Supplier Relationship Manager - Motor Claims

As our Supplier Relationship Manager, you'll be working across key suppliers in our Claims Supply Chain to deliver procurement projects and manage key suppliers, contract risk and adherence, and help to drive innovation and improved value from our suppliers. You'll take a highly proactive approach to identifying and prioritising opportunities, driving business engagement and research latest developments, key players and innovations by leveraging the use of data and MI.,

• Driving strategic alignment between the business and our supplier base, aligning strategic objectives and defining the strategic roadmap
• Ensuring appropriate supplier meetings are conducted in alignment with supplier framework - defining the agenda, chairing the meeting, minute taking and following up on key actions
• Ensuring internal governance processes are carried out consistently for key suppliers and ensuring any risks are highlighted with actions in place to address them
• Contributing and driving our commercial initiatives through data-led technology
• Streamlining any inefficient processes, looking at the nature of our suppliers and how we utilise our supply chain to support growth and customer outcomes
• Ensuring all issues and remedial actions are captured and followed up, ensure supplier reporting is delivered in a timely manner and that all processes are in place to monitor regulatory adherence, alongside adherence to internal quality standards
  Strong experience working in the supply chain within motor claims
• Outstanding relationship building skills - able to communicate confidently and clearly with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Good understanding of AI capability and how this could improve and streamline the supply chain, alongside good data analysis skills - able to identify trends and risks through data
  We're a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. We've made huge investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4
  
  Cs culture. We're proud of the journey we're on as a company and know that our continued success will rely on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over four million customers, but we know there's even bigger opportunity out there. The fact you're now reading this job advert means we've tempted you to find out more about #lifeatHD - we really hope you like what you see, and you'll join us to share in the success of the exciting chapter that lies ahead.

Benefits: in addition to a competitive salary and £5k car allowance you will also receive… Flexible working - we champion a flexible hybrid working approach - Competitive bonus scheme - all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4

Cs performance bonus Physical wellbeing - as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen Financial wellbeing - as well as providing you with 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%, we are proud to provide you with an award winning package which includes - discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support Mental wellbeing programme - we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in-house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs There's more!

- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our…