Third Party Risk AVP

Barclay Simpson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global recruitment leader is seeking an experienced professional for a newly created role within Procurement Operations focused on risk, governance, and process in the Greater London area. This position entails supporting procurement risk management initiatives, liaising across teams, and fostering process improvement. Candidates should possess strong experience in risk, control, and governance, have excellent communication skills, and be able to effectively engage with senior stakeholders. The role offers a competitive salary up to £75,000 plus bonus, with hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Strong experience in risk, control and governance related to procurement.
• Good understanding of procurement risk and operational risk frameworks.
• Experience in audit, assurance, or consulting environments is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end procurement risk and governance agenda.
• Review and embed procurement policies and controls.
• Act as a key contact for procurement-related risk and governance.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Procurement

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Audit experience

Job description

Overview

We are supporting a financial services organisation that is continuing to strengthen and mature its procurement function as part of a wider risk and control transformation. As a result, a newly created role has been introduced within Procurement Operations, focused on risk, governance and process.

This role will play a key part in embedding robust procurement risk management, improving consistency and quality of processes, and acting as a trusted advisor to the procurement team and wider stakeholders.

The opportunity would suit someone who enjoys working hands on in a regulated environment, partnering closely with the business while maintaining strong risk and control discipline.

Key responsibilities

• Support the end to end procurement risk and governance agenda
• Review, update and embed procurement policies, procedures and controls
• Act as a key point of contact for procurement related risk, control and governance matters
• Liaise closely with second and third line teams, including risk, compliance and internal audit
• Support audit activity, control testing and risk assessments, including running targeted or mini audits
• Educate and support the procurement team on risk, compliance and governance expectations
• Improve the clarity, consistency and quality of procurement documentation and processes
• Support third party and supplier risk management activities
• Contribute to ongoing process improvement and maturity uplift across procurement operations

Candidate profile

• Strong experience in risk, control and governance, ideally within or closely aligned to procurement
• Good understanding of procurement risk, third party risk or operational risk frameworks
• Comfortable working in detail and taking ownership of deliverables
• Pragmatic, solutions focused and able to balance risk discipline with business realities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge
• Able to work effectively with senior stakeholders and bring appropriate gravitas
• Experience of audit, assurance or consulting environments would be beneficial
• Industry background is flexible

Additional information

• AVP level role within a growing procurement function
• London based with hybrid working (2 days in London)
• Competitive salary up to £75,000 plus bonus

If this sounds like you please email [e-mail] along with a copy of your CV & why you think you are a good fit. If this role isnt quite right for you but you know someone in your network, we offer a referal bonus (T&C’s apply)

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