Strategic Supplier & Procurement Leader

Novia Financial plc; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quanta Group is seeking a hands‑on Supplier & Procurement Manager to establish and manage a robust governance function across the Group, covering the full supplier lifecycle from sourcing to retirement.

The role coordinates with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Technology, Finance and Operations to ensure consistent supplier management aligned with Group policies and regulatory expectations. Strong governance and risk oversight are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience operating supplier governance, procurement, or third‑party risk processes in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of FCA outsourcing and operational resilience expectations.
• Experience coordinating due diligence, onboarding, monitoring, and governance reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Implement and operate the Group’s Third‑Party Management Framework across the supplier lifecycle (sourcing, onboarding, due diligence, governance, renewal, exit).
• Coordinate supplier sourcing, selections, RFPs/RFIs and evaluations.
• Support stakeholders in identifying suitable suppliers and service providers.
• Coordinate contract reviews with Legal and business stakeholders during supplier selection, onboarding and renewal.
• Support supplier negotiations to achieve value for money and favourable contractual outcomes.
• Maintain supplier inventory, due diligence evidence, audit trails and risk records for governance and regulatory purposes.
• Oversee supplier segmentation and risk classification with enhanced oversight for higher tier suppliers.
• Provide governance reporting and MI for committees and risk forums, including supplier performance and remediation progress.
• Ensure compliance with FCA expectations around outsourcing and third‑party risk management.

Skills

Supplier governance

Third‑party risk management (TPRM)

FCA outsourcing knowledge

Stakeholder management

Organisational & coordination

Communication

Project coordination

Multi-priority management

Enterprise TPRM tool usage

Tools

TPRM solution

Job description

Quanta Group is seeking a hands‑on Supplier & Procurement Manager to establish and manage a robust governance function across the Group, covering the full supplier lifecycle from sourcing to retirement.

The role coordinates with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Technology, Finance and Operations to ensure consistent supplier management aligned with Group policies and regulatory expectations. Strong governance and risk oversight are essential.