Procurement Business Partner

7 days ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council Full time

**Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils - Ipswich IP1 2BX**:

- **£43,693 - £50,788 per annum (pro rata for part time)**:

- **Full Time, 37 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**

**Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.**

**What we are looking for**

We are looking for an experienced **Procurement Business Partner**to join our Procurement team. The successful person will share our **values**, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for a **Procurement Business Partner** to support a wide range of the councils service areas.

You will deliver expert commercial advice and guidance to ensure:

- effective procurement strategies are developed
- compliant procurements are undertaken
- procurements are in line with the councils Standing Orders, legislation and sustainable procurement good practice.

**About you**
- need to be able to evidence experience of delivering a range of procurement solutions working with multiple stakeholders
- have a strong work ethic
- possess good communication and report writing skills
- have an ability to challenge in an effective manner
- need to be able to work well independently, as a member of a team and be able to lead a team
- be an experienced professional, with a commitment to personal development.

**About us**

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

**Benefits of working for us**
- Great opportunities for learning and development.
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
- Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Wellbeing Support Program
- Employee Assist Program
- Health Care Options

For more information, visit our **Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org)** and view '**The best things about working for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (youtube)**'**to find out what our employees say about working for us.

**Our ways of working**

Work is what we do, not where we go We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

**For more information**

**Closing date**:5pm, 26 February 2025.**

**When applying, please ensure**:

- your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the Job Description/Person Specification (JDPS).

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.



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