Procurement Business Partner
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: UK - London
Reporting To: Group Procurement Lead
Description
As our organisation continues to scale, we’re looking for a commercially minded Procurement Business Partner to support the Group Procurement Lead and play a key role in elevating procurement excellence across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to join a maturing procurement function during a period of significant growth, with a roadmap focused on driving commercial value, improving processes, and strengthening supplier management.
You’ll combine strong analytical capability with confident stakeholder engagement, acting as a trusted advisor to teams across the organisation. If you enjoy leading complex sourcing projects, influencing decision‑making, and shaping how a business manages spend and supplier relationships, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact.
About the role
In this role, you will work closely with colleagues across multiple business areas, including HR, Marketing, Finance, Professional Services and Operations - to deliver strategic sourcing activity and support improved commercial outcomes. You will help embed procurement best practice, strengthen governance, and contribute to the ongoing development of the procurement function.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering procurement activity across a range of enabling function categories
- Identifying opportunities for cost optimisation, commercial value, and performance improvement
- Leading end‑to‑end strategic procurement projects, including complex and high‑value RFPs
- Developing and applying sourcing strategies that drive long‑term value and supplier competition
- Negotiating commercial and contractual terms, including drafting and marking up agreements
- Building strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders and providing commercial guidance
- Supporting the rollout of procurement frameworks, policies, and best‑practice processes
- Contributing to procurement maturity initiatives and helping articulate the procurement value proposition
- Preparing reporting and updates for leadership on procurement activity, supplier performance, and KPIs
Required experience & skills
- Proven experience independently running and managing RFPs and competitive sourcing processes
- Strong negotiation skills and confidence reviewing and marking up commercial contracts
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving ability, with the skill to structure complex information
- Strong organisational discipline and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Clear and confident communication skills, including presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Ability to build trust‑based relationships and work collaboratively across teams
- Credibility and influence when engaging stakeholders across the business
- Good judgement, commercial awareness, and adaptability in a changing environment
- Experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain roles (indirect categories preferred)
- Experience managing suppliers and supporting performance reviews
- Understanding of procurement best practice, tools, and processes
- Experience working with cross‑functional teams such as Legal, Compliance, Finance, and IT
Core Values
Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
