Procurement Business Partner (KB091121)

Job Title: Procurement Business Partner

Rate of Pay: £450 per day Maximum (Inside of IR35)

Hours: 37 per week

Location: Working from Home

Start Date: ASAP

Contract type: Agency 12 weeks with a view to extend until 31/03/2022

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

We are looking for a Procurement Business Partner on an interim basis. The role is a full-time role working 37 hours per week and the base will be working from home. This role is initially for 12 weeks with a view to extend until 31/03/2022.

The role will involve strong experience of managing complex Procurement Projects, including managing a small team. Strong ICT experience of Procurement would be ideal for this role.

The successful candidate should:

• Have extensive expertise and experience in ICT procurement
• Be fully MCIPS qualified
• Have experience of supervising is desirable
• Be experienced in working on complex projects and have the ability to prioritize between a large workload
• Have a broad experience of working on projects across different service areas
• Have worked with multiple services
• Be a self-starter who is able to pick up on a variety of different projects
• Be able to work with minimal supervision

Can we please source CVs for the rate of £450 per day maximum.

Please see JD and PS for further information.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: Thursday 11th November 2021 10:00a...

Additional information:

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Thursday 11th November 2021 10:00am

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No