Procurement Business Partner

Mining Remediation Authority; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Mining Remediation Authority as a Procurement Business Partner. Help protect the environment by overseeing procurement projects focused on cleaning up areas affected by historic mining activities. This role requires experience in managing multiple procurement tasks while ensuring compliance with UK regulations. Your expertise will influence procurement strategies and contribute to impactful environmental projects.

Benefits

Pension scheme with 28.97% employer contribution

Values-based recognition scheme

Flexibility in working patterns

Generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days + public holidays

Parental leave policy with 26 weeks full pay

Support for professional qualifications

Employee Assistance Programme

Exclusive employee discounts

Annual health check and well-being contributions

On-site free parking and refreshments

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement management and compliance with UK legislation.
• Excellent communication skills with a track record of relationship building.
• Ability to influence procurement strategy.

Responsibilities

• Support Environmental Delivery team in executing procurement projects.
• Act as a procurement expert and advisor for operational teams.
• Ensure compliance with relevant procurement legislation and policies.

Skills

Experience of managing multiple procurement projects

Knowledge of Procurement regulations

Ability to deal with a varied workload

Job description

Are you looking for a role where your work helps protect the environment every day?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, purpose-driven public sector team where no two days are the same?

Are you ready to take ownership of complex, self-managed procurement projects that make a lasting impact?

If so, read on......

We're looking for a Procurement Business Partner who has ;

• Experience of managing and prioritising multiple procurement projects
• Knowledge of Procurement regulations and best practice
• The ability to deal with a varied and urgent workload
  
  

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You will support the work of our Environmental Delivery (Metal) Team who work to protect and clean up the environment that has been damaged by historic mining activity.

You will act as a Procurement expert and advisor for our operational teams who are delivering projects around the country, building and maintaining relationships with these teams and influencing procurement strategy and decision making

You will ensure compliance with European and UK legislation, Government and Mining Remediation Authority policy

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule

Application closing date: 23rd July 2025

Sifting date: 24th July 2025

Interviews: w/c 28th July 2025

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

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Our Benefits

• A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
• Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
• Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
• Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
• Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
• Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
• Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
• Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
• Unlock exclusive employee discounts
• Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
• Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
  
  

Working With Us

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 at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.

Who We Are

Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re 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 everyone and everything 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 emissions by 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.

Equality, Diversity And Inclusion

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.

We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with. What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively. That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details. If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference. By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know. You can get in touch by email at [e-mail] or give us a call on 01623 637000.