Supplier Relationship Manager

End Date
Sunday 21 April 2024
Salary Range
£62,874 - £69,860
We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options
Flexible Working Options
Hybrid Working, Job Share
Job Description Summary
JOB TITLE: Supplier Relationship Manager
SALARY: £62,874 - £69,860
LOCATION: Leeds, Halifax, Glasgow, Edinburgh.
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our Risk hub locations.
As a Supplier Relationship Manager, you'll be integral to the relationship management of a number of third-party suppliers to the Risk Function. You'll develop and deliver group-wide supply chain management strategy for a portfolio of Risk Function suppliers, managing performance, governance and treatment standards compliance.
Job Description
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. We’re putting in place a fresh operating model for non-financial risk management across the Group, empowering our people to take end-to-end accountability for managing the risks that they face!
As a Supplier Relationship Manager, you'll be integral to the relationship management of a number of third-party suppliers to the Risk Function. You'll develop and deliver group-wide supply chain management strategy for a portfolio of Risk Function suppliers, managing performance, governance and treatment standards compliance. Through understanding business strategic requirements and building internal & external partnerships you'll deliver performance quality and continuous improvement to maximise value and minimise risk in the supply chain.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

• Leads important Supplier Relationships with guidance from senior colleagues involving engagement with cross divisional colleagues, at senior level.
• Delivers required outcomes through working within an established contract management plan to manage the Supplier Risk control environment within the Risk Function in line with Group Policy Treatment Standards.
• Works with risk and control owner teams to help deliver against aligned customer, business and strategic outcomes.
• Analyses and assesses control environment effectiveness using a wide range of sources and identifies potential impacts on the business.
• Assists the development of the first line control management centre of excellence that supports safe growth and enables high quality customer service.
• Supports the development and implementation of the control strategy to monitor and test the design and operating effectiveness of the control environment across e2e business processes.
• Supports the ongoing development of control tooling solutions to enable the optimisation and automation of the control environment.
• Supports timely reporting on the effectiveness and performance of controls and compliance through maintaining effective data quality (KCIs), completeness and accuracy of testing and monitoring activities.
• Assists in the management of actions on operational risk events and breaches following Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA). Identifies issues and then suggests and implements improvements to control environment with guidance from senior colleagues.

WHATYOU'LLNEED:

• Understanding of Third Party Treatment Standards and the applicability to Risk Function’s suppliers
• Good understanding of controls and their practical implementation across relevant financial services areas and risk types.
• Some knowledge and experience of the approaches taken to manage non-financial/financial risk and a good technical understanding of business processes.
• Strong understanding and practical application of control testing and monitoring activities, with some experience of delivering control design and optimisation.
• Takes responsibility for growing their own skills and capabilities with support from senior colleagues. Informally coaches others in area of expertise to drive an uplift in skills and risk and control culture throughout the organisation
• Contributes to the development of both short- and medium-term strategies. Assigns short-term work schedules to the team in order to deliver agreed outcomes and within expected timelines.
• Uses compelling arguments to gain support and commitment of others. Strong ability to communicate and describe drivers of change and able to plan and implement these changes by gaining commitment and understanding across the organisation.
• Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organisation moving forward. For example, ensures that people’s decisions comply with policies and standards. Integrates analysis, experience, and other inputs to make effective decisions.
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. For example, encourages colleagues to work together as a team, and make sure they get recognition for doing so.

ABOUT WORKING FOR US
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want everyone 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.
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.