ESG & Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Leader

Procurement | Financial Services | Major M&A Transformation

An ambitious Financial Services organisation is in the middle of one of the largest and most complex M&A programmes the sector has seen - and this role sits right at the heart of it.

As suppliers, partners and third parties become more critical than ever, we're looking for an ESG-driven SRM leader who can turn scale, complexity and change into long-term value, resilience and positive impact.

If you're passionate about building meaningful supplier partnerships, embedding ESG and CSR into commercial decision-making, and shaping how a future-fit organisation works with its ecosystem - this is your moment.

The impact you'll make

You'll lead the evolution of Supplier Relationship Management and ESG across a newly expanded, highly strategic supplier landscape, ensuring sustainability, innovation and responsible growth are designed in from day one.

This is a role with real influence - shaping procurement strategy, setting ESG direction, and positioning the organisation as a customer of choice for its most strategic partners.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and embedding a best-in-class SRM model that drives performance, innovation, governance and ESG outcomes

• Creating and delivering a multi-year ESG roadmap for Procurement, aligned to climate, social value and community impact

• Partnering with strategic suppliers to unlock innovation at scale during and beyond the M&A integration

• Leading supplier segmentation and governance across a complex, end-to-end supply chain

• Owning ESG and SRM reporting, disclosures, MI and audit readiness

• Influencing senior stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, Risk and the wider business

• Championing ESG capability-building - upskilling colleagues and partners to raise the bar across the ecosystem

What you'll bring

You're a credible, commercially-minded SRM professional who believes sustainability and strong supplier relationships are inseparable.

You'll likely have:

• Proven SRM and ESG leadership within a complex procurement or third-party environment

• Experience designing ESG strategies with measurable outcomes

• Strong knowledge of S2P platforms, contract management and procurement analytics

• Confidence operating in regulated, matrix organisations with senior stakeholder exposure

• A track record of driving change, influencing at pace and navigating ambiguity

Experience of large-scale transformation, M&A, or operating-model change is a strong advantage - but mindset matters just as much as background.

Why join now?

• Be part of a landmark M&A programme that will redefine how the organisation operates

• Shape the future supplier ecosystem of a major Financial Services player

• Turn ESG ambition into real, measurable impact

• Enjoy the scale, visibility and backing to do work that genuinely matters

Ready to shape what comes next?

If you're excited by complexity, motivated by purpose, and want your SRM and ESG expertise to leave a lasting legacy - we'd love to hear from you.

***All applicants must hold current and valid UK Right to Work***