Role: Procurement Business Partner REF 107277
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/Mansfield - 2 days per week in office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £302.29 - £369.47 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS
About the Role
Spinwell is recruiting for a Procurement Business Partner for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
Provide a comprehensive, business-focused procurement and commercial service, ensuring that best value for money is achieved.
Key Responsibilities
Procurement
- Act as the procurement expert and adviser for the business, building and maintaining effective relationships with business management and operational teams to influence procurement strategy and decision-making.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver effective contracts and design new commercial arrangements that reflect business requirements and risks.
- Manage the negotiation, planning and placement of contracts.
- Contribute to the development of the procurement strategy, working with colleagues, suppliers and other stakeholders to improve value creation and deliver increased benefits.
Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Manage suppliers and contracts effectively to sustain value throughout the life of each contract.
- Apply category management principles where appropriate, including researching and understanding the markets in which the business operates
- Engage appropriate internal and external stakeholders to gather information and insight that supports the development of strategic procurement activity.
- Develop supplier relationship management strategies to improve performance, increase market knowledge, establish a structured supplier engagement programme and benchmark performance.
Procurement Administration
- Ensure compliance with relevant UK procurement legislation, government requirements and Authority policy.
- Ensure that appropriate commercial contract documentation and conditions of contract are applied to protect the Authority.
- Manage the procedures required to obtain procurement approvals and authorisations, ensuring expenditure is properly directed and in accordance with Authority policies.
- Provide and deliver training on procurement procedures and policies.
- Produce management information and reports.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Public Sector Experience
- CIPS qualified, working towards CIPS, or able to demonstrate equivalent procurement and commercial experience.
- Relevant procurement and commercial experience, including managing multiple procurement projects.
- Good knowledge of UK public procurement legislation, including the Procurement Act 2023, transparency requirements and organisational governance.
- Knowledge of procurement best practice across the procurement lifecycle, including evaluation, award and contract management.
- Able to apply procurement principles including value for money, transparency, integrity and equal treatment.
- Good negotiation, stakeholder management and commercial decision-making skills.
- Able to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines.
- Able to understand business needs, market conditions and commercial risks.
- Able to engage effectively with stakeholders and support value-for-money outcomes.
- Able to produce clear, accurate and auditable procurement records.
- Able to apply procurement legislation and policy proportionately.
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience gained within a regulated public sector procurement environment, including use of frameworks, competitive tendering procedures and procurement documentation.
Disability Confident Scheme
The client supports the Disability Confident Scheme and is committed to providing fair and inclusive recruitment opportunities. Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role may be eligible for an interview under the scheme. Where application volumes are particularly high, the client may shortlist those candidates who best meet the role requirements.
How to Apply Under These Schemes
If you believe you qualify under either scheme, please inform your Spinwell recruitment consultant when applying and quote the relevant vacancy reference. We will explain the applicable process and confirm your request with the client.
Reasonable Adjustments
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