ISS Facility Services UK is seeking an experienced Head of Procurement Business Partnering to lead the Procurement Business Partnering function and support the successful delivery of bids, transitions, and mobilisation activities across key accounts.
Working closely with commercial teams, you’ll ensure procurement solutions are aligned, deliverable, and positioned to provide maximum value throughout the outsourcing contract lifecycle.
A key requirement for this role is demonstrable success in leading and inspiring a large, expanding Procurement Business Partnering team, delivering results through effective people leadership.
The Role
As part of an evolving Supply Chain and Procurement function, this role will play a key part in developing a value-led procurement approach that supports strategic growth and strengthens client partnerships.
Leading a team of Procurement Business Partners, you’ll work collaboratively with account teams, clients, and internal stakeholders to support successful bids, effective mobilisation, operational performance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Procurement Business Partnering support across commercial bids, ensuring procurement solutions and value propositions are aligned and deliverable.
- Support the mobilisation and transition of major contract wins, ensuring Supply Chain and Procurement activities are ready for successful implementation.
- Manage and develop a growing team of Supply Chain and Procurement Business Partners, including colleagues embedded within client account teams.
- Define and deliver account-specific strategic priorities in collaboration with account leadership teams.
- Drive procurement and supply chain objectives through clear action plans, progress tracking, reporting, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with commercial and sales teams to support bid strategies, manage expectations, and ensure procurement value is effectively represented.
- Drive supplier performance, compliance, strategic sourcing activity, savings initiatives, and additional value creation opportunities.
- Develop and enhance business partnering processes by leveraging best practice across procurement teams.
About You
- Strong understanding of procurement and supply chain principles, with experience partnering with commercial teams.
- Ability to collaborate with commercial and sales teams while effectively managing expectations.
- Proven people management experience, with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop a large, growing team.
- Experience supporting bid processes, mobilisation, transitions, and contract lifecycle activities.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and collaborate with internal and external teams.
- A strategic and analytical approach, with the ability to develop fact-based supply chain strategies.
- Experience driving supplier performance, compliance, savings initiatives, and value creation opportunities.
The Company
ISS is a global leader in workplace and facilities management, helping organisations create environments where people and businesses can thrive. We partner with clients across sectors—from healthcare to finance—to deliver smart, sustainable solutions that improve everyday experiences.
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, committed to diversity, wellbeing, and supporting the Armed Forces community.
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you require any adjustments, please contact our Resourcing Team—we’ll be happy to support you.
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