Job Description
End Date Saturday 07 March 2026 Salary Range £78,098 - £91,880 Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary 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. Job Description SALARY: £78,098-91,880pa 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. ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY 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. WHAT YOU'LL NEED: 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. And any experience of these would be really useful: 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) and upload your responses as a separate document; applications submitted without this document will not be considered on this occasion. ABOUT WORKING FOR US: Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. We're disability confident, so if you'd like reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment process, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15%. An annual performance related bonus. Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top. A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Join our journey! At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.