Procurement Business Partner

Job Description

Procurement Business PartnerSalary: £37,580 - £44,210 per annumLocation: Flexible with occasional travel when needed to Birmingham/London OfficeContract: PermanentHours: Full timeAs the General Dental Council (GDC) sets out a new ambitious corporate strategy to further prevent patient harm, it is vital we are able to procure the services and resources needed to achieve our aims. We are therefore expanding our procurement team, presentingexciting new opportunities including the role of Procurement Business Partner.As a Procurement Business Partner, you will ensure the General Dental Council obtains the best value for money in its procurement activities while adhering to policy and legal requirements. You will be responsible for managing procurement processes, negotiatingand monitoring contracts, identifying efficiency savings, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. You will collaborate closely with other teams within GDC, such as Finance, Information Technology, Information Governance, People Services, andLegal to provide expertise in procurement and specialist support to ensure the effective delivery of procurement activities and projects.About you:You will have a business partnering approach to procurement with a strong customer focus. Your application will need to evidence experience of successfully achieving targets and objectives, along with demonstrable knowledge of best practice developmentsin procurement and sourcing, and knowledge of current procurement law and compliance.About us:Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals fitnessto practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.Equality and diversity are not just words, they are what makes our teams strong and able to deliver. We want to be champions of diversity and to have a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everybody has the chance to contribute and to share what is importantto them.BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits including Discounted Gym Membership, Group Income Protection, Season Ticket Loan, Staff Discounts, Cycle to Work and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.For more information about the recruitment process, or to request information in a different format, please contact John Lavictoire, Director at Seymour John Public Services.If you would like to review the job application pack and apply, please follow the links, and send your CV and accompanying letter of application by 12noon on Friday 31st March 2023.Any third-party applications will automatically be passed onto our Retained Executive Search Consultants at Seymour John Public Services.Closing date: 31 March 2023.Interviews: W/C 17 April 2023.The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

Keyskills :
Contract ManagementPoliciesProcurementInformation Governance