As a Supplier Contract Risk Manager Branches, you work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure effective risk management across the supplier contract portfolio. The Branches domain includes the international entities of Wealth Management located in Belgium, Germany, and France. You will maintain contracts with suppliers that deliver services to ABN AMRO, requiring continuous monitoring of operational resilience, with a strong focus on cybersecurity, supply chain security, and data privacy. Your role is to provide direction, deliver hands-on support, and share your expertise to ensure that Contract Risk Management within these branches is carried out in line with centrally defined standards.
What does your week look like?
You start your week with a virtual cross-border team catch-up, connecting on both a personal and professional level and aligning on the priorities ahead. From there, you prepare for risk-focused discussions with internal stakeholders and suppliers, bringing the right insights to the table. Throughout the week, you assess new suppliers, stay on top of developments in your domain, and actively monitor and manage risks across your portfolio. You work closely with dedicated colleagues within the branches to help keep contracts up to date and compliant, while identifying potential risks and driving practical mitigation measures. Through open and constructive engagements with colleagues and suppliers, you help strengthen collaboration and continuously improve the overall risk profile- making a tangible contribution to the bank’s resilience.
Your main tasks and responsibilities:
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Advise and support business units and Procurement in selecting, contracting, and managing suppliers, ensuring Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) processes and best practices are consistently applied
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Identify, assess, monitor, and drive the mitigation of supplier and contract risks throughout the full contract lifecycle
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Maintain oversight of the supplier portfolio and associated risk profiles, proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities
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Coordinate risk governance by communicating, escalating, and following up on supplier risks with key stakeholders (e.g. Contract Owners, Procurement, Security, Risk, Audit)
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Ensure risk controls are effectively implemented and monitored, and that required evidence is available for audits and regulatory reviews
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Contribute to the continuous improvement of TPRM processes, tools, and reporting to strengthen ABN AMRO’s risk management capabilities and digital resilience
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Raise awareness of supplier risk management practices and support stakeholders by actively sharing knowledge and providing virtual training to colleagues in the branches on relevant risk management topics
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Coordinate the implementation of relevant regulatory changes, e.g. DORA / Third Party Risk Management
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Depending on your experience and seniority, supporting junior colleagues in the team through training, mentoring and coaching
