Overview
Senior Procurement Business Partner – Fixed Term (18–24 months). Grade W11 | Based in Devizes & Hybrid Working.
Join Wiltshire Police and OPCC at a pivotal moment in our commercial journey. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced procurement professional who can support the transformation of procurement and contract management across Wiltshire Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC). This is an exceptional fixed-term opportunity to drive meaningful, sustainable change—both operationally and culturally—within a complex, high-impact public sector setting.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will act as the primary interface between service area budget holders and the Procurement Team, ensuring early engagement, structured procurement pipeline planning, and support throughout the pre-tender lifecycle.
Responsibilities
* Build trusted relationships with key departments to identify upcoming procurement activity
* Support early-stage needs analysis, business case development, and sourcing strategy design
* Maintain and update the procurement pipeline, highlighting priority areas
* Promote compliance with procurement policies, forward planning requirements, and value-for-money principles
* Champion the cost-recovery model, helping departments understand the value of early engagement
* Drive awareness and adoption of new procurement lifecycle processes
Skills, experience and qualifications
* Ideally qualified to CIPS Level 4 or a willingness to work towards
* Strong public and/or commercial sector procurement understanding, particularly in planning, business partnering, or category management roles
* Ability to translate operational needs into sourcing plans and engage constructively with stakeholders
* Experience managing pipelines and procurement planning processes
* Awareness of the Procurement Act 2023 and national policy frameworks. Procurement Act training will be provided
* A collaborative and proactive style, able to support change in a developing environment
What we offer
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
* Physical and mental well-being support
Please note, all roles will be subject to a vetting procedure; some roles due to the nature of their work will require additional security clearance.
Depending on the number of applications received, we reserve the right to close this role early.
We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation who provides fair and equal consideration to all of our applicants. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Contract
Job function
* Purchasing
Industries
* Law Enforcement
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