About us
Allianz Australia Services Pty Ltd is a leading insurance and asset management brand, committed to securing the future for our people and customers.
We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility.
Our company values diversity and inclusion, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, and contribute their unique perspectives to our collective success.
About the role
The Supplier Governance Manager will oversee the onboarding, renewal, and governance of supplier contracts, ensuring compliance with procurement, cyber security, IT, risk and regulatory standards.
This role will work closely with internal teams to manage supplier supervision and monitoring programs, providing oversight over end-to-end supplier onboarding, contract renewals and variations, document execution, supplier governance, and offboarding.
Key elements of this role include:
- Working with internal and external stakeholders to assess suppliers required to be onboarded, including a risk-based approach to determine tiering of suppliers and level of governance required.
- Overseeing negotiations with suppliers to ensure they create value across customer experience, quality, and spend.
- Collaborating with the Cyber Governance team to manage identified supplier cyber system vulnerabilities and develop and implement remediation plans.
- Maintaining accurate records of supplier agreements, risk assessments, compliance documentation, and supervision and monitoring routines.
- Facilitating supervision and monitoring routines to ensure supplier activities are in line with requirements outlined in the supplier Service Level Agreement/ Statement of Works.
- Assisting with analysing the effectiveness of supplier partnerships and implementing improvement plans where compliance and/or performance are outside of Allianz's appetite.
- Working collaboratively with the National Claims Team, Branch and Team Leaders, and Injury Management Specialists to build business awareness of agreement terms, compliance, legislation, guidelines, contractual requirements, and performance to steer claims to the most appropriate supplier partners.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in supplier/vendor management, procurement, or contract administration, with a strong understanding of governance, risk, and compliance ideally within the financial services industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with stakeholders at all levels with clarity, impact, and influence.
- Demonstrated understanding of cyber security standards, IT systems, and risk management practices is highly advantageous.
- Experience working across Enterprise Risk, Operational Risk, Governance, Legal, Compliance, or Regulatory Assurance.
- High attention to detail with focus on compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address supplier-related issues effectively.
- Experience in managing and fostering strong relationships with internal teams and supplier partners.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
Benefits and perks
- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day.
- Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer.