Interim Supplier Governance Programme Manager

Eight-months fixed-term contract, PAYE – annual salary equiv., no contract day rate.

Part time – 50% FTE, flexible.

Shape how a global business manages its suppliers: lead the creation of one risk-based supplier process across 2,900 suppliers worldwide.

SLR is a global leader in sustainability solutions, working with clients to help make sustainability happen, within a collaborative, people-first culture.

We’re seeking an experienced Interim Supplier Governance Programme Manager to join our Quality team and lead the design and delivery of a single, risk-based supplier lifecycle process, supported by one global source of truth for supplier data.

You’ll act as business lead and programme coordinator, bringing together Quality, Procurement, Health & Safety, Sustainability, Legal, Finance, IT and regional teams over an eight-month programme. The role includes:

• Leading global discovery and stakeholder engagement to understand current supplier processes
• Designing a risk-based supplier approval and third-party risk framework, governance model and implementation roadmap
• Supporting technology selection, testing, data migration and phased rollout
• Embedding sustainability and ESG requirements into supplier management
• Driving adoption through training, reporting and change management

You’ll work closely with our Digital Council and Business Systems teams on a visible, high-impact programme with global reach.

Rewards & Benefits

SLR’s ‘One Team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment where people can develop and grow. Through a structured career framework, regular performance reviews, and support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences, we offer excellent opportunities for long-term career progression. Our flexible benefits and reward package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus (perm employees only)
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Life, income, and travel insurance
• Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle-to-work schemes
• Flexible, hybrid and agile working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus flexible public holidays (pro-rated for part-time)
• Buy or sell leave options
• Core working hours
• Cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay
• Workplace Nursery benefit
• Volunteering and Community Giving
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause - supporting our people both professionally and personally

About You

• Significant experience in supplier management, procurement transformation, quality management or operational governance
• A track record of leading process improvement and business transformation programmes
• Experience developing global governance frameworks, requirements, process maps and roadmaps
• Strong stakeholder management and facilitation skills across multiple functions
• Experience managing change and driving adoption
• Desirable: third-party risk management, supplier lifecycle or procurement systems implementation, ISO 9001 knowledge, and ESG reporting or data governance experience

Culture & Inclusion

Inclusion is fundamental to who we are. We are committed to equal opportunities and foster a workplace where everyone can thrive, supported by active Culture & Inclusion Committees and Employee Networks. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

If this Interim Supplier Governance Programme Manager role feels like a great fit for your experience and ambitions, we’d love to hear from you.

Please ensure to detail on your application your preferred number of working hours per week, any preferred pattern (days/times), and if the salary indication you’ve provided is for part time hours or FTE. Our full time week is 37.5 hours. Many thanks.

About Us

We’re Making Sustainability Happen.

We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees,working on projectsin over 125 countries around the world.

When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.

We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.