At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead procurement activities and deliver expert advice to ensure compliance and value-for-money.
- Company: Join a multi-award-winning recruitment business supporting the public sector.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate of £550, flexible working locations, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for leadership and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in public sector procurement while enhancing your skills and experience.
- Qualifications: Extensive public sector procurement experience and CIPS Level 4 qualification preferred.
Location: London, Glasgow, Cardiff
Duration: 12 month Contract - £550 a day
Start: ASAP
Morgan Hunt are delighted to support a public sector organisation as they look to welcome a Procurement Business Partner for 12 months.
- Partnered with senior leadership to develop and maintain multi-year procurement pipelines, aligning commercial activity with organisational priorities, budgets, and strategic objectives.
- Delivered expert procurement and commercial advice, ensuring compliance with UK public sector procurement regulations, governance requirements, and value-for-money principles across complex procurements.
- Managed end-to-end procurement activity, including tendering, contract awards, spend forecasting, contract registers, and commercial reporting to support informed decision-making.
- Led contract governance and supplier performance management, facilitating governance meetings, monitoring contract delivery, mitigating risks, and driving continuous improvement.
- Supported the implementation and enhancement of commercial systems, supplier relationship management, and contract management frameworks to strengthen procurement capability and compliance.
- Influenced and collaborated with senior stakeholders, finance, risk, and business planning teams to deliver integrated commercial solutions and embed consistent procurement best practice across the organisation.
- Conducted commercial and financial analysis to identify procurement risks, improve efficiency, and deliver value-for-money outcomes while ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.
- Provided leadership, coaching, and procurement guidance to colleagues and business stakeholders, promoting commercial awareness, contract management best practice, and continuous professional development.
- Extensive public sector procurement experience, independently leading end-to-end tendering exercises and applying Government Commercial standards, procurement best practice, and professional services procurement expertise.
- Strong commercial capability, working autonomously to deliver procurement outcomes while collaborating effectively with stakeholders to develop innovative, value-for-money solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Proven experience in contract and supplier relationship management, providing expert guidance to business stakeholders and supporting effective contract governance throughout the contract lifecycle.
- CIPS Level 4 qualified (or working towards full membership) with over six years' experience delivering complex procurement activities independently in a regulated public sector environment.
Procurement Business Partner (Contract, Temporary) in Scotland employer: Morgan Hunt
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We think you need these skills to ace Procurement Business Partner (Contract, Temporary) in Scotland
Procurement Expertise
Public Sector Procurement Regulations
Contract Management
Supplier Relationship Management
Commercial Analysis
Risk Mitigation
Governance Compliance
