Procurement Business Partner

Procurement Business Partner

Permanent, 37 hours per week

Cirencester/ Agile & Homeworking

GBP40,714 per annum

Do you have experience in the Public Commissioning and Procurement sector?

Publica is looking for a Procurement Business Partner to join our dynamic team. You will have a pivotal role in overseeing the entire procurement process from start to finish leading the delivery of compliant and complex processes.

As a Procurement Business Partner, you will support a variety of procurement activities for our partner organisations and clients to ensuring that UK Public Sector procurement rules are followed. You will also be supporting the Procurement Team to prepare for the forthcoming changes to the procurement regulations.

You will manage and monitor the compliance and contract performance, assisting with the rationalising of spending goals of e-procurement to achieve optimal value, efficiency, and cost reduction.

This is a replacement role covering the Cotswolds, famous for quintessentially English market towns and villages built from honey-coloured stone. With a range of gently rolling hills and the largest area of outstanding natural beauty in England making it a perfect base for walking and cycling, you will have this right on your doorstep. With our agile working ethos: you will be spoilt for choice.

For more information about the job specifications please see the attached job description.

You will need

• Experience of successfully leading on projects which has reflected in a positive change.
• Demonstrable ability in a procurement function involved in works, services and supplies covering a range of commodities.
• Degree level or equivalent
• You will hold MCIPS or you are currently studying towards it

Special conditions

• Ability to travel with use of a car
• BPSS

• This post designated as politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Politically restricted post holders are restricted from canvassing on behalf of a political party or for a person who is, or seeks to be, a candidate for election to a local authority, the House of Commons, or the European Parliament.

You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services. Publica is a unique place to work - we are a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.

What can we do for you

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
• 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
• Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
• Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
• Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
• Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
• Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It's important that we're a good fit for each other, so let us know what's important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd.

Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV.

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