Strategic Procurement Partner: Category & Contracts

Bradford College; West Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

West Yorkshire Pension Scheme 18%

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Bradford College is seeking a proactive Procurement Business Partner to lead end-to-end procurement across the organisation, develop category strategies and drive supplier performance in line with the Procurement Act 2023.

You will work with senior stakeholders, budget holders and project teams to deliver compliant, value-for-money procurement, social value and governance improvements. A strong focus on change, input to processes and continuous improvement will be essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent level of work experience.
• MCIPS is desirable but not essential.
• GCSE 4–9 or equivalent level 2 qualification in Maths, or prepared to pass tests before interview and achieve within timescale.

Responsibilities

• Lead category strategies for priority spend areas; complete market analysis, benchmarking and business cases; champion value for money, whole‑life costing and social value from the outset.
• Plan and run compliant tenders and framework call‑offs; coordinate evaluations and moderation; produce award recommendations and ensure full audit trail.
• Draft/agree contract terms incorporating KPIs, SLAs, performance remedies and exit plans; ensure agreements are signed and stored centrally; prevent auto‑renewals without review.
• Apply the College risk acceptance framework; maintain contract risk logs with mitigation actions; implement supplier tiering and schedule periodic reviews per tier; escalate material risks.
• Establish KPI/SLA baselines and dashboards; run monthly/quarterly reviews; drive corrective actions, service credits or improvement plans; publish metrics where required.
• Use the PCMS to maintain the digital contracts register, alerts and workflows; produce quarterly reports on KPI trends, risk exposure, contract changes and forward plans.
• Ensure adherence to Financial Regulations (including VAT‑inclusive thresholds), procurement legislation and SSJ/waiver processes; provide advice and training to stakeholders.

Skills

Procurement

Category strategies

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MCIPS desirable

GCSE Maths/English

Tools

Office Systems

Budget monitoring

Job description

Bradford College is seeking a proactive Procurement Business Partner to lead end-to-end procurement across the organisation, develop category strategies and drive supplier performance in line with the Procurement Act 2023.

You will work with senior stakeholders, budget holders and project teams to deliver compliant, value-for-money procurement, social value and governance improvements. A strong focus on change, input to processes and continuous improvement will be essential.