Senior Supplier Relationship & Network Manager

Senior Supplier Relationship and Network Manager – Healthcare Location: London, Eastleigh or Sheffield based Salary: circa £50,000 (national), circa £55,000 (London) - depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications Are you someone who excels in relationship management, contract negotiation, and team leadership within the healthcare sector? Do you love driving strategic initiatives, managing provider performance, and optimising healthcare delivery? If so, this role could be a great fit for you! A bit about the job: This role involves working closely with the Hospital Leads to negotiate and contract with key hospital providers, ensuring delivery, quality, and value for our customers and business. You will work with the Supplier Management team to source and contract new networks and providers, implement the Group Supplier Management Framework, and manage a portfolio of hospitals and clinics. Your responsibilities include leading a small team, driving strategic initiatives, and improving processes and commercial agreements. Skills and experience we’re looking for: Strong negotiating skills and ability to hold clear but constructive discussions with Key Hospital Providers that deliver the best outcomes for the business and its customers. Knowledge of sourcing and supplier relationship management processes and frameworks including the commercial performance management of contracts Experience of contract negotiation Evidence of developing strong relationships with senior internal stakeholders and external Hospital Providers Strong experience of the private medical insurance market and a strong understanding of the UK Health system. What you’ll get for this role: Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague. Salary around £50,000 (National) - £55,000 (London) - depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva. Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in. 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer leave Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be. Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please an email to Balazs.palcsek@aviva.com We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.