Senior Vendor Manager

Senior Vendor Manager (240007H7)

Primary Location

: IRELAND-CO DUBLIN-DUBLIN

Organization

: AXA Ireland

Contract Type

: Regular

Shift

: Day Job

Schedule

: Full-time 

Description

We are recruiting for a Senior Vendor Manager for AXA Ireland.

Reporting to the Senior Service Integration Manager, you will be responsible for effectively managing AXA Ireland contracts and fostering strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams to support strategic growth across various areas of expenditure, while ensuring the delivery of contracts as per agreements and managing contract risks.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least 40% of your week away from home, and be based in our Dublin Head Office.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure compliance with all contractual SLAs and KPIs and conduct regular performance reviews with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Deliver committed supplier benefits and risk mitigations through strong vendor management and stakeholder engagement.
• Manage and document regulatory and compliance requirements, ensuring adherence to processes and controls.
• Mitigate risk by ensuring compliance with AXA policies, processes, and wider procurement/business strategies.
• Oversee end-to-end processes, develop performance tracking, and build strong engagement with key functions/stakeholder groups.
• Act as the key escalation point within AXA for vendors and manage long-term supplier relationships and strategy.
• Demonstrate a vision for change, forecast future opportunities, and deliver change requests in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies for new projects and contract renewals.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Supply Chain Management role, with experience of managing outsourced or strategic supplier relationships including the ability to identify and appropriately manage risks.
• A relevant degree or qualification would be beneficial.
• Experience in Vendor/Category Management and proven record of managing outsourced relationships.
• Demonstrated successful operational and strategic development experience.
• Experience of Print & Document Management services.
• Effective communicator and stakeholder manager with excellent negotiation skills and developed commercial acumen.
• Strong analytical skills, knowledge of the regulatory environment and compliance requirements, and competent literary skills for supplier audits or Central Bank of Ireland inspections.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.

This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.

About AXA Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA – a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry – onto even greater things.

In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, at AXA Ireland our values are at the heart of everything we do. We work together as One AXA, embracing our differences to make our teams great. We believe integrity, courage and our customer-first approach is what makes us a great place to work. AXA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from across all communities.

What We Offer One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Ireland, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package reflects that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive salary with annual review
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance
• Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• AXA employee discounts
• Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, should this be a requirement for you.

At AXA, we want to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a financial services company, all successful candidates will require employment checks, so we can ensure regulatory compliance.

We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds. 

AXA Ireland dac consider applicants on the basis of skills, experience & qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.

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