Tusker Supplier Manager - Watford

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Supplier Manager to oversee a portfolio of high-volume suppliers in vehicle services. This dynamic role involves managing supplier performance, enhancing customer service, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. With a focus on collaboration and data-driven decision-making, you'll play a key role in shaping the supplier management strategy. Join a forward-thinking company that champions diversity and invests in its people, offering a hybrid working environment and a range of benefits including generous pension contributions and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Up to 15% pension contribution

Annual performance bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Flexible benefits like discounts

28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven understanding of automotive market and leasing trends.
• Experience in building strong commercial relationships with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage performance of high-volume suppliers in vehicle supply and services.
• Lead contract management and driver experience activities.

Skills

Understanding of automotive market

Supplier relationship management

Performance management

Data analysis

Process improvement

Job description

End date Tuesday 13 May 2025

Salary range £43,803 - £48,670

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Agile Working Options Flexibility in when hours are worked

Job description

• JOB TITLE: Supplier Manager
• SALARY: £43,803 - £53,537
• LOCATION(S): Watford
• HOURS: Full-time
• WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, involving at least three days per week, or 60% of our time, at our Watford site. During training, new starters are required to be in the office 5 days a week until proficient and fully trained.

About this Opportunity

You'll be responsible for managing the performance of a portfolio of high-volume, high-spend suppliers engaged in vehicle supply, services, maintenance, and repairs for Tusker. You will report directly to the Head of Vehicle Operations.

You will lead performance, contract management, and driver experience activities related to our suppliers, impacting and influencing outcomes, and be responsible for delivering the group-wide supplier management strategy.

Understand business requirements, build partnerships, utilize data, analysis, and reporting to identify trends, focus on performance quality, and drive continuous improvement to add value and mitigate risks.

About us

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and shape finance for good. We focus on the future, investing in technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone, including you.

We’re an award-winning car leasing company providing company cars and tax-efficient schemes since 2009. We pride ourselves on supporting environmentally friendly mobility and offsetting carbon emissions through our schemes.

Our Car Benefit Scheme offers employees access to affordable, fully maintained, and insured cars via a salary sacrifice benefit, with options across all fuel types and over 1000 cars from leading manufacturers. Visit the Tusker website for more information.

What you’ll need

• A proven understanding of the automotive market, leasing, salary sacrifice industry, and key market trends.
• Experience building strong commercial relationships with suppliers and partners, promoting quality customer service, and prioritizing driver experience.
• Ability to collaborate with business partners, share contractual and performance metrics, and ensure expectations are met or exceeded.
• Skills to identify process shortcomings and implement improvements.
• Capability to develop personal skills through training and mentoring others.
• Responsibility for key supplier performance management and reporting, tracking risks, and reporting deviations to senior management.

Additional useful experience

• Enhancing Tusker Group performance reporting in collaboration with LBG colleagues.
• Supporting alignment with Supplier Policy and Risk Framework.
• Handling business requirements from Tusker and LBG.
• Working with Group Supplier Network Managers to optimize costs and customer outcomes.
• Supporting tender processes for key supplier appointments.

About working for us

We are committed to inclusion and diversity, creating a workplace that reflects modern society and celebrates all backgrounds and identities.

We have set diversity goals, created health initiatives, and welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident and offer reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

Benefits

• Up to 15% pension contribution
• Annual performance bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Flexible benefits like discounts
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today.