Supplier Insolvency & Risk Manager
Location: Warwickshire (Hybrid, 2 on site)
Employment Type: 12 Month Contract (Inside IR35)
Day Rate: £300 - £350
About the Company:
Join a leading global automotive manufacturer at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and engineering excellence. With a deep commitment to future mobility solutions and resilience in a rapidly evolving supply chain landscape, we are seeking a proactive and commercially astute Supplier Insolvency & Risk Manager to safeguard business continuity and operational stability across our global supplier network.
Role Summary:
As a key member of the Supplier Risk Team within Procurement Transformation & Operations, you will serve as a subject matter expert in financial distress, insolvency risk, and strategic supplier continuity. Working within the Control Tower function in Global Procurement, you will help design, monitor, and execute risk management practices that mitigate supplier insolvency threats and wider risk exposures across critical automotive supply chains.
You’ll partner with procurement leaders, category managers, finance, and legal teams to ensure early identification of vulnerabilities and deliver actionable insights that drive resilient sourcing decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and continuously enhance frameworks for supplier financial distress monitoring, early warning, and response protocols.
* Lead insolvency risk assessments for existing and prospective suppliers, especially within high-impact categories (e.g., semiconductors, EV components, powertrain).
* Track and triage signs of financial deterioration, such as late filings, credit rating downgrades, cash flow concerns, and legal actions.
* Manage supplier crisis interventions, including distress escalation, contingency planning, and support through recovery, restructuring, or exit strategies.
* Collaborate with category teams to integrate risk intelligence into strategic sourcing, dual-sourcing plans, and contract negotiations.
* Maintain and evolve dashboards and KPIs tracking supplier health and insolvency exposure.
* Work with finance, legal, and external insolvency practitioners or credit monitoring providers where formal proceedings or restructurings are required.
* Provide regular briefings to senior leadership and procurement stakeholders on insolvency trends, risk exposure, and mitigation outcomes.
Skills & Qualifications:
* Proven experience in supplier risk, insolvency management, turnaround, or restructuring, ideally in the automotive, manufacturing, or heavy industry sector.
* Strong financial acumen and understanding of balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow indicators.
* Familiarity with insolvency triggers, early warning signals, and corporate recovery concepts.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including ability to convey complex risks in practical terms.
* Comfortable working cross-functionally in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
* Awareness of ESG and sustainability-related supplier risks is desirable.
If this sounds like something for you then apply today for immediate consideration! Please note that this will be a contract inside IR35 on a day rate. The duration is for 12 months initially.