Sourcing Analyst

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Join a diverse team at Visa, where your individuality fits right in. We can provide the opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Together, let’s transform the way the world pays.

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Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable, and secure digital payment network that enables individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.

Individuality fuels our brand and our global team – we’re proud that we are a talented team of 29,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life outside of the office, whether it’s taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programs, Visa respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone. In addition, we offer market leading salary and have a fantastic benefit offering.

So, if you’re not satisfied with the status quo, we can satisfy your desire to explore new territory, giving you the runway to really make an impact, whilst connecting you with teams around the world in a truly inclusive culture that celebrates our uniqueness.

If you think you could support Visa as a Sourcing Analyst, we want to hear from you – together, let’s make Visa a great place to work.

What’s it all about?

Visa Europe Sourcing

Visa Europe Sourcing* has an opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced, and results-driven Procurement professional to join our team to positively contribute to Visa’s success, further elevating the function and strategic business partnerships.

Are you interested in driving efficiencies? Can you bring leading practice thinking and solutions? Are you experienced and ambitious Procurement expert? Do you enjoy working in cross-functional and cross-border teams? If this inspires and sounds familiar, please contact us because we would like to talk to you!

* - The term ‘Sourcing’ is interchangeable with the profession ‘Procurement’.

Role Accountability

The role holder will be accountable for providing category and sourcing support in line with strategies and plans developed by regional Marketing Category lead to manage effectively and efficiently the spend and suppliers while aligning with Visa’s strategic business goals. 

Working with the stakeholders in cross-functional teams to continue to shape the category, bring leading practices, thinking and solutions to the category by proactively supporting the business and delivering on the sourcing strategy and plans and taking the full ownership for commercial, sourcing projects and related activities.

Key Accountabilities

• Have a good knowledge and understanding of internal financial operational procedures to navigate through the sourcing process.
• Engage, build and maintain stakeholder relationships to understand business requirements.
• Support sourcing processes and projects, RFP, RFI, RFQ, based on the defined priorities.
• Support planning and prioritization of sourcing activities (RFx), to ensure that the most important opportunities in terms of business needs, cost savings and risk mitigation are delivered. 
• Support the execution of pipeline plans of sourcing new requirements and renewals
• Support business partnering approach with the stakeholders.
• Use procurement technology, procurement and category information sites, to grow category and procurement knowledge.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with the wider Sourcing team.

We are aiming to move fast and the environment is dynamic thus there are likely to be some changes in responsibilities and priorities so we expect you to be flexible embracing transformation, personal development and new learnings!

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

• Educated to degree level desirable
• CIPS qualification desirable (Or working towards)
• Previous experience in Sourcing / Procurement, 3-4 years in a similar role supporting
• Knowledge and experience in spend data analytics and related tools
• Knowledge and experience of procurement tender processes (RFx)
• Experience in running tenders including 3 Bids & Buy and e-auctions through Ariba
• Knowledge and experience of Ariba and related S2C and P2P processes and tools
• Team player with energy, pace and a track record of delivery.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.