Interim Deputy Head of Supplier Management – 12 Month FTC

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. 

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. 

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.  

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.  

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day. 

We’re recruiting for an Interim Deputy Head of Supplier Management to join us on a 12 month FTC.

This interim role plays a key part in supporting our transformation journey, ensuring that we continue to deliver excellent commercial outcomes, strong supplier relationships and effective risk management while new tools and processes are implemented.

Working closely with senior leaders across the Group, you’ll bring commercial insight, strategic thinking and a people‑centred approach to maximise value from our third‑party relationships and ensure our Supplier Management function remains efficient, compliant and future‑ready.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the delivery of supplier relationship, performance, contract and commercial management activities across the Group
• Embedding supplier management policies, processes and standards to drive consistency and operational excellence
• Overseeing commercial, legal and service level negotiations for contract renewals in partnership with procurement teams
• Managing third‑party and outsourced service provider risk activities in line with regulatory and internal requirements
• Driving improvements to SRM capabilities, identifying opportunities for optimisation and championing best practice
• Managing processes and systems to ensure internal customers receive a high‑quality, consistent level of service
• Building, coaching and supporting high‑performing teams across multiple locations
• Partnering with business leaders to understand emerging needs and align supplier management activity effectively

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience in supplier/vendor management, category management or commercial management within complex organisations
• Strong knowledge of SRM and TPRM best practice, including risk management of outsourced service providers
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary, multi‑location teams with an inclusive and supportive leadership approach
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Proven ability to negotiate commercial and contractual outcomes that deliver value
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and other relevant tools
• Experience working in fast‑paced or transformational environments, with the ability to adapt quickly
• Degree‑level education (or equivalent experience) in business, economics, supply chain or a related field

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

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At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.