Supplier Governance Specialist– Salary circa £55,000

This is a great job for someone with supplier management and governance experience! If you strive in a high variety role, have experience in supplier governance, and enjoy process improvement, this will be the role for you!

A bit about the job:

The purpose of this role is to support the Supplier Governance function providing oversight of the supplier landscape to ensure compliance to the Procurement & Outsourcing Business Standard and to test and provide assurance that COO-owned Procurement & Outsourcing Controls are effective. Any Issues to be mitigated through the Controls framework ensuring Controls can be evidenced as effective.

There’s three main aspects of the role:

Controls, Assessments and Frameworks: You will ensure that the Controls are operated effectively, keeping good customer outcomes in mind at all times. For that you will execute Controls testing and help to maintain Control Policy documents and ensure Issues have been appropriately resolved.

Performance Oversight: Assist in the Governance of suppliers , with focus centred on the Managed Supply supplier landscape. You’ll help to provide oversight of the Supplier Governance leads, ensuring they remain aligned to the needs of the Market and P&O Standard and keep them informed of latest trends or changes to processes and policies. Continuous Improvement: Identify, drive, and implement improvements within the Supplier Governance function. Simplify governance and make processes more efficient to drive operational efficiency while ensuring Aviva continues to meet regulatory requirements.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Experience of supplier management and governance is a must – ideally within the Financial Services industry.

Full understanding of Risk & Control environment.

Good knowledge of business controls standard and methodologies.

Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels.

Advanced planning, prioritising, and organisational skills with the ability to be flexible in a short notice – comfortable with ambiguity.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

Salary circa £55,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.

Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.

29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days

Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme

Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work

Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others

We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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