Procurement Business Partner

Job Title: Procurement Business Partner Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 17.00 36.25 hours per week Salary: £34,000 - £40,000 and up to 20% bonus and benefits Location: Flexible – hybrid work from either our Blackpool or Cardiff office 💚 Shaping the future of sustainable digital banking 💚 Launched in 2014 as one of the UK’s original challenger banks, Tandem is proudly headquartered in the Northwest, with over 500 people working across the UK. People join Tandem because they want to shape something meaningful. Here, you’ll use your skills to create products that empower people to make better financial choices and lower their environmental impact. We’re big enough to drive real change, small enough for every voice to be heard, and united by a shared purpose that inspires us to move forward - together. Recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for 2024 and 2025, Tandem has also been named in The Sunday Times 100 Tech list for two consecutive years in 2025 and 2026 – a list of the fastest growing tech companies in Britain, reflective of our growing industry presence. Tandem was also awarded Investor in Customers’ Gold Standard based on customer and employee feedback and is a Certified™ Great Place to Work®. Tandem is growing fast and helping to shape the future of sustainable banking. Your team: Collaborators in change Tandem is proud to offer a workplace with diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds which leads to a unique company culture for our people and a better experience for our customers. The Procurement Business Partner will play a crucial role in supporting Procurement and Supplier Management team in ensuring that third party suppliers are performing in line with their contractual obligations and providing value for money to the Bank from a commercial perspective. This position reports to the Procurement Manager and works closely with the Head of Procurement. Your Impact: Building a sustainable tomorrow Core responsibilities Acting as a Business Partner to key stakeholders across the organisation who rely on third party suppliers to deliver and support their business operations. These stakeholders include budget owners, service owners, IT specialists, Legal, Information Security and Data Protection subject matter experts. Rolling out and supporting the new Supplier Management Framework across the organisation. Coordinating weekly/monthly meetings with stakeholders to cover supplier performance, commercial/cost matters, contract and service changes and renewals. Supporting the wider Procurement team in commercial contract matters Acting as the conduit between business stakeholders and Procurement to ensure that service delivery, contract performance and cost/value changes are all impact assessed from both a commercial and supplier risk perspective. Identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies across our third-party suppliers and working with key stakeholders to turn those opportunities into tangible benefits. Contributing to cost forecasting and budgeting processes. We’d love to hear from you if you have: Essential: Demonstrable experience working in a Procurement/Supplier Management function MCIPS qualified or willing to work towards that qualification Experience working with colleagues at all levels of an organisation Passionate about Procurement and the commercial management of suppliers A team player who also works independently and is a natural self-starter Experience managing changing priorities and ambitious deadlines Strong people skills able to influence others for whom supplier risk is not their ‘day job’ Financially savvy with an eye for detail, able to review the budget versus cost incurred and challenge colleagues on this where needed. Desirable: Enthusiastic personality, optimistic in mindset and a ‘can do’ attitude Likes people and has a talent for building rapport and creating excellent working environments Someone who is action orientated, has great energy an…