Senior Procurement Business Partner – Social Care
Salary: £55,585 – £59,163 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Hybrid – expected to attend the office as required (once per week)
Category: People including ASC, Children’s Social Care
Management Responsibility: 1 Category Manager & 1 Procurement Officer
Contract Type: Permanent


Benefits:
*Annual leave allowance of 25 days + statutory holidays, rising with length of service
*Generous family-friendly policies and practices
*Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) including life insurance
*Access to retail discounts and employee perks
*Hybrid working arrangement with the ability to work from home
*£250 one-off hybrid worker support payment
*Option to work abroad for up to a month per year


About the Role:
*The Procurement Team provides a strategic and professional service that ensures the organisation achieves value for money in sourcing third-party goods, works, and services. The team also manages procurement risks, drives best practice, and ensures compliance with organisational policies and procurement regulations
*We are seeking a Senior Procurement Business Partner to lead the delivery of high-risk and strategically important procurements across the organisation. This is a senior, visible role, working closely with senior leaders to shape procurement strategy, influence decision-making, and provide trusted commercial advice
*You will act as a key business partner, providing insight, challenge, and support to ensure that procurement activity is compliant, efficient, and aligned to corporate priorities. You will play an integral role in embedding the new Procurement Act 2023, ensuring practices are modern, transparent, and outcome-focused


Key Responsibilities:
*Lead complex, high-value procurement projects from business case to contract award, ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and internal governance
*Provide strategic commercial advice to senior leaders and elected members
*Partner with directorates as a "critical friend" to review procurement pipelines, challenge strategies, and identify improvement opportunities
*Support development and implementation of overarching procurement strategy, policies, and procedures
*Oversee the full procurement lifecycle, including needs analysis, market engagement, tendering, evaluation, and award
*Champion best practice, coaching and mentoring colleagues to build commercial capability
*Lead market analysis and engagement to identify innovation, value, and supplier resilience opportunities
*Promote social value, sustainability, and environmental considerations in procurement activity
*Ensure governance, probity, and transparency, maintaining robust controls and audit trails
*Manage and develop a team of procurement professionals, fostering continuous improvement and innovation


Requirements:
*CIPS Level 6 qualified with substantial experience leading complex procurements in a regulated public sector environment
*Strong understanding of the Procurement Act 2023, PCR 2015, and the Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
*Proven track record delivering strategic commercial outcomes and managing risk in large, multi-year contracts
*Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence senior leaders
*Experience developing and leading multi-disciplinary teams
*Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to translate data and market intelligence into actionable insight
*Resilient, proactive, and able to deliver in a politically sensitive environment
If this is a role that you are interested in supporting please do apply.