Procurement & Contracts Senior Business Partner

About the Role

Ready to lead high-value procurement strategy and shape commercial outcomes across a complex, fast-paced business? Want to influence senior stakeholders and deliver lasting value through strategic sourcing? At EDF, Success is Personal and this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

As a Procurement and Contracts Senior Business Partner, you’ll lead end-to-end sourcing and contract management across a high-value category, with a specific focus on Professional Services within Enterprise IT (EIT). You’ll partner with senior stakeholders to deliver commercial insight, manage risk, and achieve strategic outcomes.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, this role offers flexibility, with travel to #Glasgow, #London and other EDF sites as required. Teams regularly meet in person while maintaining a collaborative and inclusive approach to virtual working.

You’ll manage contracts with annual spend of around £75m, working with senior IT leadership to shape sourcing strategies and lead complex negotiations. You’ll drive supplier performance, identify opportunities for value, and help deliver commercially robust outcomes.

We’re looking for a Procurement and Contracts Senior Business Partner with strong commercial insight, expertise in complex contract negotiation, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. You’ll be confident working across a matrix organisation and managing high-value supplier relationships. To be shortlisted, you need to offer:

• Experience managing end-to-end procurement activity for high-value IT portfolios in the Professional Services category
• Strong knowledge of contract and commercial law, with proven experience drafting, negotiating and managing complex IT agreements
• An extremely resilient character and mindset, where you can ensure the needs of stakeholders are met in a matrix organisation
• Demonstratable experience of negotiating with Tier 1 suppliers such as TCS, Accenture & Infosys and managing outsourced or offshored service contracts
• Exceptional contract management & supplier management skills and showcase the ability to deliver ongoing value through the contract lifecycle
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, including CIO or Head of level, to deliver commercially viable outcomes in a collaborative manner
• Degree-level education or equivalent experience, with a recognised procurement qualification or demonstrable professional expertise

• Leading end-to-end procurement and contract management across the Professional Services category within EIT and, where commercially justifiable, undertaking market scanning to support the provision of options to P&L owners
• Driving measurable value through multiple SRM programmes and be comfortable leading these programmes with key suppliers and stakeholders
• Negotiating supplier contracts and renewals, ensuring commercial, legal and risk considerations are addressed
• Partnering with EIT leadership to shape the Professional Services category, challenge requirements, and identify opportunities to consolidate spend or improve commercial leverage
• Applying a value-delivery and savings focused mindset to support wider EIT Procurement & Contracts objectives
• Developing & owning the creation of a category plan which is signed off by EIT Senior Stakeholders and Procurement & Contracts Leadership
• Managing supplier relationships and driving performance through structured supplier management approaches
• Delivering on sourcing strategies, tender processes, evaluations and contract awards
• Ensuring compliance with procurement governance, policies and sustainable sourcing practices

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Closing date for applications is Sunday 12th June 2026