Manager, Supply Chain Management & Assurance 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Job Description

End dateThursday 02 November 2023Salary range£56,421 - £62,690Agile Working OptionsHybrid WorkingJob descriptionJOB TITLE: Manager, Supply Chain Management & AssuranceSALARY: £56,421 - £62,690DURATION: 12-Month Fixed Term ContractLOCATION: Edinburgh / Bristol / Halifax / WolverhamptonHOURS: Full TimeWORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time in the office.About this opportunityThe purpose of this role is to minimise risk and maximise value to the Group, through the development of supplier management tools, strategies and frameworks; empowering supplier managers across the Group to become leaders in the industry through centre ledtraining and development programmes.As Manager, Supply Chain Management & Assurance youll:

• Play a key role in co-ordinating and supporting the Business to implement stressed exit plans for their most critical supplier relationships.
• Drive the development of the Group’s Supplier Management Framework, identifying opportunities to streamline and evolve existing practises to maximise compliance across the Group
• Work collaboratively with Policy Owners and Risk SME’s to ensure that all supplier management processes align to relevant regulations and the Groups risk management methodology
• Develop and maintain robust supplier management reporting that will enable supplier managers to track and report on Framework compliance
• Implement effective Supplier Management governance across the Group e.g. producing packs/minutes or deputising for the CoE Senior Manager or Supplier Management Governance Committee, as required.
• Drive supplier management capability across the Group through a centre led Accelerated Development Programme (ADP). Proactively seek out further training and development opportunities to support supplier managers in becoming industry leading.
• Identify opportunities for automation and effective ways of working both within the immediate team and across the supplier management community
• Maintain an up to date awareness of relevant regulatory and statutory information and market practices to support the COE Senior Manager in evolving the CoE future strategies and roadmaps.

What youll need Essential:

• Dynamic individual with a passion for learning
• Completer/finisher with a successful track record of delivery
• Effective communicator and collaborator, capable of working effectively alongside a variety of colleagues from different parts of the Group as part of a cross-functional team
• Individual with a keen attention to detail, whilst also capable of acting pragmatically when require
• Ability to present information in a logical manner
• Comfortable facing off at a Senior/Executive level

Desirable:

• Practical experience of developing and implementing stressed and non-stressed supplier exit plans
• Familiar with all relevant outsourcing and third party risk management regulations (e.g. SYSC8 and PRA SS2/21)
• Practical experience of leading or being involved in the management of supplier relationships

About working for us Our focus is to ensure were inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 28 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies