Strategic Procurement Partner

3 weeks ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom Austin Fraser Full time

At Austin Fraser, we are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Procurement Partner to join our team.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced professional to support the Assistant Director in delivering a programme of procurement projects. The successful candidate will provide effective commercial challenge and enable all spend owners to maximise value from every pound spent in the market.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Develop Partnerships: Build relationships with key internal stakeholders up to and including Assistant Director level, acting as a business partner and working alongside them to solve commercial problems and realise opportunities while ensuring compliance with procurement policy.
  2. Understand Commercial Drivers: Turn client commercial drivers and success criteria into procurement projects with measurable outcomes, ensuring value for money and appropriate risk management underpin commercial decision-making.
  3. Category Procurement Strategy: Develop an organisation-wide procurement approach that maximises value for money, generates cost savings, and realises social value benefits.
Requirements
  1. Senior Level Experience: Proven experience of working at a senior level in procurement within a large, complex organisation.
  2. Business Process Development: Proven experience in developing and implementing business processes that link to departmental and corporate objectives.
  3. Project Management: Project management and planning skills with the capacity to manage complex projects.
  4. Commercial Skills: Proven commercial skills and awareness of different funding and contract arrangements.
  5. Change Management: Experience of effective change management to improve performance both within the organisation and in the supply market.

The salary for this role is £23,630 per annum.



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