Procurement Business Partner

5 days ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom High Speed Two (HS2) Full time

**Location: Snowhill, Birmingham**

**About the role**:

- Be responsible for delivery elements of the operational procurement for the relevant package(s) and provide support for the delivery of the overall procurement, ensuring that these are aligned with other similar packages.
- Support the achievement of governance approval and assurance of all procurement deliverables as defined within the HS2 Procure to Pay process. Following approval, the role will be responsible for developing key components of the necessary Prequalification and ITT documentation to agreed timelines and ensure that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to permit release of this documentation.
- Support the management of the procurement evaluation process for the relevant package, including independently managing the day-to-day evaluation undertaken by a wide array of colleagues, ensuring that these achieve relevant approvals and assurance to allow appropriate short-listing and contract award.
- Ensure HS2’s procurement activities are undertaken in compliance with EU and UK legislation whilst driving a process that will become a benchmark for future projects around the world.
- Provide support to colleagues within the team and in other areas in the use of eSourcing.
- Ensure procurement reporting and management information is provided accurately and on a timely basis to synch with HS2 business reporting rhythm and cycles.
- Maintain systems data, ensuring appropriate storage, distribution and compliance with HS2 policy and EU and UK legislation.
- Advise HS2 Ltd colleagues on the appropriate procurement approach.
- Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to challenge and scrutiny.
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all work activities, supporting and complying with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

**About You**
- Experience in a matrix environment, with high influencing and communication skills - able to persuade on the basis of objective argument founded in fact and analysis.
- Experience of utilising different procurement routes, including use of OJEU processes and frameworks.
- Experience of procuring large value complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services in compliance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations with a thorough knowledge of applicable EU and UK procurement legislation and contracts using the NEC suite of contract forms.
- Experience of sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience, together with highly developed communication and influencing skills.
- Analytical and commercial skills.
- Skilled in compiling tender and commercial documents.
- Ability to deploy a range of negotiation tactics and strategies to secure optimal outcomes.
- Demonstrate stakeholder focus, giving priority to engage with and understand requirements, facilitating others’ understanding, to ensure these can be discussed and met as closely as possible.
- Ability to develop meaningful metrics for procurement selection purposes, incentivisation and contract performance measurements.
- Ability to act as a mentor to others to help and support effective performance and development.
- Ability to tailor communication to appeal to, include and engage with different audiences using pertinent argument and influencing techniques.
- Ability to generate a range of ideas or solutions to address problems or make improvements, taking into account pragmatic solutions.



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