The Vacancy
Let us tell you a bit about the opportunity:
The Supplier Specialist will report to the Procurement Excellence Manager and form part of the Procurement and Vendor Management team. This role plays a key part in enabling the organisation to procure goods and services safely and effectively, with a strong emphasis on third-party risk management and supplier assurance oversight. You will support the delivery of regulatory obligations while driving continuous improvement across Procurement and Vendor Management, contributing to the implementation of the Group’s Third-Party Risk Management Framework, strengthening supplier resilience oversight, and enhancing end-to-end procurement lifecycle practices through the effective use of systems, data, insights and reporting.
What will your day look like?
1. Support with embedding the Third-party Risk Management Framework and associated business controls
2. Support with gathering Supplier Resilience oversight and assurance over our third-parties, especially those who support Important Business Services
3. Support with the creation, development and testing of Supplier exit plans
4. Support the OpRes team to meet the PRA & FCA requirements on Operational Resilience, specifically in relation to third-party suppliers eg. scenario testing and dependency mapping
5. Provide our Procurement and Vendor Managers with detailed Supplier risk and resilience information
What do we expect from you?
6. Experience working in a role where Supplier relationships/arrangements are present (experience in TPRM or Operational Resilience also preferred but not essential)
7. Experience in banking or financial services, is desirable but not essential. Broad understanding of the regulatory environment and PRA, FCA and EBA requirements in relation to Third-Party Risk Management desirable.
8. Excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability to develop internal and external business relationships
9. Ability to support, build and manage relationships across a wide stakeholder community
10. Understanding of the complete supplier lifecycle from Onboarding, through in-life Governance and Change, to Termination
11. Be a self-starter who is proactive and self-motivated; someone who takes responsibility and pride in their work
12. Creative thinker with proven track record of delivering supplier-focused initiatives
What can you expect from us?
13. A friendly and flexible culture, the same as how we work with our customers. Hybrid working model – 2 days a week in the office
14. A growing organisation that means there’s lots of opportunities to progress
15. A drive for continuous improvement, which you will be empowered to get behind from day one.
16. And of course, you will be rewarded competitively, with a good range of core benefits and bonus potential.
Let us tell you a bit more about us
We’re Aldermore – the award-winning bank, trusted and highly rated by over a quarter of a million customers for more than a decade. With our range of specialist mortgages, savings accounts and business finance solutions, we're backing more people to go for it.
We thrive by saying “yes” to our customers. We respect the ingenuity of entrepreneurs and their startups; we give first-timers a leg-up onto the property ladder; we open up the lending market to many; and thousands of customers chose Motonovo Finance every week to buy their next car, van or motorbike.
This is where you come in. We are on a journey. A journey defined by a destination; to deliver on our purpose.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
Behaviour Framework
Our behavioural framework underpins our purpose and strategic drivers, as it outlines the behaviours we need to demonstrate in order to succeed. Where our strategic drivers (Stay Ahead Propositions, Relationships That Last and Progressive Platform) outline what we need to do to succeed, our behaviours guide us in how. In your second interview, we’ll ask you to talk through some examples where you’ve demonstrated these behaviours in your previous roles.
The Benefits
As you would expect, we offer a competitive basic salary and reward package, and you’ll also benefit from our commitment to investing in your professional development throughout your journey with us.
Benefits vary across the business depending on the role you do, but these will give you an idea of what to expect:
17. Discretionary bonus scheme
18. Aviva Digital GP
19. Bus And Tram Benefit
20. Employee Assistance Programme
21. Eyecare Voucher & Display Screens/Desk Set-Up
22. Flu Jab Vouchers
23. Group Income Protection
24. Life Assurance
25. Metrolink Annual Pass & Clipper Ticket
26. Microsoft Discounts
27. Private Medical Insurance Shopping Discounts
28. Toothfairy
29. Your Workplace Pension
30. Hybrid Working
31. Critical Illness
32. Cycle To Work
33. Dental Insurance
34. Give As You Earn
35. Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
36. Octopus Electric Vehicles
37. Save Our Planet
38. Season Ticket Loan
39. Spouse Or Partner Life Assurance
40. Technology
41. Wearable Technology
42. Wellbeing App
43. Will Writing
Documents