Supply Chain Risk Manager

(This is a hybrid role, and it requires travel to our Cardiff office at least once a week)

About the team

The Group Procurement department is responsible for setting and managing the governance and procurement for Admiral Group, with a direct focus on supporting the UK businesses. The team is a small team, with 15 members of staff, with a focus to identify and deliver value across the supply chain.  We love our work, and all have a passion to do well. Communication, collaborative thinking, and teamwork is a key part of our day-to-day work.

Job Purpose

The role will support the Head of Group Procurement with the management and review of Supply Chain governance controls in the business and will be responsible for monitoring and reporting compliance. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the due diligence process, credit and compliance monitoring and working with the business to ensure appropriate Supply Chain risks are managed and monitored correctly.

Main Duties

• Management of a small team with 2 direct reports.
• Acting as the point of contact for the business, whilst developing subject matter expertise for all things supply chain risk.
• Monitor compliance with the local procurement procedures to identify, report and resolve non -compliance.
• Monitoring all first-line supplier risk activities and ensuring they are captured within our core systems.
• Responsible for the due diligence process, issuing due diligence to suppliers, managing supplier responses and quality-checking due diligence.
• Responsibility for the creation of new suppliers within our Finance system.
• Monitoring high-risk suppliers and contracts.
• Support business areas in the event of an issue or risk event from the supply chain.
• Working closely with departmental managers to embed supply chain risk management, by coaching, and advising on all risk management matters. 
• Liaise with key stakeholders ensuring that controls and adequately documented and risks are well understood. 
• Engaging and collaborating with relevant functional areas to agree on and maintain timetables for specific reviews.
• Supporting Group Head of Procurement with monthly reporting on supplier risks for various Working Groups and Committees.
• Continuous review and improvement of supply chain risk, to identify areas of improvement to drive efficacies and protection.

This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Key Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Experience within procurement with a supply chain risk, third-party risk or operational management background,
• Proven experience within Financial Services
• Ideally qualified, or part qualified, Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); or a related Risk / Finance professional body.
• Strong procurement knowledge and experience.
• Previous management experience preferable
• Strong analytical skills
• Intermediate to advanced Excel/ Word/PowerPoint and Agile Tools
• Good interpersonal skills with strong communication skills
• A determined, self-motivated and resourceful attitude

Additional Information

• We will review your CV within 5 working days of application and get back to you.
• We are a hybrid working team and you will be required to come to our Cardiff office 1 day per week (or more if you prefer).
• We will give you everything you need to work comfortably from home.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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