Here at esure, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Supplier Relationship Manager to join our team. You will oversee supplier relationships with non-customer facing suppliers within the Claims Motor Legal and Technical supply chain to deliver the best commercial and customer outcomes, striving to optimise overall performance.

This role is well suited to a Claims Manager, Technical Claims Lead/ Team Leader or anyone with technical and legal claims' experience looking to take the next step up in their career.

What you will do:

• Own the supplier strategy, seeking innovative ways to drive additional value throughout the supply chain, optimising spend, income opportunities and third party strategies.
• oversee operational performance of suppliers on a day-to-day basis, including oversight of performance
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key partners
• Ensure suppliers meet all aspects of the services contract and feedback is used effectively to drive performance and to identify risks and areas of improvement.
• Maintain a strong understand of the legal and technical supplier chain

What we'd love you to bring

• Claims experience with knowledge of third party claims and legal market
• Customer focused and a desire to build professional relationships with third-parties.
• Good financial, analytical & negotiation skills
• Strong understanding of risk and how each supplier could affect business outcomes and brand reputation
• Ability to balance the requirements of the claims teams and the suppliers to ensure optimum business performance
• Ability to have challenging and difficult conversations with a supplier without damaging the relationship

We’ll help you gain…

• Support the implementation of projects within the Motor Solutions area, in collaboration with the Claims Transformation Hub.
• Seek and implement opportunities to support Esure’s “Driving Good” initiative through the supply chain
• Access to full self-development programme and associated tools including LinkedIn learning, O’Reilly, Pluralsight.

Why choose us?

This is your opportunity to shape our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey!
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.