Nest Pensions
Sourcing Business Partner
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Sourcing Business Partner
Nest Invest
Location: London (Hybrid working)
About Nest Invest
Nest Invest is a leader on driving up standards and best practices across the industry, delivering a high-quality, low-cost pension scheme, open to all. Now with 14 million members, Nest is playing a critical role in helping people save for their retirement many of them low to moderate earners who may be saving for the first time and moving jobs frequently.
The Nest investment team is responsible for investing members’ contributions in order to grow their retirement pots over the long-term. We’re building a capability and culture that embraces innovation, leverages technology, and harnesses the power of data to deliver exceptional outcomes for our members.
The Role
The Sourcing Business Partner role is a trusted advisor to Nest Invest (NI), collaborating with this part of the business to provide early commercial and procurement advice and identify opportunities to create better value & opportunity for NI. The Sourcing Business Partner will manage and deliver pipelines of procurement activities and collaborate with other business partners across the organisation, ensuring procurement activity is delivered to meet business needs and is compliant with the relevant regulations.
The Person
The successful role holder will be an experienced Procurement professional with a strong background in delivering end-to-end procurement activities within complex, regulated, or public sector environments and with investment industry experience preferred. They will be able to provide strategic procurement guidance, manage stakeholder relationships, and translate business requirements into effective sourcing strategies that deliver value and compliance. They will have:
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- Several years’ experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or commercial contract management, ideally with both, public sector and investment environment experience.
- Strong understanding of public procurement regulations, including Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the Public Procurement Act 2023.
- Experience managing end-to-end tender processes, including developing procurement documentation, supplier evaluation, negotiations, and contract award.
- Ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and provide expert advice on procurement strategy, market dynamics, and sourcing approaches.
- Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to balance value for money, risk management, and statutory requirements.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business needs into clear procurement scopes and deliver effective outcomes.
Organisational Overview
Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.
Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.
Directorate/Department Overview
The Finance Directorate, led by the Chief Financial Officer and their leadership team, is made up of two distinct teams:
- Finance
- Strategic Sourcing
This role would be responsible for delivering core activity within the Strategic Sourcing Team in support of sourcing & commercial activity carried out on behalf of Nest Invest.
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Flexible and Agile Working
Everyone's personal situation is different. To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):
- Hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
- Reduce or vary working hours
- Reduce or vary the days worked
- Work compressed hours
- Job share
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnicity, LGBTQ+, and disabled candidates.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, belief, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, socio economic background, sex, sexual orientation, religion or race or any other legally protected status. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
As a Level 2 Disability Confident organisation, we’re part of the guaranteed interview scheme. This means should you meet the minimum criteria for this role, you will automatically be put forward for an interview.
Application
To apply or for an informal discussion, please contact Joe Donnelly – joe.donnelly@sandersonplc.com
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications.
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