Procurement Business Partner
Role Type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Roles nationwide
Start Date: As soon as available
Experience required: 5-10 years in procurement, across private or public sectors, and a range of categories of indirect spend
Salary: £50-65k p.a. & package
About our client:
Our client provides expertise in in professional services spend management. Established in 2007, they manage and influence spend in over 150 organisations across the UK public and private sectors. Their Procurement MSP was established in 2020 as an alternative to traditional procurement frameworks or long-winded procurement activity. They also facilitate the Consultancy Procurement Council which is global network of professional services category experts from over 100 of the world’s largest organisations, influencing £billions of spend.
Working with our client can be fast paced; they’re a diverse, hard-working team united by a drive to help each other in a fun and friendly way, celebrating their success as a team. From day one you’ll be a key player in their inclusive and supportive fast-growing business.
The company’s main office is based in the East Midlands but they recognise the need to be near to clients and so ideal applicants will be based in the Midlands or South.
The Role
This role owns key client relationships and will have responsibility for managing upwards of £50m of indirect spend. Through strategic sourcing and transactional procurement activity you will work as an extension of the clients existing procurement function.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Being the primary point of contact for clients
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Developing relationships with senior client stakeholders
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Leading and engaging with colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of support from implementation, procurement operations, finance and legal
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Conducting large strategic sourcing procurement activity across a broad range of indirect supply types
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Engaging and negotiating with suppliers
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Delivery assurance and performance management
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Presentation of client MI and quarterly reviews
Essential Experience/Attributes
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Experience in direct strategic sourcing across the public or private sector
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A very strong sense of ownership, feeling defined by what you deliver
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Driven starter-finisher; “fixers” – who find opportunities for improving what they do
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Keen to grow skills as the business grows (a growth-mindset)