PROCUREMENT BUSINESS PARTNER

Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Finance Department
Location
Newcastle
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Salary Range
£48,132 - £52,491
Closing Date
20/07/2025
Role:

JUST SO YOU KNOW

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Procurement Business Partner with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re ing for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Business Partner. Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will have the autonomy to make your mark within your category of expertise, contributing to the corporate objectives and priorities by providing specialist professional advice and guidance to the Force in all aspects of procurement.
You will be assigned your own Procurement Category (Estates) to manage and be responsible for engaging with Senior Business users and managing the performance of key strategic contracts within that defined category area, as well as identifying potential savings opportunities.
You will also have line management responsibility for junior members of the team, overseeing their work and being heavily involved in their development.
Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description