Senior Procurement Business Partner

To help make Liverpool City region the best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind

• Employer: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
• Location: No 1 Mann Island, Liverpool
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 35 hours per week.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 28/04/2025 at 23:59
• Reference: CS/25/310352

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority procurement team for a Senior Procurement Business Partner.

Reporting directly to the Procurement Manager, you will be extremely important to the future success and reputation of the Procurement Team and you will be expected to successfully demonstrate a number of key skills in terms of stakeholder relationships, service delivery, negotiation, leadership, management, commercial awareness and professionalism. Data driven decision making will be essential.

You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, management and advice on procurement issues across the organisation to ensure that the Combined Authority achieves value for money for its residents, supporting the local economy and securing positive social and environmental outcomes for the City Region.

You will be required to provide detailed analysis of procurement spend with external organisations and various categories of spend.

Develop expertise in specific portfolio areas within agreed categories to develop appropriate sourcing, pricing and assessment strategies.

Provide management reporting on Key Performance Indicators and other Management Information as appropriate.

Adhere to the performance management system to ensure their performance, and the performance of any staff they are managing, meets business objectives.

About the person

• Highly motivated and possess excellent communication, negotiation and IT skills.
• Ability to analyse procurement trends and financial data resulting in more informed business strategies.
• Is able to arrange or categorise planned spending to achieve maximum value for money including social value outcomes.
• Ability to manage a diverse workload to deadlines, work to agreed procedures and translate complex information clearly and concisely is essential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with external organisations/suppliers to negotiate the best possible outcomes.
• A good understanding of public procurement legislation, procurement approaches, techniques, processes, policy and strategy.
• Proven experience working within a procurement role in the public sector.
• An understanding of how procurement activity is organised, commercial awareness and procurement skills.
• Experience of contract and supplier performance management.
• Ability to provide direction and leadership to Procurement Team staff.
• Able to provide research and gather information for the procurement planning in line with policy of the Combined Authority.
• Ability to agree plans and ensure performance against milestones is managed pro-actively.

For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please ensure you refer to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Person Specification when completing your application as they are used to select candidates for interview.

About the organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation-led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days.
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service.
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms.
• Bike to Work Scheme.
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest-free learning loan for any non-job-related learning.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all candidates who met the essential criteria in the job description and who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, CV applications will only be accepted alongside a completed personal and monitoring information online application form.