Senior Supplier Manager - Group Sourcing & Supplier Management

End Date

Saturday 07 March 2026

£78,098 - £91,880

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic high performing IT Supplier Management team. We lead the management of over 340 of Lloyds Banking Group’s technology suppliers and support the digital technology transformation programme at the heart of the Group by building strong and long-lasting relationships with our suppliers. We are forward looking with a growth mindset, both individually and as a team and have a real passion for what we do.

SALARY: £78,pa

LOCATION(S): Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax, Birmingham

HOURS: Full-Time – 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our Group Sourcing & Supplier Management office sites in Bristol, Edinburgh, Halifax or Birmingham.

Suppliers have an ever-increasing role in the success of Lloyds Banking Group, our transformation agenda and delivering value for our customers. This is your chance to be at the heart of our key supplier relationships.

• You’ll play a key role in developing and managing our relationships with some of the most important suppliers to LBG.
• You’ll use your deep understanding of business strategic requirements and your experience of implementing supplier strategies to drive innovation, cost efficiency and long-term value creation.
• You’ll utilise data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement, spot opportunities to maximise value and manage risk in the supply chain.
• You will support the development of our approach to our wider supply chain.
• Underpinning the above, you will understand the importance of managing risk whilst you drive the growth in the supplier relationships.

• Are you someone who has experience in and is passionate about technology Supplier Management and collaborating with other business areas? If yes, we value the following
• Strong Leadership skills
  -You will be a senior member of the wider Supplier Management team and will demonstrate our values, behaviours, and growth mindset.
• Experienced in developing positive relationships both with internal stakeholders, colleagues and externally with suppliers, sophisticated stakeholder relationship and influencing skills to Executive level.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking, understands the supplier market and technology landscape, and applies detailed knowledge of business and supplier needs to deliver results that strengthen LBG’s competitive position
• Brings strong commercial experience and of developing and delivering successful supplier strategies, planning long-range goals, objectives and overall direction which supports LBG strategy.
• Ability to identify shortcomings, providing suggestions, and implementing improvements to existing business practices.
• You’ll also be passionate about pursuing and investing in opportunities for your own and other’s personal development.
• You’ll contribute to the continued development of our approach to forward-thinking supplier management
• Connects information and insights across the organisation to share learnings and spot opportunities.

• An accomplished problem-solving approach with the ability to assess and develop strategies to address some of our wider challenges and opportunities.

As part of the application, please complete the questionnaire (3 questions - questions on the application questionnaire, and also shown below here for ease) and upload your responses as a separate document. Applications submitted without this document will not be considered on this occasion.

• When have you developed and implemented a supplier strategy that delivered measurable value (e.g., cost efficiency, innovation, risk reduction, or service improvement). What was the challenge, what actions did you take, and what were the outcomes?
• Describe a situation where you shaped or influenced a strategic supplier…