Procurement Business Partner at General Dental Council, Birmingham
General Dental Council · Direct employer
£41,863 – £49,250 a year
Birmingham · Permanent
Salary: £41,863 - £49,250 per annum
Location: Birmingham Hybrid (with a standard expectation of two days per week in our Birmingham office).
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
The General Dental Council (GDC) manages a diverse portfolio of indirect procurement activity across a broad range of corporate and operational services. You will play a key role in delivering procurement and commercial expertise across categories, including Information Technology, Facilities Management, Human Resources, Professional Services and specialist regulatory services.
Working closely with stakeholders across the GDC, you will lead and influence procurement activity from requirement definition through to contract award. You will help shape procurement strategies, deliver value-for-money outcomes and support the GDC’s change and transformation initiatives that contribute directly to the GDC's regulatory mission and strategic objectives.
Acting as a trusted procurement adviser, you will build strong relationships with stakeholders across GDC’s four directorates, providing expert procurement guidance and helping teams to define requirements, develop procurement approaches and achieve successful commercial outcomes.
You will champion best-practice procurement and contract management, influencing stakeholders to embed compliant, efficient and commercially focused ways of working. You will manage end-to-end procurement processes, identify opportunities for efficiency and continuous improvement, and ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies and governance requirements.
The GDC recognises the importance of innovation, agility and continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious procurement professional who enjoys working collaboratively, influencing decision-making and delivering tangible organisational value within a regulatory environment.
As a Procurement Business Partner, you will be instrumental in ensuring the GDC achieves maximum value from its procurement activities while maintaining the highest standards of governance, transparency and compliance.
About you:
- Proven ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders and provide commercially focused procurement advice.
- Demonstrable experience leading end-to-end procurement projects, delivering commercial benefits and achieving value-for-money outcomes.
- Demonstrable knowledge of best practice developments in procurement and sourcing, and knowledge of current procurement law and compliance.
About us:
At the GDC, our purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. We achieve this by registering qualified dental professionals, setting standards for the dental team, overseeing the quality of dental education, and investigating concerns about a dental professional's fitness to practise.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our organisation and helps us better serve the public.
To support our colleagues, we offer a range of family-friendly and inclusive employment policies, flexible and hybrid working arrangements from day one, and employee networks (People Forum, Reach Network, Women’s Network, Rainbow Network, Enable Network and Parents and Carers Together), along with wellbeing initiatives, development and career growth. We are proud to provide an environment where people can thrive, develop their potential and make a meaningful contribution to our regulatory mission.
Some of our benefits include:
- 27 days’ holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) after 2 years’ service
- Flexi-time scheme
- Employer pension contributions up to 10%
- Buy/Sell annual leave
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service
- Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
- Staff discounts, including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership
We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.
How to apply:
To apply and view the full job description, please click the apply button.
As part of your supporting statement, we would like you to provide an example for each of the following questions (we suggest you use STAR structure):
- A time you have built an effective relationship with a senior stakeholder to provide commercially focused procurement advice.
- Leading an end-to-end procurement project which delivered commercial benefits and achieved value-for-money outcomes.
- Tell us how you keep up to date with developments in procurement and sourcing.
A full job description is available via the apply button.
Closing date: 23:59 on 29th November 2026
Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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