Senior Procurement Business Partner

Medigold Health; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Pension Scheme

Access to health benefits portal

Job summary

A healthcare services provider is seeking a Senior Procurement Business Partner in Northampton. You will lead strategic procurement initiatives, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with procurement policies. Ideal candidates will have experience in procurement leadership and a strong background in supplier management. This role offers a hybrid working environment and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a procurement or purchasing team.
• Knowledge of contracts, invoicing, negotiation, and procurement projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape strategic procurement across the organisation.
• Collaborate with teams to align procurement with business goals.
• Promote sustainable procurement practices across the supply chain.

Skills

Supplier management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Time management

Education

MCIPS Certification

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

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Job Details

Job Title: Senior Procurement Business Partner

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Location: Hybrid to Northampton, NN4 7BF

Salary: Up to £80,000 per annum

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Procurement Business Partner, lead and shape strategic procurement across the organisation.
• Lead sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, and complex contract negotiations to ensure value for money, compliance, and commercial effectiveness.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align procurement with wider business goals, using data and market insight to inform decisions, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.
• Promote sustainable and ethical procurement practices across the supply chain, ensuring suppliers meet standards and support ESG commitments.
• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team, embed best practices, and ensure procurement supports wider business objectives.

Key Objectives and Areas

• Strategic Procurement Leadership: Develop and execute forward-looking procurement strategies aligned with long-term goals, financial targets, and operational priorities.
• Operational Excellence & Supply Chain Management: Oversee end-to-end supply chain, governance, compliance, and consistency across procurement policies, procedures, and systems.
• Supplier & Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate procurement-related risks; manage supplier relationships and contract templates; ensure policy compliance (e.g., OneTrust).
• Market Intelligence & Innovation: Monitor market dynamics, identify new suppliers and services, and work with external procurement consultants when needed.
• Data & Insights: Use procurement analytics to deliver spend, supplier performance, and risk insights; maintain dashboards and reports for data-driven decisions.
• People Development: Coach and develop the procurement team with clear objectives and professional growth opportunities.
• Transformation & Continuous Improvement: Lead procurement transformation, promote agile ways of working, and resolve supply issues with strategic foresight.
• ESG-Focused: Embed ESG principles in sourcing, drive sustainable procurement, and score suppliers on ESG performance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a procurement or purchasing team with significant supplier management experience.
• Knowledge of contracts, invoicing, negotiation, and delivering procurement projects.
• Time & diary management; able to work in a hybrid environment and manage a remote team.
• Demonstrated ability to manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• MCIPS (Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply).
• Experience of managing teams.

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience of healthcare purchasing or procurement.

Company Benefits

• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Pension Scheme
• Access to Company benefits and discount portal
• Access to a Health Cash Plan
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to confidential Employee Assistance programme
• Interactive mental health and wellbeing app