Head of Supplier Management & Governance (Remote)

Cloud People; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud People is seeking a strategic Supplier Management Lead to shape the supplier lifecycle across onboarding, compliance, risk and performance. The role guides a remote team with one to two days a month in the Hampshire office, aligning governance and data quality.

You will work cross-functionally with legal, finance, GRC and sales to ensure audit readiness and ISO recertification, driving continuous improvement across the supplier portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience leading supplier management or supplier relationship functions.
• Strong leadership, including remote teams.
• Experience in onboarding, compliance, risk mitigation and audit readiness.
• Continuous improvement mindset, improving existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and give direction to an established supplier management team.
• Own the supplier lifecycle across onboarding, compliance, performance and risk.
• Improve and embed onboarding and governance processes, reducing onboarding time and improving data quality.
• Keep the function audit ready and aligned to ISO and other accreditation requirements.
• Apply a risk-based approach, matching scrutiny to supplier risk.
• Collaborate across legal, finance, GRC and sales to provide governance and suppliers.
• Manage a remote team and support the development of the supplier management tooling.

Skills

Leadership

Remote team leadership

Process improvement

Compliance governance

Audit readiness

Job description

Cloud People is seeking a strategic Supplier Management Lead to shape the supplier lifecycle across onboarding, compliance, risk and performance. The role guides a remote team with one to two days a month in the Hampshire office, aligning governance and data quality.

You will work cross-functionally with legal, finance, GRC and sales to ensure audit readiness and ISO recertification, driving continuous improvement across the supplier portfolio.