Supplier Governance Manager Supplier Governance Manager | Personal Injury | Sydney, NSW About us At Allianz, we're proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2024 and a Great Place to Work.
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About the role The role reports into the Senior Manager of Governance and Reporting in our Personal Injury Division, and its primary purpose is to oversee the onboarding, renewal, and governance of supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with procurement, cyber security, IT, as well as risk and regulatory standards.
This role will work closely with internal teams to manage supplier supervision and monitoring programs.
Key elements of this role include: Working with internal and external stakeholders to assess suppliers required to be onboarded, including a risk-based approach to determine tiering of suppliers and level of governance required.
Providing oversight over end-to-end supplier onboarding, contract renewals and variations, document execution, supplier governance, and offboarding.
Oversee negotiations with suppliers to ensure they create value across customer experience, quality, and spend.
Working closely with the Cyber Governance team to oversight manage identified supplier cyber system vulnerabilities.
Assist the business in Ddeveloping and implementing cyber remediation plans, ensuring that all risk mitigation actions are completed within the designated timeframes.
Maintaining accurate records of supplier agreements, risk assessments, compliance documentation, and supervision and monitoring routines.
This includes monitoring annual cyber security testing, audit reports, and insurances for all suppliers.
Facilitating supervision and monitoring routines to ensure supplier activities are in line with requirements outlined in the supplier Service Level Agreement/ Statement of Works.
Assisting with analysing the effectiveness of supplier partnerships and with the implementation of improvement plans where compliance and/ or performance are outside of Allianz's appetite.
Working collaboratively with the National Claims Team, Branch and Team Leaders, and Injury Management Specialists to build business awareness of agreement terms, compliance, legislation, guidelines, contractual requirements, and performance to steer claims to the most appropriate supplier partners.
Supporting the management of supplier relationships to ensure alignment with organisational goals and expectations, where required.
About you : Demonstrated experience in supplier / vendor management, procurement, or contract administration, with strong understanding of governance, risk, and compliance ideally within the financial services industry.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with stakeholders at all levels with clarity, impact, and influence.
Demonstrated understanding of cyber security standards, IT systems, and risk management practices is highly advantageous.
Experience working across Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Governance, Legal, Compliance, or Regulatory Assurance.
High attention to detail with focus on compliance and regulatory requirements.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address supplier-related issues effectively.
Experience in managing and fostering strong relationships with internal teams and supplier partners.
Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
Benefits and perks Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
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