Procurement Business Partner

**Procurement Business Partner - Indirects & Cost Saving Programme**

**Permanent, Full-Time**

**Office location: ITV London**

**Closing Date: Midnight Monday 5th September**

**We are looking for a dynamic procurement or cost consulting professional who can lead strategic projects across our indirect spend categories and support delivery of our group wide cost saving priorities.**

**Why you should join us**

At ITV, we’re changing. We’re building a digital future that demands a different approach to delivering value through procurement. As part of this change, we’re building a team that will work in partnership with the business to support the delivery of our strategic projects, help solve our biggest problems and find new ways to deliver more value.

This is a great time to join a procurement function that has a vital role to play in helping achieve ITV’s strategic goals to transform and grow the business. This includes driving the delivery of our multi-year cost saving programme and making sure ITV gets the best value from the significant investments being made to digitally transform the business.

**What is the role**

This role reports to the Head of Procurement for Planning & Performance and work closely with the Head of Procurement for Indirects. You will focus on managing strategic spend across central indirect categories (Property, Facilities, Professional Services, Technology, etc.) as well as supporting key initiatives that contribute to our group cost saving programme which is led by our Director of Group Procurement.

We are looking for a Procurement Business Partner who can work across a broad range of cost and business areas, challenge the status quo and collaborate with senior stakeholders to achieve the best outcomes for ITV.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across the business with integrity and challenge, confidently balancing local business requirements with group priorities.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the business and strategic aims.
- Influence and collaborate, working like an internal consultant.
- Provide regular insight, analysis and expertise.

**Some key responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the business areas you partner, including their operational challenges and strategic priorities.
- Develop deep and trusted relationships with senior business stakeholders.
- Develop valuable insights for the business by analysing spend, market trends and business demand/behaviour.
- Work collaboratively with the business to develop strategies and plans that support ITV’s group savings targets and deliver long term value.
- Proactively help the business understand and solve complex problems by providing analytical support, structure problem solving methodologies and developing options based on leading practices and innovations, focusing on reducing the total cost of ownership.
- Help build and manage a multi-year pipeline of projects that deliver material value for ITV and align with strategic priorities.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to influence and challenge to meet capability/service, cost, and business objectives.
- Lead the procurement element of key projects including developing innovative sourcing strategies, running competitive tender processes, evaluating responses, negotiating and supporting contracting.
- Manage overall supplier relationships in partnership with the business, including governance, performancing reporting, continuous improvement and capability development.
- Work closely with Finance to identify, forecast, agree and validate savings.
- Support the identification, mitigation and monitoring of key third party risks, including ensuring ITV’s Social Purpose standards and targets are achieved.
- Proactively support the continuous improvement of Procurement’s processes and capabilities.

**To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate the following skills**:
**Minimum role criteria**:

- A background within consulting and/or procurement with relevant category experience.
- A strong track record developing and executing market-leading sourcing strategies and projects.
- Demonstrable experience developing positive working relationships and influencing senior stakeholders.

**The Key role criteria is as follows**:

- Track record of successfully leading and collaborating with cross-functional teams in the delivery of high profile procurement projects.
- Analytical with an ability to use a broad range of perspectives and data points to create insights and innovative solutions.
- Ability to understand strategic business objectives and determine what Procurement support is required
- Focused on customer needs with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Thrives in a fast paced environment, can manage competing priorities and can work in an agile way.
- Resilient, quick learner, can manage ambiguity and adapt swifty to change or failure

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