Procurement Business Partner
London, Glasgow, Cardiff
12 month Contract - £550 a day
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Morgan Hunt are delighted to support a public sector organisation as they look to welcome a Procurement Business Partner for a 12 months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partnered with senior leadership to develop and maintain multi-year procurement pipelines, aligning commercial activity with organisational priorities, budgets, and strategic objectives.
- Delivered expert procurement and commercial advice, ensuring compliance with UK public sector procurement regulations, governance requirements, and value-for-money principles across complex procurements.
- Managed end-to-end procurement activity, including tendering, contract awards, spend forecasting, contract registers, and commercial reporting to support informed decision-making.
- Led contract governance and supplier performance management, facilitating governance meetings, monitoring contract delivery, mitigating risks, and driving continuous improvement.
- Supported the implementation and enhancement of commercial systems, supplier relationship management, and contract management frameworks to strengthen procurement capability and compliance.
- Influenced and collaborated with senior stakeholders, finance, risk, and business planning teams to deliver integrated commercial solutions and embed consistent procurement best practice across the organisation.
- Conducted commercial and financial analysis to identify procurement risks, improve efficiency, and deliver value-for-money outcomes while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
- Provided leadership, coaching, and procurement guidance to colleagues and business stakeholders, promoting commercial awareness, contract management best practice, and continuous professional development.
Experience:
- Extensive public sector procurement experience, independently leading end-to-end tendering exercises and applying Government Commercial standards, procurement best practice, and professional services procurement expertise.
- Strong commercial capability, working autonomously to deliver procurement outcomes while collaborating effectively with stakeholders to develop innovative, value-for-money solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Proven experience in contract and supplier relationship management, providing expert guidance to business stakeholders and supporting effective contract governance throughout the contract lifecycle.
- CIPS Level 4 qualified (or working towards full membership) with over six years' experience delivering complex procurement activities independently in a regulated public sector environment.
Please apply if interested or contact Emma Ritchie on 07488885327 or at emma.ritchie@morganhunt.com
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and permanent recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.