Procurement business partner

Southampton is an exciting place to be and Southampton City Council (SCC) has an ambitious and challenging agenda. Our Enabling Services Directorate is central to delivering this and is underpinned by a business partnering approach to working with the wider council and our partners to deliver successful outcomes for our customers.

About you:

Alongside technical procurement expertise, we are seeking a dynamic, pragmatic and knowledgeable individual who is solution-focused, with an eye for innovation and are able to ask the right questions at the right time. Central to this are excellent communication and interpersonal skills together with the ability to build and develop professional relationships across the council and beyond.

About the team:

SCC’s Contracting and Procurement service is part of Enabling Services Directorate and aspires to be the ‘best in class’ through creating a cohesive approach to procurement and contract management to deliver value for money from our contracts and expenditure with external suppliers.

The Contracting and Procurement service is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced individual to join us in the role of Procurement Business Partner. Managing a small team, this is a key role within Contracting and Procurement and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate experience of providing professional procurement advice on public sector procurement legislation, managing end to end procurement processes in compliance with internal and external procurement rules and regulations, securing value for money through procurement activity and working with stakeholders to plan their procurement requirements.

For further information about this role, please view the job description and person specification.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role, we would like to hear from you!

What we can offer you:

Salary: The salary band for this role is £47,181 - £51,357 per annum. The starting salary is £47,181 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit:

Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the Procurement Business Partner role please contact Hayley Holden, Head of Procurement on 023 8254 5613 or hayley.holden@southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details:

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 4033