Job Summary

•    [Seeking a highly skilled and experienced end to end Test Manager for our Supply Chain Management (SCM) team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the testing efforts for our SCM applications, ensuring the quality and reliability of our software solutions. The Test Lead will work closely with development, business analysts, Test Managers and Leads to deliver high-quality products that meet business requirements and industry standards.]

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Test Strategy and Planning:
•    Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans for SCM applications.
•    Define test objectives, scope, approach, and deliverables.
•    Identify and manage test resources, including tools, environments, and personnel.
•    Procurement system migration – need expertise in procurement/ Purchase/ Supply Chain Management process/ project experience
•    Own the end-to-end Test strategy and delivery in SCM.
•    Test Lead should have excellent testing execution skills in the applications such as, Ariba, VIM and S4 Hana (AP)
•    Should also have knowledge in E2E flow from Supplier creation to Payment and to Supplier.
Business
•    Stakeholder Collaboration:
•    Work closely with developers, business analysts, and project managers to understand requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
•    Communicate test results, issues, and risks to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
•    Participate in project meetings and provide inputs on quality and testing-related matters.
Processes
•    Test Execution and Management:
•    Lead and coordinate the execution of test plans, including functional, integration, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.
•    Ensure thorough testing of SCM systems, including procurement, inventory management, order fulfilment, logistics, and supplier management modules.
•    Monitor and report on test progress, defects, and test coverage.
•    Prepare run plan and circulate daily status report to the stakeholders indicating the risks identified with mitigation plan.

Governance
•    Quality Assurance:
•    Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices in testing.
•    Implement and maintain test automation frameworks and tools, when required.
•    Conduct root cause analysis of defects and implement corrective actions.
•    Knowledge and experience on defects tracking tool such as ADO is preferred.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
•    HR colleagues, SCM colleagues and management team

Skills and Experience

•    SAP certified in Ariba and S/4 Hana.
•    Certification in Software Testing (ISTQB) or Supply Chain Management (CSCP).
•    Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and their SCM modules.
•    Familiarity with performance testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner, JMeter).
•    Knowledge of database querying and data validation.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
•    Minimum of 20 years of experience in software testing, with at least 5 years in a Test Lead role.
•    Strong knowledge of supply chain management processes and systems.
•    Proficiency in test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail) and test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, QTP).
•    Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
•    Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
•    Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.