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Procurement Business Partner

Manchester Permanent £37,000 - £40,000 per year View Job Description
Your role will require you to lead on procurement activity, undertaking a wide range of routes to market and ensuring the delivery of high-quality outcomes, whilst obtaining value for money for internal stakeholders and Greater Manchester residents.Through a business partnering approach, the post holder will provide expert business to their directorate, supporting them in the delivery of the organisation's strategic plan.
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  • A unique procurement opportunity offering development and progression.
  • The position offers hybrid working with excellent benefits.

About Our Client

The Procurement Business Partner will be joining an organisation whose purpose is to improve the lives of those in Greater Manchester. The organisation gives local people more control over issues that affect their area.

Job Description

  • Through a business partnering approach, provide a proactive and responsive procurement service supporting the delivery of key, strategic objectives.
  • Lead on procurement activity to ensure the delivery of high-quality outcomes, ensuring compliant, effective, and efficient processes are adhered to.
  • Be responsible for the delivery of a number of high value contracts and tenders, utilising different routes to market, simultaneously whilst delivering best value for money and achieving cashable savings.
  • Support high-profile, complex procurement projects to ensuring they are delivered on-time and on-budget and according to agreed specifications.
  • Undertake the negotiation and management of strategic contracts and support the contract management arrangements.
  • Undertake collaborative tendering activity with regional and national partners where applicable.

The Successful Applicant

  • Experience of leading on high value procurement processes.
  • Previous experience of working within a procurement function.
  • Working knowledge of corporate governance, financial, risk and environmental management and programme management principles and practice.
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
  • Ability to build strong trusting relationships with suppliers, clients, customers, and colleagues.
  • An awareness of public sector procurement & the Procurement Act.

What's on Offer

✅Hybrid working with 1 day per week in the office. Core hours of 11am-3pm
✅Flexileave: by accruing time, up to two days of flexileave per month can be taken.
✅Local Government Pension
✅Competitive salaries. This is in addition to yearly increases up to the top of the grade as well as local government pay increases.
✅25 days annual leave + banks, with opportunity to buy more or sell.
✅Excellent benefits including life insurance cover, quarterly events, volunteering days, train season ticket options, My Rewards and more.
✅Join a staff culture rated 'outstanding' with a range of internal staff networks to support staff.

Contact
Julia Taylor
Quote job ref
JN-112024-6590928
Phone number
+44 114 270 3760

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Indirect Procurement
Sector
Public Sector
Location
Manchester
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Julia Taylor
Consultant phone
+44 114 270 3760
Job reference
JN-112024-6590928