GMCA
Location
Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Salary: £36,648 - £40,221
Hours: 36.25 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Tootal Building, Manchester
Advert closing date: Wednesday 20 th March at 11:59pm
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Your role:We have an exciting opportunity in our Commercial Services Team for a Procurement Business Partner – Place. We are looking for an experienced procurement professional to lead on procurement activity and contract management delivered through a business partnering approach. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Business Partner, you will focus on ensuring high-quality outcomes are delivered for internal stakeholders and customers, ensuring compliant, effective and efficient procurement processes are in place and widely used, and supporting the Senior Procurement Business Partners in the delivery of key, strategic procurement activity across the organisation.
The Commercial Services Team supports a hybrid of home-working and office-based working.
About you:
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual able to manage several projects at once. They will be an experienced and driven individual that can generate alternative options and develop practical solutions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a must; you will effectively liaise with a range of people and services at all levels. We are looking for:
If you wish to discuss the role in more detail or have any further questions please contact:
Carys Hopcyn, Senior Procurement Business Partner email Carys.HopcynIt is the intention to hold face to face interviews on 26 th and 27 th March 2024, at Tootal Buildings 56 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EU.
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
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Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
Mandatory Information:
Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance. If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK ( . Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.
Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
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Salary
£36.65k per annum
