Supplier Management & Risk Operations Specialist

easyJet Airline Company PLC; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 20% bonus

7% pension contributions

Excellent staff travel benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Annual holiday credit toward an easy ∙

Flexible benefits and extras

Job summary

easyJet Airline Company PLC in Luton is seeking a Supplier Management Specialist to own day-to-day operations and embed Third Party Risk Management across the business.

The role is based in Luton with a hybrid work model, 40 hours per week, and close collaboration with Procurement, Finance, Legal and Risk teams. You will drive process improvements, provide dashboards, and ensure compliant supplier management in Ivalua.

Qualifications

• Experience in Supplier Management, Procurement Operations or a comparable operational role.
• Experience using supplier management or procurement systems. Knowledge of Ivalua would be an advantage.
• A strong understanding of delivering operational processes at scale.
• Experience acting as a business-facing subject matter expert or central point of contact.
• A practical problem-solving approach, with the ability to identify issues and implement effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the central point of contact for day-to-day Supplier Management activity.
• Support Supplier Managers and business stakeholders with supplier onboarding, lifecycle management, performance processes, data and reporting.
• Promote consistent use of Supplier Management processes across the business.
• Identify inefficiencies, workarounds and process gaps, then develop practical improvements.
• Support the mobilisation of TPRM through process testing, documentation, training and rollout activity.
• Help resolve early-stage issues and ensure new processes work effectively in day-to-day operations.

Skills

Supplier Management

Procurement Operations

Stakeholder management

Analytical

Problem solving

Communication skills

Tools

Ivalua

Job description

easyJet Airline Company PLC in Luton is seeking a Supplier Management Specialist to own day-to-day operations and embed Third Party Risk Management across the business.

The role is based in Luton with a hybrid work model, 40 hours per week, and close collaboration with Procurement, Finance, Legal and Risk teams. You will drive process improvements, provide dashboards, and ensure compliant supplier management in Ivalua.