Interim Procurement Business Partner

An interim procurement business partner is required to join a Local Authority in the Northwest. My client is looking for an experienced Local Authority, Procurement Specialist to add value in a 6-month contract.

As the Interim Procurement Business Partner, you will work within a small team which comprises the Procurement Business Partner and the Procurement Assistant. You will report to the Head of Finance & Procurement supporting them with the organisation's procurement service contributing to strategic procurement objectives alongside other duties below:

Key responsibilities of the Interim Procurement Business Partner:

• Providing a strategic, efficient and flexible procurement service which will deliver optimum value for money, cost savings and best quality of service
• Delivering High/ Medium/ Spend risk procurement activity
• Assisting and assuring that all audit queries are dealt with effectively and ensure that agreed audit recommendations are implemented within agreed timescales
• Ensuring compliance to all policy and procedures relating to procurement activity, including key legalisations

Required skills and experience of the Interim Procurement Business Partner

• Extensive experience of working within public sector procurement
• Experience in negotiating and achieving best value from contracts
• Contract management experience
• Ability to manage, identify and mitigate risks
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational and time management skills with ability to meet tight deadlines

This is a rewarding career opportunity to join a well-respected and ever-growing public sector organisation with some fantastic benefits:

• Hybrid-working
• Supportive Leadership
• Attractive day rate

If you believe you have the necessary skills and experience for the Procurement Business Partner role, please apply now, or contact Abigail Day Sellick Partnership.

We will be reviewing CVs on a daily basis and shortlisted candidates will be contacted in due course.

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Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.