Lead Strategic Supplier Relationship Manager (Real Assets)

The world of investment is changing. Our vision at Legal & General Investment Management is to create a better, more sustainable future through responsible investing. We work in partnership with our clients around the globe to deliver positive long-term outcomes, while rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. To meet our clients’ complex and evolving investment needs, our investment strategies cover a broad array of asset classes and styles, including equities, bonds, property and alternatives, as well as multi-asset funds. We’re focused on continuously innovating our investment products, maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes, and striving to build a more responsible and sustainable future.

Your role at a glance

We are excited to announce a rare opportunity for a Supplier Relationship Manager, with experience with experience in Real Assets, to join the Real Assets team as a Lead Strategic Relationship Manager. In this exciting role you'll be responsible for driving and managing performance and commercial acumen across Real Assets strategic outsourcers and third party suppliers portfolio, providing effective third party risk management, ensure that Real Assets’ on-going supply needs are fulfilled by supporting and collaborating with Group Procurement and LGIM GCOO and delivering best practice under the Group Outsourcing and Essential Supplier Services (OESS) policy.  

What you'll be doing

• Drive value and identify efficiencies during the term of the contract and fee negotiation. 
• Develop strong supplier relationships across Real Asset suppliers 
• Understand and oversee the service provision​. 
• Assist in the management of overall satisfaction with programs, services, and solutions part of the service provision​. 
• Validate KPI results and attend service reviews​. 
• Act as an escalation point for material risks and issues and provide information flow to GSSO first line of defence (1LOD). 
• Work with GSSO 1LOD to perform root cause analysis of supplier risks, issues & service failures​ and to identify and implement mitigating controls. 
• Provide board reporting, including for the Supplier Management Committee (SMC) and Operating Committee  
• Support business in managing the services, act as an escalation point for material issues and ensure the oversight at a relationship level compliments the operational oversight 
• Lead coordination of supplier assurance  
• Lead due diligence and selection process of new suppliers 
• To manage the team in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team’s business objectives are achieved consistently. 

What we're looking for

To be successful in this role you’ll need to be an expert in relationship management, with the resilience, drive, and network, to successful manage senior internal and external stakeholders. As we continue to go through exciting transformation, you’ll need to enjoy working in a fast paced, ever-changing environment, being adaptable, forward thinking, and growth minded.

Here’s some of the experience that we’d love to see:

• Extensive experience working in Real Assets managing key strategic partnerships.
• Relevant experience of Supplier Governance, Compliance and Oversight management
• Good experience and expertise with relevant SRM systems.
• A solid understanding of the supplier management process.
• Experience in manging the overall programme of change requests
• Strong Knowledge of Real Assets/investment/asset management type outsourcers and suppliers including Middle and back-office outsourcing, Front Office technology, investment compliance, regulatory reporting, and valuations services

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.