Supply Manager – Home Claims
Location: Leicester, London or Bexhill (all hybrid)
Role Overview
As our Supply Manager across Home Claims, you’ll develop and manage strong partnerships with key suppliers to ensure excellent customer and business outcomes. You will lead and deliver strategic supply‑management initiatives, focusing on the commercial elements of supplier services, and identify and implement material cost‑reduction opportunities while safeguarding operational and regulatory outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a clear, comprehensive view of supply‑chain costs and commercial performance using data, MI and technology.
- Own the identification and delivery of material cost‑reduction opportunities across the supply chain.
- Collaborate with Supplier Relationship Managers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to implement improvements and maintain strong partnerships.
- Lead key supply‑management initiatives, build and oversee a savings pipeline, and track benefits realization.
- Manage performance‑improvement plans, ensuring quick and effective delivery of opportunities.
- Review supplier risk, resiliency, control and assurance requirements in partnership with internal stakeholders, and deliver actions & evidence.
- Identify and pursue strategic market partnerships aligned with Home Claims’ customer, operational and commercial objectives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Extensive experience with data, MI and commercial analysis within an insurance claims background.
- Proven track record in managing suppliers/supply chain for a Home Claims function.
- Demonstrated success delivering key workstreams and material commercial improvement initiatives.
- Strong stakeholder‑management skills with the ability to influence and drive change.
Interview Process
- Recruiter screening call
- 1st stage interview with hiring leader
- 2nd interview with hiring leaders
- Final interview with hiring leader
Benefits
- Competitive salary and £5,000 car allowance.
- Flexible hybrid working approach.
- Annual bonus scheme – all colleagues eligible.
- Private medical insurance (PMI) and access to specialist care.
- Life assurance cover equal to 4× salary, income protection at no extra cost and matched pension contributions up to 10%.
- Financial wellbeing support, including free access to financial wellbeing resources.
- Mental wellbeing programme with the Thrive app, 24/7 colleague assistance, mental health first‑aiders, support groups and a dedicated team.
- 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with options to buy or sell a week.
- Health‑care cashback plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments and cycle‑to‑work schemes.
- Discounts, cashback and free access to onsite facilities, social events throughout the year.
Equal Opportunities
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming all suitably skilled applicants regardless of gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
Other Information
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.
Supply Manager - Home Claims in Bexhill-on-Sea employer: Hastings Direct
Hastings Direct is an exceptional employer for Actuarial Graduates, offering a dynamic work environment in London that fosters professional growth and innovation. With a strong focus on employee well-being, the company provides competitive benefits including flexible working arrangements, a robust bonus scheme, and access to mental health resources. The collaborative culture encourages the development of cutting-edge actuarial skills through hands-on experience with modern tools like Python and AI, making it an ideal place for motivated individuals to launch their careers.
