Accounts And Purchasing Team Leader

Description:

To understand and be responsible for the management of demand into the team. For example queries relating to policy, procedures and processes. Liaising with the corporate and joint finance function and wider business colleagues as necessary and appropriate. Horizon scanning and adapting the service provision to meet competing demands.

To provide leadership to their direct reports and build a highly capable team through the attraction, training and development of the necessary skilled professionals to meet the business need. Ensuring that they meet regularly with their direct reports through the use of ‘Focus meetings’. To support the recruitment and development of team members, effectively manage their performance against defined objectives and ensure that they are adequately trained.

To provide functional expertise to team members, manage their workload, act as first point of escalation ensuring that issues are effectively resolved.

To work closely across different functions within the SBS within 'one team' identifying continuous improvement coordinating service needs and resilience when needed and ensuring that processes are aligned across the two forces where possible.

To manage and troubleshoot areas of reduced team performance and attendance utilising the policies, systems and processes available. To identify and action effective plans to achieve appropriate outcomes.

To be a proactive member of the SBS Management Team and extended People Services/Finance management teams working collaboratively with colleagues across the function so that services are joined up and that competing demands are understood and expectations managed.