Procurement Business Partner

1 month ago


Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset Councils Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join Dorset Councils as a Senior Procurement Officer (Business Partner) and be part of a dynamic team that is supporting the Council to be more commercially minded as set out in its Commercial Strategy – Commissioning and Procurement.

The Council procures a diverse range of external goods, services, and works which range from Stationery to ICT Infrastructure (Corporate); Speech Therapy to Residential Placements (People – Children); Adult Day Services to Residential Care (People – Adults); School Transport to Highways Surface Dressing (Place); School Nursing to Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (Public Health Dorset).

There is never been an more important time to deliver effective procurement and contracts in light of ever challenging budget reductions and having to work within supply markets amid one of the hardest inflationary environments that have been seen in decades, and the forthcoming Procurement Act 2023. In this context, delivery of the Council's ambition to make Dorset a great place to live, work and visit, requires resourcefulness, being commercially minded and more business-like in our approach.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and promote the business partnering approach, working alongside other Business Partners within the team and Corporate Development
  • Supporting Directorates on the delivery of their strategic aims
  • Working alongside other Business Partners within the team and Corporate Development
  • Providing commercial advice and guidance to officers and suppliers
  • Supporting the delivery of being more commercially minded in what we do

Requirements:

  • Effective communication skills with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders, internally and externally
  • Experience of supplier relationship management and contract management
  • A commercial background
  • Knowledge of project management and able to project lead
  • Knowledge of procurement practice
  • Awareness of public sector procurement and the changes coming in 2025
  • Knowledge of how markets and supply chains work, with the ability to apply this to secure value for money and efficiencies

This is a hybrid role, with a balance of remote working and office working (Dorchester), depending on business and project requirements. The initial expectation is that there would be a minimum of two working days every two weeks in the office for first six months in order to build relationships.



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