It Supplier Relationship Manager

IT Supplier Relationship Manager - Salary Circa £50,000.
We have an exciting opportunity for an IT Supplier Manager to join the team here in AVIVA!
A bit about the job:
You will be working with some of Aviva's biggest strategic IT partners as a Supplier Relationship Manager in Aviva's central IT supplier management team. The team has been built to orchestrate supplier management excellence and you will lead the relationship with a strategic supplier with opportunities to get involved with wider strategic supplier activity.
The suitable person for this role will be responsible for driving value from major IT supplier partnerships through continuous service improvement, robust contract and risk management and leveraging opportunities for service alignment with Aviva's strategic priorities. There will be opportunities to progress your career within Aviva.
Aviva operates a "smart working" policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office, and this role is based in Bristol.
Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience in an IT relationship management or IT supplier management role.
  
• Good understanding of IT risk and control best practice.
  
• Strong understanding of ITIL service management or (ITIL certified) and project management methodologies.
  
• Someone who is highly organised and able to efficiently influence and collaborate with key partners and collaborators.
  
• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills.
  

What you'll get for this role:
Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £50,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
  
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
  
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
  
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
  
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
  
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
  
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
  
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
  
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
  
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
  

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Aviva is for everyone:
We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Abigail Aitken a call on +44 7774 789975 or send an email to abigail.aitken@aviva.com