Hours: 35 hours, Hybrid - 2 days a week
Closing Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025

Role Overview

We are recruiting for a Senior IT Supplier Specialist who will support the IT Leadership team by ensuring effective management of our suppliers and partners, maximizing value from these relationships. The role involves acting as an SME within the IT function, working closely with procurement, legal, information security, and operational resilience teams to ensure IT Supplier contracts are fit for purpose and meet service requirements. Responsibilities include creating, improving, and optimizing supplier value, providing assurance, governance, and compliance related to service, risk, commercial, and cyber aspects. This ensures third-party suppliers are governed appropriately, enabling Skipton Building Society to achieve business and technical goals while reducing supply chain risk.

About Us

Not just another building society. Not just another job. We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and are a mutual organization owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing new ideas to keep customers at the heart of what we do. We support your next career step regardless of your background or goals.

Team Structure

You will report to the Senior IT Service Delivery within the IT department, part of the broader Technology, Transformation and Resilience function comprising around 400 technology professionals.

Benefits

• Work/life balance with hybrid and flexible working options
• Refurbished head office with vibrant workspace
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + accrual
• Holiday trading scheme
• Matching pension contributions (up to 10%)
• Colleague mortgage scheme
• Salary sacrifice for hybrid & electric cars
• Training and development opportunities
• Private medical insurance
• Three paid volunteering days annually
• Diverse colleague networks
• Health and wellbeing initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Support IT leadership in supplier management best practices and governance
• Translate procurement policies into actionable processes and reports
• Manage relationship meetings, performance monitoring, and risk tracking
• Ensure contractual obligations are understood and fulfilled
• Identify value-added services from suppliers
• Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, and Security teams to ensure contracts are compliant
• Report on supplier performance and risks
• Manage contracts related to internal IT services
• Stay updated on industry best practices and communicate relevant insights
• Represent IT at supplier meetings, ensuring technology considerations are addressed

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in technology environment and service management processes
• Proven ability to monitor, measure, and report on suppliers
• Knowledge of supplier risk, cyber security, and contractual/legal practices (advantageous)
• Self-motivated with strong relationship-building skills
• Ability to organize, follow processes, and maintain accurate records
• Dependability and accountability
• Confident and able to challenge appropriately