Supplier Manager

Supplier Manager Bristol, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Halifax/Hybrid 6 months contract Salary from £70,000pa plus extensive benefits, details below (day rate option available) Pontoon is an employment consultancy, we put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identifies, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

My client powers businesses of all sizes to make, take and manage payments. They are a global leader in financial technology with unique capabilities to power omni-commerce. Whether online, in store or mobile, they are at the heart of great commerce experiences in 146 countries and across 135 currencies. They help our customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful. They are looking for a Supplier Manager to join the team on an initial 6 month with the potential to extend. You will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, hybrid working being office based 2 days a week. This role reports directly into the Senior Supplier Manager and is part of an established team of supplier managers.

About This Opportunity In the Group Chief Operating Office (GCOO) their Supplier Managers make the difference every day and are fundamental in executing our strategy and delivering upon our purpose. By building strong and long-lasting relationships with suppliers, they’re enabling the Group to stay ahead of the competition and better serve its customers. They have a real passion for what they do and are growing and significantly investing in their team driving to be the leading supplier management team in the organisation. GCOO Supplier Management manages the relationships with the organisations wide technology suppliers, who are part of the organisations wider strategy and delivery model. Their close relationships and understanding of the importance of these partnerships to the organisations wider strategic goals help them drive performance and delivery aligned to the contractual requirements. These relationships are critical in delivering resilient and innovative services and solutions to their customers.

They’re looking for a highly motivated individual, who can develop and manage a portfolio of Suppliers, who can work in partnerships both with external providers and internal senior stakeholders to ensure services are resilient, are provided in line with their policies and contract and business expectations.

About the role: My client is the UK’s largest Digital, Retail and Commercial Bank with a focus on Helping Britain Prosper. Specific activities which you'll be responsible for include things like:

• You will build collaborative relationships with senior internal and external partners
• Working in collaboration with the business areas, you will ensure your suppliers deliver in line with expectations and drive incremental value and deliver competitive advantage in line with strategic and operational objectives.
• Responsible for the active management of suppliers and apply the appropriate level of Treatment Standards.
• By utilising data to identify trends, deliver continuous improvements to maximise our value and minimise risk in our supply chain.
• Act as a source of expertise with your suppliers, providing professional advice to key partners and colleagues.
• Using your relationship management skills, you'll balance holding our supply partners to account for delivering the key services they expect whilst working in partnership to identify continuous additional value.

What You'll Need

• Delivering results with accountability
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
• Communication with impact
• Influencing
• Risk Management
• Business Insights
• Managing ambiguity and change
• Judgement and decision making
• Demonstrating self-awareness and growth mindset

Desirable

• Experience of working with suppliers/3rd Parties
• Experience of Sourcing
• An understanding and awareness of Cyber, operational resilience, data privacy, technology, and cloud policies.

Please apply with an up-to-date CV which must show evidence of the above to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you.

You will be an integral part of Ajilon (Adecco), a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities.

This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used. We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention.