Senior Procurement Business Partner
Salary: upto 70k + benefits
Location: Oxford - hybrid working, 3 days per week in office
Type: Permanent|Fulltime
We're looking for a professional with indirect Procurement experience for a Senior Procurement Business Partnerrole (Corporate/Professional services category) to play a key role in delivering commercial excellence across a world-class fast-paced engineering organisation.
If you're ambitious, ready to take ownership, influence key decisions and help drive commercial success, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today for a chat.
What you'll be doing:
- Category Management- Oversee the procurement process across Indirect Procurement
- Leading indirect procurement activity across multiple spend categories within the indirect space (Corporate/Professional services category).
- Developing sourcing strategies that reduce cost, improve supplier performance and manage risk.
- Supplier Relationship Management, building and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, negotiating and managing supplier contracts to maximise value.
- Partnering with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver commercially effective solutions, promoting the value of the Procurement function to the wider business.
- Measure savings and support informed decision-making.
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience in indirect procurement
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Experience managing suppliers and commercial contracts.
- A proactive, commercially minded approach with excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities and comfortable working in an evolving/growing procurement function.
You'll partner with stakeholders across corporate category and other business functions, developing sourcing strategies, negotiating high-value contracts, and building strong supplier relationships that deliver measurable value. This is an opportunity to step into a visible, business-facing role where your commercial expertise, negotiation skills and ability to influence will directly shape business performance.
Why join?
You'll become part of an innovative, collaborative organisation where pace, performance and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside a competitive salary and excellent benefits, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine commercial impact while developing your career in a challenging and rewarding environment.
*** applicants must be based in the UK to commit to hybrid working requirement and hold current/valid UK RTW***
Senior Procurement Business Partner employer: 1st Executive Ltd Careers
As a leading employer in the procurement sector, we offer a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our hybrid working model allows for flexibility while maintaining strong team connections, and we are committed to employee growth through continuous professional development opportunities. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values strategic thinking and empowers you to make impactful decisions in a complex procurement landscape.
