Job Description
Role: Procurement Business Partner
Offer type: This is a permanent position
Salary: £41,500 - £56,500
Location: Remote
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NCS Trust is an equal opportunities employer, embracing diversity and inclusion. At NCS we respect and value differences in people and all hires are made on merit.
We particularly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from an ethnically diverse background, or people with disabilities, as these groups are currently underrepresented in our leadership.
We are committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace and are a signatory to the Race at Work Charter from Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network; and the Disability Confident Committed employer scheme.
Our Vision is to create a country of connected, confident and caring citizens where everyone feels at home.
Role specific purposes
The Procurement Business Partner will be an integral part of the Commercial team, reporting directly to the Procurement Lead. The role within this team will require an in-depth understanding of OJEU and Public Contracts Regulations and thorough knowledge of procurement processes both internally and outside of Government control.
Furthermore, all procurement and contractual work at the Trust will be managed in accordance with PCR15, Managing Public Money and OJEU, evaluating and exploring all contracts work. Liaising with other members of the Commercial team to ensure progressive assurance is carried out at predefined checkpoints in the procurement exercises.
Activity
- Act as Business Partner and lead the procurement activity holding accountability for the appropriate category and stakeholder.
- Build strong and critical relations with the Commercial team owning communication in and out appropriately for the team.
- Manage a specific category of procurement activity via the prescribed processes and pipeline.
- Carry out end to end procurement autonomously ensuring accurate data housekeeping for all contracts and procurement activities.
- Meet your area's senior managers regularly to develop the pipeline of procurements and allow ample time to design and build procurement strategies.
- Track activity within your pipeline of work and produce and present weekly reports as required to multiple stakeholders.
- Track all contracts within your category to highlight and act upon expiry dates proactively.
- Escalate procurement over £500,000 to the Procurement Lead.
- Ensure all activity is scrutinised and compliant to external and internal governance.
- Own and make decisions for
- Procurement routes to the value of £500,000
- Type of contract
- ITT content
- Which framework to use.
Specific role Skills and measures
- Developing and maintaining good working relationships with the wider business functions, demonstrating strong stakeholder management, whilst managing multiple complex and large categories.
- Ability to operate independently and communicate effectively, both internally, with technical staff, peers, and management as well as externally, with customers, regulators and others
- Capable of working with agile methods within a matrixed environment, adopting a solution lead proactive approach.
- Strong comprehension of programme technical performance metrics and financial status
- Working knowledge and understanding of, and experience in implementing Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Managing Public Money, PCR15 and MPM.
- Understanding of, and experience in government procedures.
- Clear understanding of procurement activity
- Excellent communication skills with proven ability to develop management briefings, reports and management information.
Measures of Success
- There are no lapsed or out of date contracts within the system.
- That agreed SLAs are met.
- Appropriate and agreed SLAs are defined within categories correctly to form the “Procurement Charter”
- That role skills and competencies are consistently applied.
Experience & Qualifications:
Essential:
- Tangible work experience in complex procurement roles
- Proven record of delivering procurement projects
- A Formal and related qualification
- MCIPS
- Knowledge & understanding of Public Contracts Regulations 2015, PCR15 and MPM.
- Knowledge and understanding of Managing Public Money and the different frameworks the government uses.
Desirable:
- Central and Sub Central Government exposure
Our benefits include:
- 28 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holiday entitlements.
- 5 Volunteer days
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/New parental (Subject to 1 year of service) pay
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- Access to a self-directed learning and development platform
- Access to a national discount platform, shared with one family member
- Discounted Eye Care
- Cycle to work scheme
Our benefits include
- 28 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holiday entitlements.
- 5 Volunteer days
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/New parental (Subject to 1 year of service) pay
- Life Assurance
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
- Access to a self-directed learning and development platform
- Access to a national discount platform, shared with one family member
- Discounted Eye Care
- Cycle to work scheme
- You can request flexible working after 26 weeks of employment
- Well being days
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