The Role
Leads complex, high-value public procurement activities, shaping procurement strategies, managing market engagement and tender processes, and ensuring legislative compliance, governance, risk management, and value for money. Provides expert commercial advice to senior stakeholders, identifies efficiencies and savings, manages supplier relationships, and supports colleagues through mentoring and knowledge sharing. The role requires extensive public procurement experience, professional services procurement expertise, strong communication skills, and MCIPS or an equivalent qualification.
Summary Generated by Built In
Location: Sheffield / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: From £55,000 to £65,000 Sheffield - Depending Upon Experience
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: From £55,000 to £65,000 Sheffield - Depending Upon Experience
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
THE ROLE
In this role you will lead complex, high-value public procurement activity across the Bank, providing expert commercial advice and delivering compliant procurement processes that support strategic decisions and value for money.
You will shape procurement strategies, lead market engagement and tender activity, provide commercial challenge, manage risk and ensure strong governance throughout the procurement lifecycle. You will work closely with senior stakeholders, helping them navigate complex procurement decisions and identify opportunities for efficiencies, savings and improved ways of working.
You will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of leading complex public procurement exercises, including above-threshold or Find a Tender processes, with strong commercial awareness and a good understanding of public procurement legislation, contracts and supplier relationships.
You will bring excellent communication skills, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities. You will be comfortable building strong relationships across a range of stakeholders and supporting colleagues through mentoring and knowledge sharing. Experience of professional services procurement is essential, along with MCIPS or an equivalent relevant procurement or supply chain qualification.
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Key Benefits
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- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
About
The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy. Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively. With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals. As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified). At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience leading complex public procurement exercises, including above-threshold or Find a Tender processes
- Strong commercial awareness and understanding of public procurement legislation, contracts, and supplier relationships
- Experience of professional services procurement
- MCIPS or an equivalent relevant procurement or supply chain qualification
- Excellent communication skills and sound judgement
- Ability to manage competing priorities and build strong stakeholder relationships
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The Company
What We Do
The British Business Bank is the UK Government's economic development bank. Its mission is to drive sustainable economic growth by ensuring that smaller businesses across the UK can access the capital they need to start up and grow. It operates by designing, delivering, and managing a range of financial products through delivery partners, addressing market gaps in smaller business finance, and unlocking private capital to fuel innovation and economic prosperity.
