Senior Third-Party Risk & Supplier Manager

8120 Barclaycard UK; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a strategic Supplier Manager to oversee third‑party relationships within its payments and procurement functions. You will manage controls, monitor performance against KPIs, and ensure compliance with policy standards while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to deliver value.

In this role, you will lead risk assessment, contract negotiations, and governance activities, helping to drive improvements, mitigate risk, and support regulatory

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier/third-party management, preferably within regulated financial services.
• Ability to work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to support service delivery.
• Ability to analyse supplier performance, risk or service information and make practical recommendations.
• Understanding of cost, risk, service and contractual requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support supplier management activity for third‑party supplier relationships, ensuring appropriate oversight of performance, risk, service and contractual obligations.
• Act as a key contact for internal stakeholders and suppliers, helping to resolve issues, incidents and service‑related queries.
• Review supplier management information to identify trends, risks, issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Support supplier‑related change activity, including service variations, governance updates and documentation changes.

Skills

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Risk analysis

Contract understanding

Regulatory experience

Job description

Barclays is seeking a strategic Supplier Manager to oversee third‑party relationships within its payments and procurement functions. You will manage controls, monitor performance against KPIs, and ensure compliance with policy standards while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to deliver value.

In this role, you will lead risk assessment, contract negotiations, and governance activities, helping to drive improvements, mitigate risk, and support regulatory