Senior Procurement Business Partner (Property & Development)

Aster Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing programme

Career development

Pension & life cover

Volunteer hours

Perks & discounts

Enhanced leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Aster Group is seeking a Senior Procurement Business Partner (Property & Development) to lead procurement strategy across property, asset management and development, delivering value-for-money and social value outcomes for customers and communities.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, drive category strategies, lead end-to-end tendering and governance, and manage a team of three in a hybrid role with travel within the operating region.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in a senior procurement role, ideally in property, asset management, construction, development, housing or related sector.
• Degree-level education or equivalent professional qualification, MCIPS preferred or working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and leadership teams to deliver procurement strategies aligned with priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams to maximise commercial value and support operational targets.
• Analyse spend, market opportunities and risks to develop a robust procurement pipeline.
• Design and deliver procurement and category strategies for property, asset and development spend.
• Lead end-to-end tendering and procurement activities with governance and compliance.
• Drive value-for-money initiatives incorporating ESG and social value considerations.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Project management

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification (MCIPS preferred)

Tools

Contract management systems

Procurement software

Job description

Salary: £72,000 depending on experience

Location: Flexible - able to travel within our operating region

Hours: 37 hours per week

Help shape the future of procurement at Aster Group

Are you an experienced procurement leader looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Do you thrive on building strategic partnerships, delivering commercial value, and influencing major business decisions?

At Aster Group, we're looking for a Senior Procurement Business Partner (Property & Development) to play a pivotal role in driving procurement excellence across our property, asset management, and development activities. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of our procurement function while supporting the delivery of high-quality homes and services to our customers.

The Opportunity

As a trusted business partner, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders across Property Services, Property Investment, Development, Regulated Delivery and other key directorates. You'll lead strategic procurement initiatives, develop innovative sourcing strategies, and ensure our procurement activities deliver outstanding value for money, strong governance, and meaningful social value outcomes.

You'll have the opportunity to influence significant investment decisions, lead complex procurement projects, and support the development of a modern, commercial, and customer-focused procurement service.

As a business partner, your role will include:

• Partnering with operational and leadership teams across the business to deliver procurement strategies aligned with organisational priorities.
• Leading cross-functional teams to maximise commercial value and support delivery of operational targets.
• Analysing spend, market opportunities, and risks to develop a robust procurement pipeline.
• Designing and delivering procurement and category strategies across property, asset, and development spend areas.
• Leading end-to-end tendering and procurement exercises, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and best practice.
• Driving value for money initiatives, incorporating ESG, sustainability, and social value considerations into procurement decisions.
• Leading a team of three, coaching, mentoring, and developing the team, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

About you

You will be an accomplished procurement professional who combines strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills.

You'll bring:

• At least five years' experience in a senior procurement role, ideally within property, asset management, construction, development, housing, or a related sector.You will have a degree-level education or an equivalent professional qualification, ideally MCIPS or working towards it.
• A proven track record of delivering complex procurement projects and achieving measurable commercial outcomes.
• Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience developing procurement, category, and sourcing strategies that balance value, quality, risk, and compliance.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation, communication, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities.Experience leading, managing, and developing procurement professionals.
• Demonstrable knowledge of UK public sector procurement regulations and associated legislation.
• Experience using procurement and contract management systems and a confidence in adapting to new technologies.

This is a hybrid role, enabling you to base yourself from home. There will be the need to travel within our operating region to attend working together days and meet with stakeholders, so the ability to travel is a must.

Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London.

Why Join Aster?

At Aster, procurement is a strategic function that plays a critical role in helping us deliver on our purpose. You'll join a collaborative and forward-thinking organisation where your expertise will influence major programmes of work and help create lasting value for our customers, communities, and colleagues.

What’s in it for me

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• Flexible working – whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs
• A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

All offers of employment are subject to the successful candidate providing proof of their right to work in the UK. Aster Group and its subsidiary brands do not hold a sponsor licence and are therefore unable to provide visa sponsorship.

Download Documents

• The Aster Way Culture Handbook
• Senior Procurement Business Partner (Property and Development) Role Profile.pdf