IFF Talent - Ingham Frankland Fide
Procurement Business Partner
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Procurement Business Partner
High-Growth Environment
We’re supporting a fast-growing services organisation with the confidential recruitment of a Procurement Business Partner — a strategic role partnering with Product, Operations, and Commercial teams to shape supplier strategy, negotiate contracts, and drive continuous improvement.
This role acts as the strategic interface between Procurement and Product, influencing sourcing decisions, supplier performance, and commercial outcomes. “Act as the strategic interface between Procurement and Product, negotiate contracts and drive continuous improvement across key services.”
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be the primary procurement contact for internal stakeholders, becoming a trusted commercial advisor and ensuring supplier solutions align with business needs, customer expectations, and margin targets. “Act as the primary procurement contact building strong relationships and becoming a trusted commercial advisor.”
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Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Product and Operations to translate business needs into sourcing strategies
- Lead sourcing across multiple service categories
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers
- Negotiate commercial terms, contracts, and pricing structures
- Develop strategic supplier partnerships
- Analyse supplier spend and performance
- Drive cost optimisation and value creation
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and margin improvement
- Ensure robust contract management, compliance, and risk mitigation
- Champion sustainability, ethical sourcing, and continuous improvement
“Ensure robust contract management… Drive cost optimisation… Champion sustainability, ethical sourcing…”
What You’ll Bring
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- Proven procurement experience (service sector desirable)
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills
- Experience partnering with commercial or product teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing capability
- Strong analytical and financial acumen
- Ability to balance cost, quality, and customer experience
- Collaborative, relationship-focused approach
- Comfort operating at both strategic and operational levels
“Strong negotiation… Excellent stakeholder management… Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.”
Why This Role Matters
You’ll directly influence commercial performance, supplier strategy, and customer experience — driving margin improvement, service quality, and operational excellence. “Delivery of cost savings and margin improvement whilst ensuring enhanced service quality…”
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