Procurement Business Partner

Job Purpose

Reporting into the senior procurement leadership team, you will own key public sector client relationships and provide direct, end-to-end support with their sourcing requirements. You will manage strategic and transactional procurement activity across a wide range of indirect spend categories, with responsibility for portfolios in excess of £50m. Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders, you will ensure compliant, efficient and value-driven procurement outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for key public sector clients
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Lead strategic sourcing activity across a broad range of indirect spend categories
• Engage, negotiate and manage supplier relationships to ensure best value outcomes
• Work collaboratively with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] colleagues across implementation, procurement operations, finance and legal to ensure successful delivery
• Provide delivery assurance and performance management across client portfolios

Skills, Knowledge & Experience: Essential

• 5–10 years’ experience in procurement business partnering or client-facing procurement roles
• Experience working in either public sector, private sector or both
• Strong indirect spend procurement experience
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivery
• A proactive, improvement-focused mindset with the ability to see tasks through from start to finish
• Desire to grow and develop as the business continues to scale

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Established in 2007, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading procurement solutions provider, managing over £400 million of spend across more than 250 public and private sector organisations. Through its managed marketplace of more than 4,000 pre-approved suppliers, including micro-SMEs, SMEs and large organisations, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s neutral vendor model creates fair and equal access for suppliers of all sizes. It enables clients to procure goods, works, services and technology across more than 400 subcategories of spend, all through one simple and compliant route to market. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] connects buyers with the right suppliers, enabling them to work together with transparency and efficiency while driving value for money, innovation and measurable social impact. As an employee-owned organisation, we put people at the heart of how procurement solutions are delivered across the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] community.

Our Mission

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to continue to drive positive change through accessible, efficient, and impactful procurement. Whether that be by helping small and local businesses access public sector opportunities, to supporting clients to drive efficiencies and savings, and Social Value to benefit the communities they serve.

Apply Today

If you thrive on making things happen and want to be part of a business where your work shapes how we engage with our [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] community, please send an updated CV to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to discuss further.