The Vacancy

We are looking for a proactive and commercially aware colleague to join Monmouthshire Building Society as a Procurement Business Partner. This is a key role within our Procurement team, acting as the central point of coordination for supplier governance, procurement operations and stakeholder capability building across the Society. You will help ensure our supplier relationships deliver long-term value, resilience and strong regulatory compliance.

What will we offer you?

Firstly, what will we offer you as a one of our valued colleagues?

• 28 days' holiday, plus bank holidays PLUS a day off on your birthday to help you celebrate!
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays.
• A commitment to your ongoing training and development including a rotational development programme.
• Up to 14 hours of paid Society leave to volunteer for a local community initiative.
• 'Dress for your Day' approach when in the office.
• Various health and wellbeing benefits such as 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, subsidised flu jabs and eye tests.
• Private healthcare (subject to selection & completion of medical disclosure form).
• Personal health cash plan and dental cover (subject to selection).
• Life Assurance - 4 times your basic salary life cover, along with critical illness cover.
• Generous Stakeholder Pension Scheme - where the Society contributes a massive 10% on top of your 3% contribution!

What will you be doing?

As Procurement Business Partner, you will oversee and coordinate procurement activity across the organisation, ensuring robust governance, accurate reporting and alignment to internal policy and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with Supplier Relationship Managers (SRMs), Contract Owners and senior stakeholders to ensure Tier 1 suppliers are effectively managed and contract outputs delivered. You will also play a significant role in optimising procurement systems, embedding proportional and sustainable procurement practices, and building procurement capability across the Society through training and support.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and overseeing Tier 1 supplier management, ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Providing hands-on guidance and support to SRMs throughout the supplier lifecycle.
• Managing procurement governance, documentation and monthly reporting standards.
• Owning and optimising the Atamis system, ensuring high-quality data and effective use of all modules.
• Supporting complex or regulated procurement exercises in partnership with Legal and external advisers.
• Designing and delivering training to enhance procurement capability across the Society.
• Driving continuous improvement in procurement processes to ensure they are efficient, proportionate and sustainable.

What type of person will you need to be?

You will be a confident relationship-builder who brings credibility, integrity and objectivity to every interaction. Comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels, you will communicate clearly and influence positively, even when navigating complex or sensitive matters. You will take ownership of your work, balancing governance and compliance requirements with a pragmatic and solution-focused approach. Naturally organised and detail-oriented, you will be committed to improving processes and building capability in others. A collaborative mindset and a genuine interest in strengthening procurement practice across the Society will be key to success in this role.

Essential qualifications and experience:

• Relevant educational background or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting procurement activities and working with supplier relationship management.
• Strong understanding of procurement governance and compliance within a regulated environment.
• Experience managing procurement systems and tools.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Commitment to undertaking or completing professional procurement qualifications (e.g. CIPS).

If you are motivated by strengthening governance, building procurement capability and supporting safe, sustainable growth, we would welcome your application.

Additional information:

We're committed to diversity and equal opportunity and as an inclusive employer, we encourage applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing) and any other protected characteristic.

Just let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made to our recruitment processes, we'll try to accommodate them.

We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

Our roles often generate a lot of interest and can close early so don't miss out this opportunity to apply!

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The Company

Monmouthshire Building Society values the diversity that all sections of the community can bring to our Society, we welcome applications from everyone who shares our values.

As a financial services organisation regulated by the PRA and FCA our staff must be honest, financially sound and maintain high levels of competence and capability in their role. Therefore our pre-employment checks include adverse credit checks and criminal records checks (DBS checks) at a basic disclosure level for the majority of roles but at the standard level for certain roles.