Procurement Business Partner in Bolton

You’ll provide expertise and advice to the business across all aspects of procurement activity and engagement whilst bringing detailed information back to the Procurement team around business strategies and objectives. Your communication and collaboration with the business helps build procurement’s reputation as a trusted, expert partner. Building deep relationships with key stakeholders to drive robust engagement plans is key. Creating regular touchpoints and processes that ensure early visibility of procurement demands from the business and provide the ability for the category teams to engage early on sourcing strategy and approaches is fundamental to the success of the role.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a repeatable demand planning process, capturing all change, BAU, and renewal demands for current and upcoming financial years.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand needs and strategic goals, fostering procurement collaboration.
• Create stakeholder engagement plans to align business and procurement processes with mutual representation.
• Facilitate insights from Category Teams on market trends, sourcing opportunities, and innovative procurement solutions.
• Track, report, and analyse procurement KPIs and metrics to inform business performance and identify improvement areas.
• Drive continuous improvement through data-driven challenge and alignment with external and Group best practices.
• Act as the main contact for devolved procurement, providing guidance, reporting, and activity oversight.

Work arrangements

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

Your skills & experience

• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to articulate requirements, expectations, and feedback clearly to diverse audiences.
• Skilled in conflict resolution and problem‑solving.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills; capable of building strategic relationships and leveraging influence to achieve goals.
• Proven experience in planning, executing, and delivering initiatives on time and within budget; adept at identifying issues and developing practical solutions.
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining quality, stakeholder satisfaction, and delivery.
• Strategic thinker with a deep understanding of industry, market, and financial principles; able to align advice with business goals and adapt to change.
• Data‑savvy with experience analysing market trends, performance, and data to inform decisions and recommendations.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long‑term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge.