Supply Chain Support Lead

Overview

In this role you will help establish and manage third-party relationships aligned with the company’s strategic goals. You will oversee supplier risk and materiality assessments, turning supplier and contract information into actionable decisions. You’ll maintain process documentation and guide stakeholders through assessments to support governance and audit trails. You will collaborate across Supply Chain, Risk, Legal, IT and business teams to identify risks, gaps and actions, with a strong focus on ESG principles. This is an opportunity to shape supplier governance and risk management in a hybrid, London-based role with meaningful impact on outcomes and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Support business owners to establish and maintain third-party relationships aligned to strategic goals
• Oversight of supplier risk and materiality assessments and translate information into actions
• Maintain process maps, SOPs and other documentation related to third-party processes
• Coordinate and guide global business and contract owners through assessments
• Collaborate with Supply Chain and specialists to resolve gaps and maintain audit trail
• Champion ESG by supporting the organisation's ESG approach
• Review supplier incidents and control or performance information to determine risk exposure
• Use dashboards, risk appetite measures, assurance results and contract information to identify risks and required actions
• Deepen relationships with cross-functional teams to support supplier decisions and governance

Key requirements

• Supply chain, third-party risk management, supplier oversight or operational risk experience
• Knowledge of ICT contracts and related risks (SLAs, data and security, audit and access rights, subcontracting, resilience, termination)
• Experience in applying supply chain skills to impact business strategy and outcomes
• Ability to assess supplier risk and materiality and guide proportionate decisions
• Broad understanding of global regulatory expectations for third-party risk management and outsourcing
• Strong analytical and communication skills with ability to present to senior stakeholders

• Strong analytical thinking
• Clear communication
• Stakeholder management
• Supplier risk assessment
• Contract risk management
• Data analysis and dashboards

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