Contracts and Procurement Senior Business Partner

**Job Title**: Contracts & Procurement Senior Business Partner
**Salary**: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
**Hours per week**: 35
**Location**: At IOSH, we embrace hybrid working because we believe it's the key to achieving work-life balance, strategic success and fostering our collaborative culture. You’ll be required to work from our head office in Wigston, Leicester a minimum of 2 days per week. The remainder of your working hours will be undertaken from home.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live, and to work in the UK.
**Closing date**: 24 October 2025
**Interview date**: w/c 03 November 2025
About the role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, we are recruiting for a dynamic Senior Business Partner, to join us at this exciting time, as we expand the Contracts and Procurement team.
The role will encompass all aspects of contracts & procurement work. You will draft, negotiate, administer and give advice on a wide variety of supplier and customer contracts acting in the best interests of IOSH, ensuring value for money via contract lift cycle and stakeholder partnering.
You will foster collaborative working relationships cross-functionally with stakeholders from across the organisation, ensuring the contracts and procurement service is responsive to business needs and proportionate to risk and spend.
You will be a strong, systems driven individual with experience of best practice within a contracts & procurement environment, ready to bring experience and new ideas to this developing function.
What you'll bring
A strong understanding of commercial contract law and contract management principles is a must, as is a commitment to keeping your knowledge up to date in this ever-evolving field. You will leverage your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, to foster strong collaborations with stakeholders, both internally and externally. Your organised and methodical approach to work will enable you to prioritise and meet deadlines whilst maintaining exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
With proven experience of working in a similar position, you will be highly proficient in working with the Microsoft Office Suite and confident in drafting and reviewing contractual terms and conditions.
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge and experience of defining and implementing procurement good practice.
- Knowledge and experience of commercial and research contractual arrangements and documentation.
- Knowledge and experience of contract management processes for both suppliers and customers.
- Experience of leading a contract negotiation and drafting the contract documents with both customers and suppliers.
- Experience of leading contract management meetings and performance managing providers.

What's in it for you?
We support our colleagues to bring their best selves to work, so they can deliver exceptional outcomes. We do this by offering a comprehensive benefits package, including:

- Hybrid working and flexibility to ensure a positive work-life balance
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service, with the option to buy more
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan covered by IOSH
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme, minimum of 3% employee contribution whilst IOSH contribute 5%
- Individual performance related pay scheme
- Up to five paid volunteering days per year
- Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your dependent's wellbeing

About us
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world’s Chartered body for safety and health professionals.
We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.
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