Senior Procurement Business Partner

Description

Do you want to be at the centre of the delivery of our category management approach and get a deeper understanding or the market and supply chain and obtain great goods and services in everything that we procure?

• Playing a key role to support the delivery of the Procurement Strategy and 3-year Procurement Plan.
• Managing the tender and evaluation processes, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and external and internal regulations
• Assisting in ensuring compliance with financial regulations, procurement and contract management policies and procedures
• Providing pro-active procurement advice and support colleagues and contract managers, based on a sound understanding of the relevant business area, and support the wider Procurement team in achieving this.

Requirements

Are you a natural negotiator and key influencer with suppliers and contractors and driven by a passion for value for money?

Hours: 35 hours per week (agile working)

If so, this is the role for you, the post will work in collaboration with colleagues and managers and will have strong links with the Finance, Risk & Assurance teams with a trusted business partner approach.

• IT and excel literate
• A sound knowledge of procurement frameworks.
• Experience in providing expert advice, support and challenge in all aspects of procurement and contract management,
• A clear understanding of procurement legislation, regulations and procedures.
• Relevant professional qualification such as CIPS.
• Ability to co-ordinate workloads under pressure
• An ability to create strong working relationships, with the ability to work across different projects and teams
• Experience of working in the public sector procurement, preferably housing, is desired but not essential

Benefits

Salary: £38,745pa

As a not-for-profit housing association, providing affordable homes and services to more than 20,000 people across Greater Manchester. We have a strong social purpose and make it our mission to enable people to live well in their home and community.

Manchester, Sale – Hybrid

Training + Development

Interview process

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