Supplier Management Lead

Job Description

We Are TransUnion:TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity, and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications,utilities, gaming, government, and insurance.About the role:Reporting to the Head of International Procurement. You will be responsible for ensuring that the business achieves best value and minimises risk from its suppliers across the UK.You will ensure that supplier performance and risk are managed effectively throughout the supply chain identifying areas for savings, efficiency and continuous improvement opportunities driving increased value to TU.This is a unique opportunity to be involved in building out the UK TPRM framework which is in its infancy.Day to Day you will:

• Proactively manage in collaboration with the business, TU’s strategic suppliers to optimise performance, drive innovation, adhere to responsible business best practice and reduce risk
• Support implementation & evolution of UK TPRM framework
• Create supplier improvement plans around all aspects of Supplier Management, from contract, risk, and service management, through to relationship and value enhancement with key suppliers.
• Monitor and manage risks as it relates to key Suppliers and assess operational and financial resiliency.
• Optimizing external spend for the business with existing Supplier base and delivering cost/value/business benefit.
• Delivering budgeted targets (savings, cash flow, cost reduction depending on business focus) to drive improvements in operating margin and deliver the business’ strategic priorities.
• Developing strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to identify and deliver improved Supplier management solutions.
• Supporting negotiations of contracts as an SME on Service levels, exit plans etc
• Producing insightful reporting and MI for stakeholders and governance meetings
• Influencing and ensuring business compliance to relevant policies, procedures, and practices.
• Implement and lead appropriate cross functional Third-Party Risk meetings and appropriate reporting.

Essential experience and skills we are looking for:

• Supplier Management experience essential
• Third Party Risk Management experience highly desirable
• Understanding of key regulation pertaining to Financial Services ie. FCA, PRA, EBA desirable
• Strong commercial background
• Sound commercial contracts knowledge
• Stakeholder management
• Understanding of Business Continuity
• Procurement experience desirable
• Influencing and persuasion skills
• Change management experience

TransUnion - a place to grow:We know that you may not possess every aspect of the essential and/or desirable skills listed above but if there’s something you can’t tick off, don’t let that put you off applying as we could explore training for you.What’s In It For youAt TransUnion you will be joining an award winning friendly, forward thinking global business.As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme our benefits package comes with

• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
• A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Private health care + a variety of physical, mental, and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
• Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

Working PatternOur work style for this position is hybrid’, which involves spending 40% of your working week at one of our office sites so you’ll need to live within a sensible commutable distance from our office. We’re happy to talk flexible working.Interview & Hiring ProcessMost of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.Reasonable AdjustmentsIf you require any reasonable adjustments to attend an interview with us, please make us aware of this on your application.

Keyskills :
Procurement Risk Management Third Party Relationships supplier management