Procurement Business Partner

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bracknell Forest to assist with the appointment of a Procurement Business Partner on a 3-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 440.45 - 548.00 per day

Responsibilities:

• Lead teams to develop and new contracts delivering clear service improvements and real cash savings including assessment of current needs and expenditure assessment of markets and early engagement with markets. Maintenance of external networks to identify collaborative procurements or innovative approaches.
• Advise senior managers on all procurement and contract management issues; build strong and positive relationships across the Council and champion a quality and performance related culture to ensure service delivery is effective and responds to identified needs and the Council can deliver its key objectives.
• Advise senior managers and DMTs in developing long term procurement and commissioning strategies and approaches for their contracts and services in order to achieve the best balance of outcomes Council objectives and cost.
• Champion a proactive long-term approach to procurement and
  commissioning influencing senior managers to adopt this approach. Support senior managers in service design contract development and strategic planning.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation particularly the Procurement Act 2023 GDPR and Freedom of Information and the Councils Contract Standing Orders.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or equivalent relevant qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Educated to A Level (or equivalent)
• GCSE (or equivalent) in Mathematics and English
• Excellent computer skills to include Microsoft Word and Excel
• Advanced knowledge and experience of e-tendering and procurement systems

Experience Required:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and influencing senior managers
• Demonstrable experience of producing complex tender documentation and using financial/analytical tools to evaluate tenders
• Previous public sector procurement experience particularly services
• Experience in applying an understanding of market conditions to shape procurement exercises to ensure best value is achieved

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills - confident and able to persuade but remain approachable to internal customers
• Enthusiastic team player with the ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to manage conflicting and competing priorities effectively
• Strong literacy and numeracy skills
• Analytical skills with attention to detail
• Good planning and organisational skills

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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