Supplier Relationship Manager - Professional Services

Legal & General; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Supplier Relationship Manager to enhance supplier partnerships in Professional Services. This role offers the opportunity to influence policy direction and improve service delivery while enjoying a high degree of autonomy. You will engage with senior stakeholders, negotiate contracts, and lead dispute resolutions, all while contributing to a collaborative and inclusive work culture. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and career development, this company provides a rewarding environment where your contributions truly matter. Join a team that values your input and helps shape the future of financial services.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Redesigned workspaces for collaboration

Qualifications

• Experienced Supplier Relationship Manager focusing on Professional Services.
• Proven commercial experience from vendor management or business development.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with Professional Services suppliers and ensure compliance.
• Implement Supplier Management strategy and conduct performance reviews.

Skills

Supplier Relationship Management

Commercial Experience

Vendor Performance Monitoring

Influencing Skills

Collaboration

Job description

Supplier Relationship Manager - Professional Services

• Full-time
• Permanent or Fixed Term Contract: Permanent
• L&G Business Unit: Legal & General Group Functions
• L&G sub Business Unit: GROUP FINANCE
• Primary Location: Hove, One City Park
• Job Family: Supply Chain

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re recruiting for a Supplier Relationship Manager to join our Procurement team, leading the relationships with Professional services, liaising with senior leaders and improving the overall experience. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Supplier Relationship professional to advance their career and take on a role with huge scope and importance. You’ll play a key role in helping us to mature the function as you can influence the direction of policy and the way that we operate. You’ll have lots of autonomy and variety with your day-to-day work, giving you a sense of ownership, and the freedom to be curious and bring new ideas to the table.

What you'll be doing:

• Managing relationships with Professional Services suppliers, including actuarial and consultancy providers
• Ensuring full compliance to Supplier Relationship Management policy, standards, and processes
• Implementing the Supplier Management strategy and proposition across a portfolio of Legal & General suppliers
• Benchmarking new and existing services to ensure that commercial terms are appropriate and fit for purpose
• Liaising with senior internal stakeholders, conducting regular reviews of contract service performance and assess areas for improvement
• Supporting with contract negotiations and renewals for in-scope suppliers
• Leading dispute resolution with appropriate parties to ensure all contractual disputes are fully resolved in a timely manner

Who we're looking for:

• Experienced Supplier Relationship Manager focusing on Professional Services
• Proven commercial experience gained from a supplier/vendor management supply chain, category management, or business development background
• Prior experience in monitoring vendor performance utilising internal feedback
• You’ll be proficient in SRM best practices and strategies
• Ability to influence others with a collaborative, inclusive and engaging style with a practical approach to delivering successful collaborative outcomes to support evolving business needs

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discuss flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.