Supplier Governance Specialist

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension

Holiday allowance

Private medical benefit

Discount on Aviva products

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental leave

Carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva plc in Norwich and surrounding locations is seeking a Supplier Governance Specialist to strengthen oversight of suppliers across our growing Customer & Marketing supplier landscape. The role focuses on embedding governance processes that identify, assess and manage supplier risk throughout the lifecycle.

You will collaborate with risk, procurement and business teams, provide oversight and MI to support informed decisions, and help drive continuous improvement in governance and assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, supplier governance, or assurance roles, gained within either a first- or second-line environment is essential with a good understanding of the supplier lifecycle, outsourcing and procurement requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, provide constructive challenge and influence actions through to completion.
• Good understanding of risk management and governance within a regulated environment, ideally within insurance or financial services, including awareness of UK regulatory expectations such as the FCA.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage supplier risk across the supplier lifecycle.
• Develop and embed supplier governance processes and practices.
• Provide oversight, reporting, insight and constructive challenge to support decision-making and regulatory requirements.
• Support assurance and audit activities and drive continuous improvement in supplier governance.

Skills

Risk management

Supplier governance

Assurance

Stakeholder management

Regulated governance

Analytical reporting

Project delivery

Job description

Location: Norwich, Bristol, Eastleigh - 50% hybrid

Supplier Governance Specialist – Salary circa £50,000

This is a great opportunity for a risk professional who would like to broaden their experience in supplier oversight & governance and enjoys influencing how risk is managed across a business. You'll be confident building relationships with a range of stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and using insight to support informed decision-making.

A bit about the job

As a Supplier Governance Specialist, you'll help strengthen how we oversee and manage suppliers across our growing Customer & Marketing supplier landscape. You'll support the development and embedding of supplier governance processes and practices that enable effective identification, assessment and management of supplier risk throughout the supplier lifecycle. Working closely with colleagues across business teams, supplier management, procurement and risk functions, you'll provide oversight, reporting, insight and constructive challenge to support informed decision-making and regulatory requirements. You'll also play a key role in driving continuous improvement by supporting assurance and audit activity, monitoring risks and actions, and helping shape best practice across supplier governance. Through your work, you'll help strengthen supplier ownership, accountability and risk management, while supporting a strong risk culture and the delivery of good customer outcomes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in risk, supplier governance, or assurance roles, gained within either a first- or second-line environment is essential with a good understanding of the supplier lifecycle, outsourcing and procurement requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, provide constructive challenge and influence actions through to completion.
• Good understanding of risk management and governance within a regulated environment, ideally within insurance or financial services, including awareness of UK regulatory expectations such as the FCA.

• Strong analytical and reporting capability with the ability to review information and evidence, identify gaps, risks and emerging themes, and translate these into clear MI, governance reporting and practical actions.

• Proactive and organised delivery with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deadlines, maintain strong attention to detail and take ownership of issues and remediation activities through to closure.

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 £50,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity: 10% 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

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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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