Procurement Business Partner (Facilities Management)
UK wide
Permanent, Full Time – Hybrid Working
ISS are now recruiting for an experienced Procurement Business Partner, with some strong Facilities Management experience and knowledge, to join one of their large, new, national accounts on a permanent basis.
As the Procurement Business Partner, you will be required to provide senior procurement support to a major account across the UK; working closely with stakeholders to identify and implement opportunities to drive efficiency, improve quality and compliance whilst ensuring high performance standards and appropriate processes are used for planned preventative, reactive and project works.
You will be responsible for:
* Identify opportunities across the account to drive improved efficiency, quality, innovation and customer service and work closely with the account team to implement.
* Work closely with Capital Projects team to ensure” value for money” for project procurements.
* Lead the successful mobilisation of new suppliers into the account, ensuring all compliance, assurance requirements and necessary flowdowns are met and the solution meets the Client’s requirement.
* Act as the link between the account team and Procurement to ensure strategies and objective remain aligned.
* Ensure ISS continue to meet all supplier assurance requirements including contractual governance is in place.
* Support the rebate management programme to deliver maximise benefit to ISS.
* Drives Contract Management & Risk Mitigation – minimising ISS and Client operational and financial exposure by ensuring and securing complete and favourable contractual terms & conditions for all contracted agreements.
* Drive buying efficiency / compliance, while leveraging spend through most appropriate buying channel / supplier to achieve a minimum of 80% compliant to the PSL.
* Further develop the Supplier Relationship Management programme across the client’s supply chain in collaboration with the central category management teams to create the optimum environment to support supply partnerships and drive innovation.
* Use best in class strategic procurement processes and tools to test market
* Act as the “go to” to person for Procurement on the contract
Key Requirements:
* Extensive and proven experience in a similar Procurement role, ideally within the FM industry or similar
* Strong business acumen, with strong knowledge of P2P business models and sourcing approaches or techniques necessary to achieve best in class.
* Exceptional communicator with the ability to connect with a diverse group of stakeholders, at multiple levels within the company using a variety of formats, presentations, emails, leading meetings, face to face, etc.
* Strong change management capability with demonstrable results
* Supplier Relationship Management experience
* Professional certification CIPS and/or MBA are highly desirable but not essential
* Knowledge of Public Sector an advantage
This is an exciting time for ISS and this opportunity is a real chance to be part of their growth and future success.