Procurement Business Partner

Orbit Group; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Orbit Group as a Procurement Business Partner to drive value through effective procurement strategies. This role requires developing strong stakeholder relationships and expertise in public procurement, driving improvements while supporting our commitment to affordable housing. Help us invest in communities and thrive together.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Training programmes and professional qualifications

Access to renowned business schools

Wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• CIPS level 4 or 5 or equivalent.
• Procurement experience to a similar level.
• Good negotiation skills and confident dealing with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders to support procurement objectives.
• Lead on tendering and reviewing suppliers.
• Monitor adherence to purchasing policies.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Public Procurement Policy Understanding

Procurement Experience

Team Culture Fostering

Education

CIPS Level 4 or 5

Job description

We re building thriving communities as one of the UK s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

12 month contract

The purpose of procurement is to obtain competitive prices for supplies, delivering the most value for money for the organisation throughout the procurement lifecycle. This must be done within the applicable legislative framework

To operate as a dedicated business partner to designated business units. This places the business partner as an interface between procurement and the wider business. The business partner role works closely with internal stakeholders to bring together purchasing needs, influence behaviours and deliver value to the enterprise. The business partner is recognised as a source of procurement expertise and acts as a change agent in implementing new commercial models and processes.

This role is part of Finance where you'll help us to invest more back into communities and design for strength.

What you'll achieve

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to support delivery of Procurement objectives and Orbit s 2030 Strategy.
• Liaise closely with business units in determining their priorities, requirements and challenges
• Support procurement team in defining and contextualise strategic and category strategies as they apply to business units
• Work with procurement leadership teams to identify and execute on process improvements, as well as measuring performance.
• Monitor adherence to purchasing policies and procedures to ensure purchasing standards are upheld
• Lead on tendering and reviewing existing suppliers. Aligns with risk and financial teams to ensure agreed processes are being followed
• Identify, and supports the mitigation of supply assurance issues and risks as they apply to business units
• Coordinate relevant data management activities, defining and implementing stewardship strategies with stakeholders such as internal data teams, finance and IT

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• CIPS level 4 or 5 working towards next level or equivalent
• Understanding of Public Procurement policy
• Good negotiation skills and very confident in dealing with suppliers and customers
• Procurement experience to a similar level
• Fosters a healthy team culture and inspires and motivates colleagues to achieve high performance

Desirable skills

• Experience of operating in a Social Housing environment, ideally within outsourced property operations supply chain
• Experience of Construction Category
• Lean practitioner/ Six Sigma or similar.

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you re a student, graduate or experienced professional we ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We re proud to make a difference to people together. We re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.