Procurement Business Partner

Are you ready to take the next step in your procurement career and make a real difference to the communities we serve?

At West Northamptonshire Council, we're looking for an experienced and ambitious procurement professional to play a central role in shaping how we deliver high quality, value for money services across the Council for our residents and communities. This is an exciting opportunity to join our forward-thinking central procurement and finance team, where you'll help shape strategy, provide expert advice and deliver end to end procurement services that directly support our corporate plan.

As a senior manager within the procurement team you will;

• Support the delivery ofa complex and varied procurement pipeline, balancing strategic priorities with operational delivery.
• Be an experience team leader, motivating and inspiring a team of 4 procurement professionals, including supporting professional development across the team.
• Be a trusted adviser tokeyservicestakeholders,influencing decisions and supporting major programmes across Council services.
• Ensuring robust governance, compliance, and risk management processes are adhered to incorporating the latest changes in policy and legislation.
• Focus on driving process development, including opportunities to innovate and add value.
• Champion our business partner model, raising the profile of procurement and ensuring best practice is consistently applied across the organisation

As procurement business partner you will be;

• Full MCIPS membership
• Able to demonstrate a successful track record and experience in managing high value complex procurement processes.
• Have extensive working knowledge of public sector procurement regulations both PA23 and PCR 2015.
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills along with team management experience with expertise in supporting and driving team development.
• Able to develop and build relations across the organisation with key stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to provide clear advice and support for complex processes.

If you are ambitious and enthusiastic with sound commercial acumen along with public sector procurement expertise and knowledge we want to hear from you.

In return, you'll join a collaborative and supportive environment, where you'll have the autonomy to shape the way we work, the visibility to influence at the highest levels, and the support to continue developing your career.

About us

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner