Department: [SBSS] Procurement
Location: Newcastle
Compensation: £65,000 - £75,000 / year
Description
Somerset Bridge Group is one of the UK’s fastest‑growing insurance businesses, supporting brands such as GoSkippy and Vavista. With offices in Bristol, Newcastle and Gibraltar, we provide straightforward motor insurance to over 740,000 customers each year, backed by a friendly, customer‑focused team.
We’re proud of our award‑winning success-including Personal Lines Broker of the Year, MGA of the Year and Digital Initiative of the Year-reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellent service. Alongside continued growth, we’re dedicated to making a positive impact, having planted more than 419,000 trees through our environmental partnership with Vavista.
We’re now evolving our
risk‑based supplier assurance framework and are looking for a high‑calibre professional to lead this transition as our
Group Supplier & Assurance Manager. This strategic role goes far beyond administration - you will own the group‑wide audit schedule, manage our automated control environment and act as a key partner to divisional MDs. Reporting to the Head of Legal Services, you’ll provide the governance, insight and commercial guidance needed to support safe, compliant and high‑performing supplier relationships across the business.
What you'll be responsible for:
- To ensure that all third‑party suppliers meet the customer, regulatory and governance standards required by the SBG Supplier Assurance Framework (SAF)
- To own and continuously improve the Supplier Assurance Framework tools; the RACI, risk based supplier assessment, the assurance schedule and system.
- To lead the transition to the automated, "always-on" monitoring system
- To support business owners achieve market leading supplier commercial performance, mitigate risk, and maintain the high standards of customer protection expected within a regulated insurance environment.