Supplier Risk Lead

Lincoln Motor Company; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contractual Holiday Bonus

Employer Pension up to 12%

Comprehensive Benefits

Vehicle Schemes

Hybrid working

Job summary

FCE Bank plc, part of Ford Credit Europe Bank plc, is seeking a Supplier Risk Lead to provide independent second-line oversight across third-party and supplier risk. You will help shape and modernise the global TPRM framework and ensure alignment with DORA and PRA SS2/21.

You will report to the ICT Risk and Information Security Manager, with direct visibility to executive risk committees, and operate within a hybrid work model offering strong career progression and industry-leading risk

Qualifications

• Experience in Third-Party Risk Management within a regulated financial services environment (PRA/FCA banking or automotive finance preferred).
• Understanding of UK/EU operational resilience frameworks, specifically DORA and PRA SS2/21.
• Ability to provide independent, robust challenge to First Line business owners while maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Experience assessing risk across the full supplier lifecycle including fourth-party dependencies.
• Ability to synthesize complex risks into concise executive summaries and committee-level reporting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct robust 2LoD review and challenge of First Line supplier risk assessments, classifications, due diligence, and mitigation plans.
• Drive ongoing enhancement of FCE Bank’s global TPRM framework, policies, and assessment methodologies, ensuring alignment with DORA, PRA SS2/21, and broader PRA/FCA expectations.
• Oversee the DORA ICT Third-Party Register and evaluate systemic third- and fourth-party concentration and operational resilience risks.
• Produce high-impact supplier risk reporting, KRIs, and executive dashboards for senior leadership and Executive Risk Committees.
• Oversee material supplier risk events, root-cause remediations, and represent 2LoD oversight during internal audits and direct regulatory engagements.
• Act as a trusted subject matter expert to 1LoD contract owners, procurement, and vendor management teams on complex supplier risk arrangements.

Skills

TPRM & Operational Risk Expertise

Regulatory Knowledge

Constructive Challenge

Lifecycle Risk Assessment

Analytical & Communication Skills

Job description

Location: Dunton Campus (Basildon, Essex) OR Manchester Business Centre

• Working Model: Hybrid arrangement

• Remuneration: Competitive Base Salary + Contractual Holiday Bonus + Up to 12% Employer Pension + Comprehensive Benefits & Vehicle Schemes

• Department: Risk | ICT Risk Office, Second Line of Defence

• Reports to: ICT Risk and Information Security Manager

About FCE Bank plc

Operating within Ford Credit Europe Bank plc, our Risk function provides independent oversight, challenge, and assurance across the Bank’s critical operations. As an established, dual-regulated (PRA/FCA) European bank backed by a global automotive leader, we combine long-term institutional stability with major investment in digital resilience, modern governance, and technology risk management.

The Opportunity

As Supplier Risk Lead, you will play a pivotal Second Line of Defence (2LoD) role leading independent oversight, constructive challenge, and assurance across FCE Bank’s third-party and supplier risk landscape.

You will help shape and modernise our global Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework, driving alignment with evolving European and UK regulatory standards, notably the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and PRA SS2/21. With direct visibility to executive risk committees, this role offers an exceptional platform to influence enterprise strategy and transition into senior risk leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Independent Challenge & Assurance: Conduct robust 2LoD review and challenge of First Line supplier risk assessments, classifications, due diligence, and mitigation plans.

• TPRM Framework Modernisation: Drive the ongoing enhancement of FCE Bank’s global TPRM framework, policies, and assessment methodologies, ensuring alignment with DORA, PRA SS2/21, and broader PRA/FCA expectations.

• Regulatory Oversight & DORA Register: Oversee the DORA ICT Third-Party Register of Information and evaluate systemic third- and fourth-party concentration and operational resilience risks.

• Executive Dashboards & MI: Produce high-impact supplier risk reporting, Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), and executive dashboards for senior leadership and Executive Risk Committees.

• Incident & Assurance Support: Oversee material supplier risk events, root-cause remediations, and represent 2LoD oversight during internal audits and direct regulatory engagements.

• Business Advisory: Act as a trusted, constructive subject matter expert to 1LoD contract owners, procurement, and vendor management teams on complex supplier risk arrangements.

What We Are Looking For

• TPRM & Operational Risk Expertise: Proven track record in Third-Party Risk Management, outsourcing risk, or operational resilience within a regulated financial services environment (PRA/FCA banking or automotive finance preferred).

• Regulatory Knowledge: Practical working understanding of UK/EU operational resilience frameworks, specifically DORA and PRA SS2/21.

• Constructive Challenge: Confidence and gravitas to provide independent, robust challenge to First Line business owners while maintaining collaborative stakeholder relationships.

• Lifecycle Risk Assessment: Experience assessing risk across the full supplier lifecycle; including supplier financial viability, ICT & information security controls, business continuity/disaster recovery, and fourth-party dependencies.

• Analytical & Communication Skills: Ability to synthesize complex technical, operational, and regulatory risks into concise executive summaries and committee-level reporting.

Why Join FCE Bank plc?

• Competitive compensation package: Competitive base salary plus FCE’s unique contractual Guaranteed Holiday Bonus.

• Market-Leading Pension: Up to 12% employer pension matching contribution.

• Direct Path to Senior Leadership: Clear architecture for progression into Senior Leadership.

• Vehicle Schemes: Exceptional discounts through Ford vehicle purchase and lease programmes for you and eligible family members.

• Generous Leave & Family Support: 26 days annual leave + UK public holidays, enhanced family leave, and 2 paid community volunteering days annually.

Additional Information

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favorable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability.

As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.

This position is based in Dunton, Essex and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to attend the Dunton Campus for typically 4 days a week and remain flexible on the days they are required to attend the office according to business requirements.

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