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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.

The Opportunity

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.

Across smart meters, heating and electric vehicles, EDF’s Customers business is helping to shape a smarter, energy-saving future as part of the journey towards An Electric Britain. We’re proud to be a Sunday Times Best Places to Work Top 10 Very Big Organisation for two years running and a Highly Commended workplace for disabled employees.

Who You Are

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

What You’ll Be Doing

  • 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

Pay, Benefits and Culture

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.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

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

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Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.