Title:  Operational Sourcing

Responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring and management of the incoming requests via Smart Connect / MDS email inbox.
• Administration of Leavers and Joiners process.
  • Checking known leaver services with stakeholders.
  • Assisting with new user access setup and communication to stakeholders.
• Ad hoc administration of user changes on vendor systems/services. 
• Contacting account managers to maintain user lists for new and existing renewals.
• Ensuring MDS inventory is updated to reflect changes.
• Invoice Processing, attention to detail when reconciling invoices against inventory and managing any reconciliation discrepancies.
  • Allocation output to clients Account Payable team.
  • Assist with tracking invoice queries back to inventory.
• Assist with assigned MDS initiatives (including Demand and Savings challenges) which will vary in terms of client, scope, and scale.
• Awareness of contract usage rights to ensure the client is compliant with existing terms and conditions.
  • Licence questions - What licences do we have, can we use licence across entities, what is included / excluded in our contract.
• Market Data vendor access reporting – produce monthly declarations for Bloomberg and LSEG using EMRS / DACS access reports.
  • Ad hoc Exchange reporting, as required.
• Working with MDS Sourcers on savings targets, displacement opportunities and RFPs where appropriate.
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with clients.

• Maintaining MDS industry awareness which will contribute to the Chain IQ MDS value chain.
• Adhering to the Chain IQ corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives.

Your profile:

• Excellent networking and relationship-building skills with team at all levels of an organization. together with the ability to work effectively in a matrix environment.
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities and tricky stakeholders.
• An interest in learning how Market Data Services are critical to banking operations.
• Professional team player, motivated and highly flexible.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand the client’s business practice, culture and mindset.

Ideal Candidates should normally be in one of the following roles.

• Market Data role across any function.
• Customer/Client facing.
• Junior financial accounting.