Supplier Management Apprentice

7 months ago


London, United Kingdom M&G plc Full time

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities. To help us achieve our vision we’re looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
- Key Responsibilities for this role:

- The Asset Management COO team sits within the Asset Management business of M&G Investments which manages clients’ money by investing in different areas of the financial markets with the aim of growing that money. The investments are held in a range of funds, and are supported by different suppliers to run and operate the funds safely
- The Third party supplier management team ensures that suppliers are providing the services they are contracted to correctly and in the most cost effective manner, to give our clients fair value for money
- Within your apprenticeship, you’ll rotate through a few teams to give you insights into each of the areas of Supplier management, and across the different teams your daily activities will include assisting the Third party supplier management team to:
- Collate, review and understand contracts with suppliers, updating account plans and financials-
- Undertake due diligence reviews on our suppliers, ensuring they are within the risk appetite of the company, including writing reports.-
- Ensure supplier meetings are run correctly and accurately reflect the key activities taking place between M&G and the suppliers, and that issues are escalated to the correct forums-
- Manage the change management activities between M&G and the suppliers, supporting fund launches or other project requirements.-
- General administration tasks.Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Confident communication skills, both written and verbal with the whole team and stakeholders both internal and external.-
- Efficient and proactive. Ability to manage processes and coordinating with different people.-
- High level of accuracy and good attention to detail.-
- Structured approach to work and very well organised. Works well off of checklists & time blocking/time management.-
- Can effectively manage day to day work, alongside apprenticeship qualification.-
- Can keep calm under pressure.-
- Moderate understanding of the MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).-
- A proactive team player who is confident about working with others but also independently and can promptly escalate any issue and work remotely where required.-
- Logical and analytical approach coupled with intelligence, passion and a drive to learn.-
- Ability to formulate own opinions by thinking analytically about problems, thinking “outside the box” to resolve issues where required.-
- Empathy and good listening skills.We are looking for a confident individual with a positive outlook, can-do attitude and aspiration to want to progress.

The successful applicant will have strong desire to learn and a genuine interest in business and the financial services industry.

Applicants who succeed with us are self-motivated, capable of building and maintaining relationships and work effectively as part of a team.

The applicant would ideally have an inquisitive nature and be curious.

Qualification Required:
Training Provided:

- As a Supplier Management Apprentice with M&G, you will undertake the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will be delivered through a blend of live online learning, pre-recorded lectures, and face to face inductions and masterclasses

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.



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