Supplier Relationship Senior Consultant

at  Skipton Building Society

Hours:
35 hours, hybrid working with an expectation of 2 days per week at our Head Office in Skipton, flexible working considered.
Closing Date:
Mon, 25 Nov 2024
We are recruiting for the latest member of our Supplier Relationship Management Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and commercially minded individual to join us as a Supplier Relationship Senior Consultant during an exciting period of transformation and investment within the team.
If you are looking for a varied role that will put you at the heart of supplier management within our business, then this may be the role for you!
Who Are We?
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We’re the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we’re a mutual organisation. We don’t have shareholders; we’re owned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton’s a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we’ll help you take the next step towards a better future.
You will be joining the Group Procurement and Supplier Management Team working alongside our Category Leads and Procurement Advisors. We work closely with all teams across the Society ensuring adherence to our Supplier Management Policy and Framework. The role will involve collaboration with suppliers, second line teams, and internal stakeholders across all levels.
This role is essential in ensuring we can strategically derive value from our supplier relationships, comply with our regulatory requirements, identifying and mitigating supplier risks, and evidence long term value for our members.
This role plays a key part in our overall supplier management journey, providing support, guidance and challenge to our colleagues and suppliers.
What’s In It For You?
Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including;

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days.
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
• A commitment to training and development.
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups.
• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Working closely with key stakeholders to embed our new SRM framework.
• Providing comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of third-party arrangements, including onboarding, ongoing management, and exit strategies.
• Ensuring all processes meet the required standards and comply with relevant regulations.
• Raising awareness of best practices and compliance requirements across the business in relation to third parties.
• Highlight areas of noncompliance or concern, providing actionable insights to mitigate risks.
• Being the primary contact for certain centrally managed third parties and ensuring consistency and compliance with standards.
• Identifying and driving value add activities and cost savings opportunities through improved procurement practices.

What Do We Need From You?

• Demonstrable experience of ongoing suppler and risk management.
• A strong understanding of Procurement and Supplier Management processes, best practice, and risk frameworks.
• A proven track record of adding value add to Supplier Relationships with a strong ability to engage, influence and work in partnership with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, issues and recommend actions.
• The ability to confidently present data in a meaningful and effective way, tailoring the approach to suit the audience.
• Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• You will have the ability to role model the Society’s behaviours (Be accountable, Be curious, Be collaborative, and be Brave) and demonstrate a standard of skills and behaviours to which adds value to the Procurement & SRM team.

• Working closely with key stakeholders to embed our new SRM framework.
• Providing comprehensive support throughout the lifecycle of third-party arrangements, including onboarding, ongoing management, and exit strategies.
• Ensuring all processes meet the required standards and comply with relevant regulations.
• Raising awareness of best practices and compliance requirements across the business in relation to third parties.
• Highlight areas of noncompliance or concern, providing actionable insights to mitigate risks.
• Being the primary contact for certain centrally managed third parties and ensuring consistency and compliance with standards.
• Identifying and driving value add activities and cost savings opportunities through improved procurement practices