Hays
Procurement Business Partner
Requirements
Requires significant public sector procurement experience, strong knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and UK regulations, and a track record leading complex, high-value sourcing projects. Candidates should bring category and contract management expertise, commercial and analytical skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver measurable savings.
Job Description
Your new company
Are you an experienced procurement professional with a proven track record of delivering public sector procurement projects, leading strategic sourcing activities and driving commercial value through compliant procurement practices?We are supporting a large public sector organisation seeking an experienced Interim Procurement Business Partner to provide strategic procurement leadership across a diverse portfolio of goods, services and capital projects. This is a high profile role where you will work closely with senior stakeholders, influencing decision making and delivering commercial outcomes that support organisational objectives, financial sustainability and service improvement.
Your new role
As a trusted procurement advisor, you will act as the key interface between procurement and operational stakeholders, leading end-to-end procurement activity, developing category strategies and ensuring full compliance with UK public procurement legislation and governance requirements. You will lead complex procurement programmes, support organisational change initiatives, identify opportunities for efficiencies and savings, and deliver sustainable commercial solutions that drive value for money.
- Lead complex end-to-end procurement and tendering activities across a broad range of spend categories.
- Develop and implement category, sourcing and procurement strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
- Deliver compliant procurement exercises in accordance with UK public procurement legislation and associated governance frameworks.
- Provide expert procurement and commercial advice to senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Support the development of specifications, evaluation methodologies and contract award recommendations.
- Lead supplier engagement, market analysis and commercial negotiations.
- Deliver savings, cost improvement initiatives and value creation programmes.
- Produce business cases, options appraisals, procurement reports and board-level papers.
- Undertake commercial, financial and risk analysis to support procurement decisions.
- Drive contract management, supplier performance management and continuous improvement activities.
- Lead and influence multidisciplinary project teams to deliver procurement outcomes.
- Ensure robust audit trails, governance and procurement controls are maintained throughout procurement projects.
What you'll need to succeed
We are particularly keen to hear from interim professionals who can demonstrate:
- Significant public sector procurement experience.
- Strong knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023 and wider UK public procurement regulations.
- Extensive experience leading complex tendering and sourcing exercises.
- Proven category management and strategic sourcing expertise.
- Strong contract management and supplier relationship management experience.
- Experience managing high value and high-risk procurement projects.
- Ability to deliver measurable savings, efficiencies and commercial benefits.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and business partnering capability.
- Experience presenting recommendations and procurement strategies to senior leadership teams.
- Excellent commercial acumen, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Strong spend analysis, business case development and procurement reporting skills.
What you'll get in return
- The assignment will run through to March 202
- This position offers a hybrid role, with 2 days in the office each week.
- Competitive day rate on offer
- Choice of Umbrella or the relative PAYE pay methods available to you.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
CIPS, MCIPS, Procurement, Commercial, Tendering, Frameworks, Public Sector
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About Hays
At Hays, we believe that the right job can transform a person's life - and the right person can transform a business. From career‑defining opportunities to complex workforce strategies, we connect ambition with opportunity - helping people and organisations reimagine what’s possible. Every year we place over 200,000 professionals into new roles. Whether it’s a permanent role or a temporary contract, our specialist consultants provide tailored advice and market intelligence to accelerate careers, from emerging talent to executive leadership. For organisations, our expert teams build recruitment and workforce solutions shaped by real-time market insights, local expertise and the scale of a world leading specialist in white collar hiring. With operations in 30 countries, over 200 offices and 9,500 colleagues worldwide, we fill around 1,000 roles every working day. The future of work isn’t something we’re waiting for. We’re creating it every day.