Spend Operations Supply Chain & Delivery Function Lead

Your mission:
Wise is building a scalable transparent and cost-efficient card issuance supply chain. Were looking for a Supply Chain Function Lead Card Issuance to own the multi-year strategy for card manufacturing and delivery design the operating model for a high-performing global supply chain function and lead our partner portfolio end-to-endfrom selection and governance to commercial negotiations and performance.

A core part of this role is senior partner stakeholder management: youll represent Wise externally keep vendors accountable to outcomes and influence partner priorities and behaviours to protect Wises customer experience cost and resilience goals.

What youll do

Set strategy & build the operating model

• Define and drive the 13 year strategy for card manufacturing and deliverybalancing service levels product experience cost-to-serve and transparency.

• Design the operating model for a scalable global supply chain function (team structure governance cadence escalation paths decision forums metrics/scorecards).

• Own the monitoring roadmap (coverage controls ROI) so issues are detected early and resolved through clear ownership.

Own the partner portfolio & drive vendor accountability (critical)

• Lead the global partner portfolio strategy (manufacturer delivery partners) including multi-vendor coverage and concentration risk management.

• Establish high-impact vendor governance:

  • performance scorecards (SLA quality lead times loss/damage scan compliance complaints transparency)

  • structured escalation and remediation playbooks

  • root-cause expectations and corrective action plans with deadlines

• Represent Wise in senior partner forums and ensure Wise priorities are executed

• Proactively identify underperformance and lead exec-level decisions: invest / fix / replace including transition planning and risk-managed migrations.

Lead commercial negotiation & contract strategy

• Negotiate contracts end-to-end with a strong commercial stance: pricing models volume tiers indexation cost drivers.

• Build robust contract architecture: SLAs/KPIs with meaningful remedies (credits/penalties/step-in rights) auditability data transparency and strong exit/transition clauses.

• Continuously challenge cost-to-serve while protecting customer experience.

Influence cross-functionally & deliver change

• Partner with Product Ops Risk Compliance Finance and Customer Support to define requirements and design scalable solutions.

• Lead cross-functional programmes for supply-chain changes (launch readiness risk assessment communications stakeholder alignment).

• Communicate clearly to senior stakeholders using data-driven narratives and crisp trade-offs.

Lead and grow the function

• Hire coach and develop the supply chain team; build capability set standards and drive performance.

• Set a high bar for ownership transparency and executioninternally and with partners.

What success looks like

• A clear 13 year supply chain strategy and annual plan with measurable targets.

• A resilient partner portfolio with primary/secondary coverage per region and tested transition playbooks.

• Measurable improvements in vendor performance: stronger SLA attainment fewer delivery exceptions better scan/comms transparency and reduced cost-to-serve.

• Executive dashboards that enable fast decisions and clear accountability.

Qualifications :

What were looking for

• Proven ownership of end-to-end supply chain strategy covering card manufacturing personalisation and secure physical card delivery operations (payments/fintech strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in card fulfillment and last-mile delivery including postal network/courier management (e.g. Royal Mail USPS DHL) tracking integration and delivery performance optimisation.
• Strong track record holding vendors accountableincluding card bureaus fulfillment houses and delivery carriersand influencing external partners to deliver outcomes aligned with your companys interests.
• High-stakes commercial negotiation experience with manufacturing partners personalisation bureaus and logistics providers with confidence representing your organisation at executive level.
• Deep capability in contract design: delivery SLAs/KPIs (e.g. dispatch speed delivery success rates) pricing remedies/credits transparency clauses and exit/transition planning.
• Experience managing multi-vendor portfolios carrier concentration risk and resilience planning (BCP/contingency) across production and distribution networks.
• Strong cross-functional programme leadership and senior stakeholder influence to optimise the end-to-end customer card delivery experience.
• People leadership: building/scaling teams coaching and performance management.
• Deep operational literacy in card manufacturing fulfillment operations and secure postal/courier delivery optimization.

Additional Information :

Why this role at Wise

This is a high-ownership leadership role with direct impact on customer experience cost and resilience at global scale. Youll shape the function set the standards for partner performance and transparency and build a supply chain that can grow with Wise.

Interested Apply with your CV and a short note on a) a vendor turnaround or replacement you led and b) a negotiation where you materially improved outcomes (cost SLA transparency resilience).

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1