Outsourcing Contract and Commercial Lead

Outsourcing Contract and Commercial Lead

Location: London, Norwich, York or Bristol based

Salary circa £80,000 (national) circa £90,000 (London) - depending on experience

This is a great job for someone who has significant experience in commercial, supplier relationship, or category management within a fast-evolving environment. If you love managing complex negotiations and developing strategic supplier agreements, this role is perfect for you. It suits someone ready for a step up, excited to manage critical supplier relationships, commercial processes and contracts.

A bit about the job:

This role is crucial for managing the strategic outsourced partners contracted services to Aviva UK Life, ensuring robust contract management and generating optimum commercial outcomes. You will be the contract subject matter expert, collaborating with various internal teams and supporting performance escalations. Your work will drive commercial opportunities and mitigate risks, ensuring Aviva realizes the contracted benefits.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Advanced contract and commercial management skills
• Proven track record in leading and managing complex negotiations
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management abilities
• Experience in developing complex supplier agreements
• Excellent communication and governance skills

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary around £80,000 (National) - £90,000 (London) - depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please email Balazs.palcsek@aviva.com