Procurement Business Partner

1 month ago

Bradford, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Location: Bradford
Salary: £43,500 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: 13 month fixed term contract

At Accent we believe everyone has the right to a safe, secure and warm place to call home. Are you ready to go above and beyond to ensure we deliver value for money through our supply chain?

We’re looking for a Procurement Business Partner to join our Procurement team on a fixed term basis.

As our Procurement Business Partner, you’ll act as a lead expert in all aspects of procurement, providing professional advice to internal customers within Accent. You will play a key role in the effective delivery of a portfolio of tender or quotation projects across a wide range of categories following best practice procurement techniques and utilising tools to achieve contract compliance and value for money through cost reductions and savings whilst ensuring continuous improvement in quality.

Salary

The spot salary for this post is £43,500 per annum for applicants who fully meet the requirements of the post. Applicants, who do not meet all the requirements of the post, will start 5% or 10% below the spot salary.

What will you get from us?

In addition to a competitive salary and agile working, we also have a focus on employees’ development. We support both professional and personal development, ensuring everyone has a development plan and provide access to a wide range of internal and external learning resources.

You’ll also receive:

• 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays per year (pro-rata for part time) rising by 1 day per year up to a maximum of one working week.
• A choice of Pension Schemes including a Defined Benefit Scheme with a 7.5% member contribution or a Defined Contribution Scheme with a 4% member contribution and 4% employer contribution. Both pension schemes provide Life Insurance Cover.
• Option to purchase additional holiday of up to 2 of your working weeks (at managers discretion).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• "Hapi" Benefits App with multiple discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.

What skills/behaviours do you need to be a Procurement Business Partner?

• CIPS Level 4 or equivalent Procurement experience with a good understanding of current procurement guidance and legislation (including Public Contract Regulations and Procurement Act).
• Experience of working in public sector procurement.
• The ability to successfully run multiple different types of competitions/tenders concurrently balancing competing priorities
• The ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders
• A good understanding of commercials to ensure that you can design competitions which lock-in quality and value improvements.
• A high level of IT literacy with strong skills across the whole Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Good written and verbal communications skills
• The ability to learn quickly and adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• The drive to make sure that our stakeholders consistently receive an accurate high quality service.
• A real eye for detail and a determination to make sure that things are done right first

Location

The successful candidate will be required to live within a commutable distance to our Bradford office.
We’re a keen promoter of agile working and encourage working from home, as long as we meet our customers’ needs.

We’ll provide you with the equipment and software you’ll need for the purpose of your role however it will be your responsibility to have an appropriate space to work from as well as a suitable broadband connection/provider.

Who are Accent?

At Accent, we believe that everyone should have access to an affordable, sustainable, and safe home, and our work across the country aims to do just that.

We’re a national organisation, but with a community focus. We were formed in 1966 and have grown in the time since, and now provide homes and services to over 40,000 customers.

We understand the impact our work can have in creating better places for people to live by providing well-designed housing, which is in short supply, and building sustainable communities where people choose to live. We are proud of our Homes England Strategic Partnership, which allows us to build even more homes in areas of housing need.

Caring for our customers also means caring for their environment. With our ambitious energy-efficient development plans, and our retrofitting projects which are modernising our current homes; we are putting sustainability at the fore so that we can drive value for customers now and in the future.

Our new operating model puts our colleagues in the heart of our communities. We are committed to building strong relationships with our customers and we work alongside them to co-curate the services we deliver.
We never stop evolving – we are ambitious and driven and understand that great performance is a product of an inclusive and supportive environment, where colleagues can thrive and achieve their best. With a new people strategy and corporate strategy which will sets out our commitments from (Apply online only), it’s an exciting time to join Accent.

If you require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, please let us know we will ensure requirements are met. Please don’t delay in submitting your application. Where roles are urgent or we receive a high volume of applications, we may interview and conclude the process prior to any closing date indicated.

Please note candidates must have current eligibility to live and work in the UK, Accent do not currently hold sponsorship.

We are excited about our future and if you are too, we’d love to hear from you.

You may have experience in the following: Procurement Specialist, Purchasing Manager, Category Manager, Supply Chain Partner, Public Sector Procurement Officer, Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Procurement Analyst, Commercial Procurement Officer, Purchasing Business Partner, Vendor Management Specialist, Supply Chain Coordinator, Procurement Consultant, Contract Compliance Manager, etc.

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