Job Description
Procurement Business Partner
Contract Role – 5 month fixed term contract
ISS are now recruiting for an experienced Procurement Business Partner to assist with a large contract mobilisation over the next 5 months.
As the Procurement Business Partner, you will be responsible for improved contractual compliance during the mobilisation period, ensuring all relevant nominated suppliers meet minimum assurance requirements & contractual terms are in place including KPI’s &SPI’s, reporting metric and process governance. Working across workstreams to ensure technical and operational contractual obligations are met. Successful negotiation and implementation of supplier contracts, working closely with ISS SC&P and legal function as necessary.
You will be responsible for:
* Implement robust contracting to ensure full and compliant contracts are in place for identified suppliers working closely with the mobilisation and Supply Chian & Procurement teams
* Work closely with ISS Technical team to ensure supplier delivery aligned to technical competence and client expectations
* 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 mobilisation team, Procurement and wider stakeholder groups to ensure strategies and objectives remain aligned and on track
* Ensure ISS continue to meet all supplier assurance requirements including contractual governance is in place
* Demonstrate ability to work at pace and efficient workload management
* Drives Contract Management & Risk Mitigation – minimising ISS and client operational, contractual 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
Key Requirements:
* Extensive and proven experience in Procurement
* Strong familiarity with contracts and working within a template and populating
* Comfortable with negotiations and collaboration
* Professional certification CIPS and/or MBA are highly desirable
* Strong business acumen, with demonstrable contracting experience 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