Procurement Business Partner

Job Description

Here at the Coal Authority, we have a fantastic opportunity for an Procurement Business Partnerto join our team.You will join us on a full-time, permanent basisand in return, you will receive a competitive salary of£38,835 - £43,150 per annum.Who we are: Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. Were united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping people and the environment safe from mine water pollution.We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissionsby 2050.We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.We embrace a hybrid working model, with an average 2 days a week attendance of our Mansfield office, based on activities and for regular team meetings.We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you atyour interview.With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important. There are a number of wonderful benefits that youll access being a part of our inclusive team including 27.5 days holiday (with an additional 6 daysflexi time), an option to work in a hybrid way, a great civil service pension scheme, generous gym membership contribution, and support for your professional membership.About the Procurement Business Partner: As ourProcurement Business Partner, you will be working flexibly with diverse customers, mainly our Digital /ICT team, but with varying stakeholders to lead and deliver procurement activities and strategies that support our core dutiesof enhancing the environment and protecting the communities in which we work.This is an exciting opportunity to join our Procurement team as we implement our new five year commercial strategy to improve the services we deliver for our customers. Our vision is to be a problem solving, easy to work with business partner that addsvalue and benefits through a considered risk approach to deliver the needs of the business.Our purpose is to be a professional and trusted business partner that is engaged with the business to drive the right commercial outcomes through proportional processes. Ensuring value is driven throughout the commercial lifecycle.About our Procurement Business Partner:

• Significant end-to-end procurement experience across a variety of categories within the public or private sector but particularly working with Digital / ICT stakeholders
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to quickly build rapport
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Good knowledge of UK procurement legislation
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills
• An innovative and flexible approachwere looking for someone who solves problems!
• A proven track record in delivering successful commercial projects
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• To manage and prioritise a high-volume workload, committed to the achievement of outcomes
• A professional qualification or progression towards the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.If you believe you are the right candidate for the role of ourProcurement Business Partner, then please click apply now! Wed love to hear from you.Closing date for the Procurement Business Partner:Sunday 3rd July 2022We would love to respond to all candidates, however due to the high volumes we receive, only candidates invited to interview will be contacted. Therefore, if you have not heard anything within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your applicationunsuccessful. We do encourage you to keep an eye on our website and see if there are any other roles that may be suitable for you.