Procurement Business Partner

About the role

As Procurement Business Partner you will drive the delivery of our procurement services with responsibility for ad-hoc purchasing of goods and services across the organisation. You will work in partnership with colleagues providing expertise and insight to support our teams with procurements, ensuring value for money and efficiency in all our procedures and processes. You will manage relationships with suppliers and support contract managers to achieve compliance and effective monitoring of contract performance.

What we’re looking for

You will be passionate about delivering outstanding customer service to both our internal and external customers. Collaborating with colleagues across the organisation and our contracting partners will be a key part of your role, so you will need to be experienced in building strong working relationships and be a confident and adept communicator.

In this role managing your own tasks is essential so you must be comfortable dealing with competing priorities and delivering results to tight deadlines. You’ll take a proactive approach to identifying and highlighting opportunities for continuous improvement and ways in which we can enhance our processes and delivery. With a proven track record working in a Procurement role and ideally CIPS qualified, you will bring experience in tendering and managing contracts at all levels and through various routes. Your background in supporting contract managers and your experience in drafting and reviewing contract specifications will also be vital. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are must, alongside strong numerical and analytical abilities to understand and interpret information.

For more detailed information please see the candidate pack in the link below.

Why work for us?

At Worthing Homes we strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment ensuring colleagues feel valued and respected. We foster a collaborative culture in which teamwork is highly valued and we employ brilliant people to work with our customers to help support them to live their best lives. Work-life balance and the welfare of our colleagues is important to us. We offer a range of benefits from: private medical and healthcare plans, an employee assistance programme, a generous annual leave package of 29 days per year plus bank holidays and we operate hybrid working arrangements to provide flexibility to our colleagues. We are committed to investing in our colleague’s development by offering a variety of opportunities for training, learning, and skills development, enabling everyone to reach their full potential and contribute to the success of Worthing Homes.

Join us on our journey to brilliance and be part of a team that makes a real difference in the community.