Supplier Governance Analyst

Aviva plc; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

29 days holiday

Private Medical Benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Employee share plans

Parental and carer’s leave

Cycle to work

volunteering days

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Supplier Governance Analyst in a hybrid role across Leeds/York/Sheffield with a salary around £35,000. You will provide commercial oversight across an established supplier portfolio, maintain governance frameworks, monitor performance, and support decision-making.

The role involves leading governance meetings and driving improvements in supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will have experience in procurement, supplier governance, risk or governance, strong MS365

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, supplier management, commercial finance, risk, or governance.
• Experience working accurately in a busy corporate environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to build relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance meetings and challenging discussions where appropriate.
• Help manage contracts and prepare commercial documentation.
• Oversee governance activities and drive continuous improvement across supplier relationships.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier governance

Risk management

Governance

MS365

Communication

Tools

MS365

Job description

Location: Leeds, York, Sheffield - 50% hybrid

Supplier Governance Analyst – Salary circa £35,000

This is a great job for someone with experience in supplier governance, procurement, risk, governance, or commercial oversight. If you're data driven, enjoys building relationships, and maintaining robust governance processes, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a large and complex organisation.

A bit about the job

As a Supplier Governance Analyst, you'll play a key role in ensuring that our suppliers deliver high-quality services and meet their contractual commitments. You'll provide commercial oversight across an established supplier portfolio, maintaining governance frameworks, monitoring performance, and supporting effective decision-making. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners, you'll help manage contracts, prepare commercial documentation, oversee governance activities, and ensure services continue to meet business requirements. You'll also be responsible for leading governance meetings, challenging where appropriate, and helping drive continuous improvement across supplier relationships.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in procurement, supplier management, commercial finance, risk, or governance.

• Experience working accurately in a busy corporate environment.

• Good MS365 skills, with the ability to produce accurate reports and updates.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers.

• Ability to organise workload, manage priorities and meet deadlines.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £35,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity: 8% 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

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it

• 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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