Supplier Management Manager – Finance COO

Lloyds Banking Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in the UK is seeking a Supplier Management Manager to enhance supplier engagement and risk management. This role involves collaborating with Group Finance and managing relationships with various suppliers to optimize value and operational objectives. With a hybrid working model, the ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, and experience in supplier management frameworks. The position offers a competitive salary and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual bonus award

Discounted shopping

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience working with suppliers or third parties with accountable outcomes.
• Passionate about understanding supplier management frameworks.
• Strong organizational skills to manage workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group Finance suppliers to maximize value to the Group.
• Develop and implement Supplier Management strategy.
• Support supplier risk management in line with the Group’s framework.

Skills

Supplier engagement

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Job description

End Date

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Salary Range

£59,850 - £66,500

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Supplier Management Manager – Finance COO

SALARY: £59,850 - £66,500

LOCATION: Edinburgh or Bristol

HOURS: Full-Time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Edinburgh or Bristol office.

By building strong and long-lasting relationships with suppliers, we enable the Group to stay ahead of the competition and better serve customers. Our Finance Supplier Management Centre of Excellence team is passionate about Supplier Management.

About this opportunity

This role offers an exciting chance to support the Senior Supplier Manager in the Finance COO office. It involves coordinating and delivering activities that strengthen how Group Finance, as a Support Function, manages its supplier landscape and overall risk.

You’ll focus on applying the Supplier Management Framework, treatment standards, and key controls, while helping shape the team for the future. This position provides a platform to deepen supplier and risk management expertise and collaborate with a wide range of suppliers and stakeholders across Group Finance and beyond.

Our team culture values collaboration, problem-solving, and knowledge sharing. Each day brings new challenges, so a proactive approach and a desire to learn and improve are essential for success.

Roles and responsibilities will extend to:

• Leading Group Finance suppliers to deliver maximum value to Lloyds Banking Group
• Contributing to the development and implementation of the Supplier Management third-party strategy, supporting business requirements and building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensuring suppliers meet expectations, deliver incremental value, and support competitive advantage aligned with strategic and operational objectives
• Overseeing suppliers and applying appropriate Treatment Standards
• Using data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement to maximise value and minimise risk
• Acting as a source of expertise, providing professional advice to stakeholders and colleagues
• Working closely with risk partners to support supplier risk management in line with the Group’s Risk Management Framework

About us

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you’ll need

• Experience working with suppliers or third parties and delivering accountable outcomes
• A passion for understanding suppliers and engaging stakeholders to enhance their knowledge of Supplier Management frameworks
• Understanding of processes and practices relating to the Group’s Supply Chain Framework
• Experience of Group Sourcing
• Awareness of cyber, operational resilience, data privacy, technology, and cloud policies
• Strong organisational skills to plan and prioritise workload
• Ability to challenge and support senior stakeholders through effective business partnering
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment and supporting delivery of solutions to inbound change

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that’s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.