Procurement Business Partner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading the delivery of the Trust's procurement strategy, ensuring compliance with regulations and achieving cost improvement targets. The successful candidate will manage high-quality procurement services, build relationships with stakeholders, and lead strategic sourcing and supplier management. They will also monitor performance, provide specialist advice, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives. The position requires experience in public sector tendering and strong negotiation skills.
Essential criteria
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in a commercial based subject
- Registered full membership of the chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent experience or working towards the qualification
- Project management (Prince 2 Practitioner).
- Knowledge of Public procurement processes and regulations
- Knowledge of contract law
- Knowledge of purchase to pay systems and other e-procurement tools.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing Professional development
- Knowledge of the Carter Report in to efficiencies within the NHS
- Worked within a procurement environment
- Developed procurements that comply with EU Procurement law
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Managing complex procurement projects including business case, options appraisal, tender documentation, tender evaluation and contract award processes
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
- Experience of managing risks and reporting
- Supplier Relationship Management, including supplier performance, continuous improvement and management of supplier expectations
- Customer Relationship Management, support to internal clients and delivery of agreed outcomes
- Experience of consistently delivering savings and benefits targets
- Demonstrable Market Analysis to support project decisions business case and options
- Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection Act
- Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
- Spend analysis and development of workstreams with identified priorities
- Experience of using e-procurement tools including e-tendering, e-sourcing and reverse auctions
- Experience of creating and managing e-catalogues to facilitate corporate discipline within procurement activity
- Experience of interacting with senior executives, providing advice and guidance on procurement issues
- People management skills, able to resolve issues in a positive and productive manner
- Excellent negotiation skills, ability to deliver commercial advantage for the Trust, and resolve contractual disputes in an advantageous manner
- Excellent Commercial awareness, able to spot opportunities and ensure these are exploited to the benefit of the Trust
- Excellent IT skills able to use Microsoft office products to a good standard
- Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to engage at all levels within the Trust
- Ability to use some informed persuasion to influence others
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues, create some solutions to projects and service delivery
- Excellent time management skills able to identify priorities and ability to delegate effectively
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Excellent knowledge of contract law and ability to influence contract documentation to minimize risk for the Trust
- Knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations and experience of managing procurement projects within closely defined processes
- Interpreting national policy for implementation
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Personal and people development
- Positive and enthusiastic approach
- Inclusive Team focused supportive approach
- Desire to learn, seeks continuous improvement
- Leads by example and inspires others to achieve
- Communication
- Excellent written and oral communication Skills , able to engage at all levels within the Trust
- Ability to use visual communication tools such as Microsoft Office Applications
- Qualifications and knowledge
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in a commercial based subject
- Registered full membership of the chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent experience or working towards the qualification
- Project management (Prince 2 Practitioner).
- Knowledge of Public procurement processes and regulations
- Knowledge of contract law
- Knowledge of purchase to pay systems and other e-procurement tools.
- Evidence of continuing Professional development
- Knowledge of the Carter Report in to efficiencies within the NHS
- Worked within a procurement environment
- Developed procurements that comply with EU Procurement law
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Managing complex procurement projects including business case, options ap
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement Business Partner
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
Senior Procurement Business PartnerDepartment Procurement DepartmentBand 7 £49,387 - £56,515 per annumHours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to join our Procurement team in delivering a high-quality procurement service to the Trust. The successful candidate will have experience of conducting tendering processes within a public sector organisation and therefore have good knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.You will be a skilled negotiator, able to influence and manage internal customer expectations as well as maintaining good supplier relationships. You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, be results focussed with a track record of savings and benefits delivery. To find out more about this exciting opportunity please contact [contact details removed] - Head of Procurement by email [email removed]
Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
Interview date :20 October 2026
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