Senior Procurement Business Partner

Contract Type:Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week(agile working)

Closing date: 19thJan 2026

Interview date:TBC sometime shortly after the closing day

Interview location: in person venue TBA

Our organisation is all about people the people who live in our homes the communities we serve and those we work surprise that we recruit for attitude and behaviour which are central to us building relationships and delivering great experiences for these employ colleagues who are passionate about making a difference who will take responsibility to get things done.

As a not-for-profit housing association providing affordable homes and services to more than 20000 people across Greater Manchester. We have a strong social purpose and make it our mission to enable people to live well in their homeand community.

Are you a natural negotiator andkey influencer withsuppliers and contractors and driven by a passion for value for money

Do you want to be at the centre of the delivery of our category management approach and get a deeper understanding or the marketand supply chain and obtain great goods and services in everything that weprocure

If so this is the role for you the post will work in collaborationwith colleagues and managers and will have strong links with the Finance Risk & Assurance teams with a trusted business partner approach.

In this role you willbe responsible for:

• Providing pro-active procurement advice and support colleagues and contract managers based on a sound understanding of the relevant business area and support the wider Procurement team in achieving this.

• Managing the tender and evaluation processes ensuring compliance with all legal requirementsand external and internal regulations

• Assistingin ensuring compliance with financialregulations procurement and contract management policies and procedures

• Playing a key role to support the delivery of the Procurement Strategy and3-year Procurement Plan.

We need someone who have:

• A clear understanding of procurement legislationregulationsand procedures.

• A sound knowledge of procurement frameworks.

• Experience inprovidingexpert advicesupportand challenge in all aspects of procurement and contract management

• Relevant professional qualification such as CIPS (desirable and willing to work towards)

• IT and excel literate

• Ability to co-ordinate workloads under pressure

• An ability to create strong working relationships with the ability to work across different projects and teams

• Experience of working in the public sector procurement preferably housing is desired but not essential

Everyoneswelcome here. Our culture is inclusive and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work so that they feel at home with us. And we trust and support people to do their best in a role that is fulfilling and rewarding because we know that this helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and our colleagues.

If you want to be part of our team and helpusmake a differencewedlove to hear from you.

INDMED

Irwell Valley Homes is a housing association providing affordable homes and services to over 16000 people across Greater Manchester and employing over 280 colleagues.

We are a charitable registered provider of social housing and offer homes mainly for social rent with a small number for affordable rent market rent and shared ownership. We also provide homes with support for people with dementia mental health issues learning and physical disabilities those who have been made homeless and people affected by domestic abuse.

As well as providing homes wedeliver services and support to customers and work in partnership with specialist organisations to help them sustain their tenancies and get on in life. And we engage with customers to shape services and review our effectiveness.