the efficiency, compliance, and continuous improvement of Nickel’s procurement and outsourcing processes.

This role will imply revision, analysis, production and monitoring of procurement KPIs and reporting to be submitted to BNP Paribas and the different Nickel Entities for which the SSC renders Procurement services.

The JPO will engage with overseas staff as will work closely with the central Procurement team (located in France) and the local Office Manager (located in the different Nickel Branches: Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Germany), providing support and distance training when necessary.

To succeed in this role, you must demonstrate knowledge of Procurement and outsourcing risk procedures and systems. In addition to being an excellent communicator, our ideal candidate will also have outstanding analytical and time management abilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

JPO must ensure smooth and timely completion of assigned tasks which include:

1. Procurement Back-Office Activities:

   • Data & Reporting:

     • Perform revision, analysis, production, and monitoring of Procurement KPIs.
     • Prepare and submit reports to BNP Paribas and various Nickel entities requiring procurement services.
     • Conduct periodic analyses and reporting to identify and resolve potential issues, including monthly KPI reports and quarterly external spend analysis for the group.

   • Supplier Management:

     • Ensuring an adequate onboarding of all supplier (following risk management of supplier, know your supplier policy)
     • Oversee supplier creation and modification processes within the Oracle ERP system.
     • Maintain and continuously improve the accuracy of the supplier database in the ERP.
     • Guarantee adequate supplier onboarding, adhering to Nickel’s risk management and “Know Your Supplier” (KYS) policies.
     • Monitor suppliers throughout their lifecycle, including recertification, detection of potential alerts, and contract lifecycle management.
     • Perform generic Due Diligence processes when applicable.
     • Maintain supplier referential data.

   • System & Process Support:

     • Manage ERP authorizations within the procurement perimeter (new users, delegation, approval rights).
     • Collaborate with the central Procurement team on the implementation of procurement tools (e.g., Purchase-to-Cash (P2C) process).
     • Train and support new Purchase Request users and other stakeholders on internal procurement tools.
     • Support catalog creation and maintenance in the Oracle ERP system.
     • Contribute to maintaining an adequate and up-to-date contract database.
     • Support process improvement and business transformation initiatives, striving for a lean yet effective third-party risk and control framework.
     • Draft and update procedures related to all processes within the scope of this activity.
     • Collaborate closely with business units to ensure a smooth procurement process.

2. Support to the Outsourcing Risk Coordinator:

   • Assist the Outsourcing Coordinator in maintaining the outsourcing register in line with regulatory requirements, with a focus on continuous improvement and enhancing data quality with global stakeholders.
   • Contribute actively to weekly Outsourcing Committee meetings.
   • Contribute to quarterly Cost Control & Supplier Risk Committee meetings
   • Support initiatives to improve, homogenize, and rationalize the overall outsourcing process.

Finally JPO will respond to external and internal stakeholders in a clear and consistent manner within the agreed SLA, and will need to have an open mind and be able to adapt to developments and changes in the work environment.

REQUIREMENTS

• Studies

  • University Degree in Business Administration or Economy.

• Experience

  • Previous experience in a multinational organization or shared service center, preferably in a Purchase to Payment environment

• Languages

  • Fluent English is mandatory (both written and spoken).
  • Operational French is mandatory.

SKILLS

• Technical

  • Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) is essential.
  • Previous experience with Oracle Procurement, or other ERPs is valuable

• Transversal & Behavioral

  • Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt to diverse audiences.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Meticulous attention to detail and high rigor in execution.
  • Results-oriented with a strong ability to deliver within deadlines.
  • Open-minded and adaptable to developments and changes in the work environment.
  • Analytical Skill
  • Ability to set up relevant performance indicators
  • Ability to manage/facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…
  • Ability to understand, explain and support change
  • Ability to develop and adapt a process

BENEFITS

• Hybrid remote working model (46%).

• 28 vacation days.

• Flexible compensation plan.

• Meal and transport bonus.

• Pension Plan.

• Health insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Training programs, career plans and internal mobility opportunities, national and international thanks to our presence in different countries.

• Diversity and Inclusion Committee that ensures an inclusive work environment. In recent years, several employee communities have been created to organize diversity and inclusion awareness actions (PRIDE, We Generations and MixCity).

• Corporate volunteering program (1 Million Hours 2 Help) in which employees can dedicate time out of their working hours to volunteer activities.

Diversity and inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.