Global Supplier Performance & Governance Lead

RELX Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing initiatives

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Job summary

RELX Group in the UK is seeking a Supplier Performance & Governance Manager to drive value, quality, and reliability across strategic suppliers. You will partner with Procurement, Finance, Operations, Risk, and Legal to manage performance, contracts, sourcing, spend analysis, and risk management.

You will lead dashboards, scorecards, and business reviews, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement in a global printing and distribution context.

Qualifications

• Own day-to-day performance management of strategic suppliers.
• Manage supplier contracts throughout their lifecycle.
• Support sourcing and tender activities (RFPs, RFIs).
• Track supplier spend and financial performance.
• Assess and mitigate supplier risks across multiple dimensions.
• Collaborate across Procurement, Finance, Operations, Risk, and Legal.
• Strong cross-functional communication and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience managing supplier performance with scorecards, KPIs, SLAs, and business reviews.
• Experience managing supplier contracts and renewals with Procurement and Legal.
• Experience supporting sourcing and tender processes (RFPs/RFIs) and onboarding.

Skills

Supplier performance management

Contract management

SLA tracking

KPI tracking

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Data analysis

Tools

Spend analysis tools

Job description

RELX Group in the UK is seeking a Supplier Performance & Governance Manager to drive value, quality, and reliability across strategic suppliers. You will partner with Procurement, Finance, Operations, Risk, and Legal to manage performance, contracts, sourcing, spend analysis, and risk management.

You will lead dashboards, scorecards, and business reviews, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement in a global printing and distribution context.