Senior Procurement Business Partner

Senior Procurement Business Partner
£46,000k-£51,250 Dept on Exp
Mansfield / Hybrid

We are looking for an experienced senior procurement professional to join our wonderful client in the Mansfield area.

You will lead and develop the procurement strategy for a significant programme of infrastructure projects, deliver a high quality and comprehensive, business focussed procurement and commercial service, ensuring that best value for money is achieved.

Your role as Senior Procurement Business Partner will be to:

• Lead on the strategic "transforming strategy" for Procurement delivering increased benefits by working with the business, suppliers, and other stakeholders to bring about improved value creation through influencing strategy.
• Act as a deputy to the Head of Procurement and assist in development the procurement strategy and formulating new policies and procedures aligned to business needs. Ensure all policies are reviewed and up to date.
• Lead multi-discipline teams to deliver effective contracts and to design new commercial arrangements taking into consideration business requirements and risks.
• Responsible for managing the negotiation, planning and placing of contracts.

• To attend business areas departmental meetings to share knowledge and understanding of the business needs.
• Effectively manage suppliers and contracts to sustain value throughout the life of contracts.
• Implement Category Management principles where appropriate. Research and understand markets in which the business operates.
• Engage appropriate internal and external stakeholders to gain information and insight to support the development of strategic procurement.
• Develop Supplier Relationship Management strategy to facilitate improved performance and increased market knowledge. To develop a structure and programme for supplier engagement. Benchmark performance.
• To monitor changes and make recommendations to ensure compliance with legislation, and policy.
• To ensure that appropriate and correct commercial contract documentation and conditions of contract are applied.
• To be responsible for procedures to obtain procurement approvals and authorisations to ensure expenditure is well directed.

The ideal candidate for the role of procurement business partner will have:

• Educated to Degree level and / or with demonstrable experience of procuring significant projects
• Commercial or contract qualification/training/knowledge (eg NEC4)
• Professionally qualified in Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
• Previous procurement / buying experience and Contract Management
• Experience of managing and prioritising multiple procurement projects
• Knowledge of Procurement best practice and procedures
• Knowledge of UK and EU legislation
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Ideally experienced within local government procurement or contract management

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Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received we are unable to respond with feedback to all applicants. If you have not heard from us via telephone or email within 3 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Thank you for applying with us. TurnerFox Recruitment Team

Keywords for this role - Procurement / Buyer / Contract manager / buying assistant / procurement assistant / procurement business partner / se4nior procurement / procurement manager