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 😉

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.

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.

• Studies

• Experience

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

• Languages

• Technical

• Transversal & Behavioral