Overview

Procurement Business Partner - Category Management

Job reference: PEPR00000D1SEE

Location: County Hall, Ruthin / Hybrid

Salary: Grade 10 (£42,839 - £47,181 per annum)

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 2nd October 2025

Role summary

Are you an enthusiastic and committed Procurement Professional who is passionate about public value, sustainability and working collaboratively to achieve the aims of the Council?

If so then becoming a Procurement Business Partner with Denbighshire & Flintshire Collaborative Procurement Service could be your next career move!

Procurement is evolving—especially with the new Procurement Act 2023 having come into force in 2025 and the Social Partnership & Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 coming into force in 2026. This is an exciting time to be part of a team that’s navigating transformation, embracing innovation, and supporting stakeholders through change.

Responsibilities

• The role of the Procurement Business Partner is to provide a clear point of contact and resource for service areas to support their procurement activity and help them improve their performance in relation to their procurement activity.
• Develop and maintain a detailed knowledge of at least one procurement category (e.g. construction, social care, housing etc.) and use this knowledge to support and improve procurement performance and achieve better value for money.
• Lead their own areas of work and support colleagues across service areas to deliver value for money procurement activity.
• Contribute across different service areas, whilst being part of a small team of dynamic and highly effective professionals supporting best practice procurement and ensuring legally compliant value for money.
• The post is hosted by Denbighshire County Council, but will provide a service for both Denbighshire and Flintshire Council’s.
• Appointment subject to satisfactory references.

What makes Denbighshire County Council a great place to work?

We believe the hard work and commitment of our staff should be properly rewarded, so we offer a range of benefits to help our employees achieve a work/life balance, develop in their career, and we support them in their work.

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays) rising with length of service to a total of 32 days
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Focus on Employee Wellbeing and access to EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
• Lifestyle Savings via DCC Rewards Direct (high street shopping, holidays, days out etc)
• Car salary sacrifice scheme and car leasing scheme
• Family friendly policies

How to Apply?

To apply for this exciting vacancy, please complete our online application form via the website, where you can also view the full job description and personal specification:

www.denbighshire.gov.uk/work-for-us

Please outline on your application form how you meet all the essential criteria for this position within your supporting statement.

Candidates must complete an application form on our website to be considered. We regret that we are unable to reply to all applications. If you have not received a reply within three weeks of the closing date, you must assume that you have not been short listed for interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.