Motor Claims Supplier Relations Lead

Hastings Direct; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and £5k car alowWm?

Flexible hybrid working

4Cs bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions up to 10%

Job summary

Hastings Direct is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager – Motor Claims in a hybrid role based in Leicester, London or Bexhill. You will lead procurement projects, manage key suppliers, monitor risk, and drive value through data-driven insights to improve customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes governance, process improvement and collaboration with internal stakeholders to deliver strategic supplier plans and innovative solutions within the motor claims space.

Qualifications

• Strong experience working in the supply chain within motor claims.
• Outstanding relationship building skills – confident and clear communication with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Good understanding of AI capability to improve and streamline the supply chain; strong data analysis to identify trends and risks.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic alignment between the business and supplier base; define the strategic roadmap.
• Organise supplier meetings per framework; chair meetings, minute actions and follow-ups.
• Ensure governance processes for key suppliers; highlight risks with corrective actions.
• Contribute to commercial initiatives through data-led technology.
• Streamline processes and optimise supply chain for growth and customer outcomes.
• Ensure issues and remedial actions are captured; deliver timely supplier reporting and regulatory adherence.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Relationship building

Data analysis

Job description

Hastings Direct is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager – Motor Claims in a hybrid role based in Leicester, London or Bexhill. You will lead procurement projects, manage key suppliers, monitor risk, and drive value through data-driven insights to improve customer outcomes.

The role emphasizes governance, process improvement and collaboration with internal stakeholders to deliver strategic supplier plans and innovative solutions within the motor claims space.