Procurement Business Partner - Fixed Term Contract

About You
Do you want experience of working with different teams?

Do you want to work on procurement from end to end?
Do you have a positive attitude?
If so, read on .

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Do you want to use your expertise to provide procurement and commercial advice to colleagues across the organisation? If so, this is a great opportunity to join us to make a difference by supporting the team’s commercial growth.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Procurement team as we deliver our commercial strategy to improve the services we deliver for our customers.

Our vision is to be ‘a problem solving, easy to work with business partner that adds value and benefits through a considered risk approach to deliver the needs of the business.’
Our purpose is to be ‘a professional and trusted business partner that is engaged with the business to drive the right commercial outcomes through proportional processes.  Ensuring value is driven throughout the commercial lifecycle.’
You will be a great communicator who is able to listen, interpret the needs of the business whilst being able to influence to achieve the right commercial outcome to support the delivery of our new business plan using your business partnering experience.
You will need to be fairly self-sufficient and importantly be able to work as part of the supportive Procurement team supporting and inspiring team members.
 
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification.

If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
 
For more information about the role please refer to the attached job description.
Other important information
Schedule:
Application closing date: 31st May 2023
Sifting date:  1st June 2023
1st Interviews: 9th June 2023 (Virtual)
2nd Interviews: 20th June 2023 (at the Mansfield Office)
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates please make us aware, and we will look at alternative dates)
 
Please note that this role will require a basic DBS check

About The Role
You will have end-to-end procurement experience across a variety of categories within operational and civil engineering activities, or within the digital category either the public or private sector to deliver of a wide variety of projects.
The role gives an excellent opportunity to deliver contracts that are strategic and help to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas. 
You will enjoy working collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders to deliver projects.  You will have a good knowledge of procurement legislation and different contract conditions.
Preferably CIPS qualified or progressing towards its achievement (we can support you on this). 

About The Coal Authority
Our benefits:

• A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 27%!
• A choice of working patterns; full-time, part-time, job-share!
• Adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Diversity Network Groups
• Mental Health Allies
• Civil Service Sports and Social club
• Employee discounts
• Annual medicals
• £15 per month towards wellbeing
• A recognition scheme, where you receive extra money or vouchers
• Flexi-time to give employees freedom to vary their hours around personal preferences and commitments.
• Generous holiday allowance – 27.5 days annual leave, plus the ability to flex an extra 6 days in addition to 8 public holidays
• On-site free parking, tea, coffee and soft drinks in the Mansfield office
• Sponsorship and professional qualifications support
• Professional subscriptions paid