Benefits

• £50,000 + potential 10% bonus
• Home Based/Remote with occasional visits to Head Office which is in Gateshead
• All colleagues are included in our bonus scheme where you can earn 10% annual bonus
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Company Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• 1 Day to give back to local communities each year
• Company sick pay
• Option to join our Health Cash Plan scheme
• Death in Service benefit

About the role…

We’re looking for a Data Product Owner with procurement knowledge to join our technology team, someone who understand the needs of their stakeholders and as a result can offer the best solutions, and someone who wants to be involved in having an input into Bloom’s wider product strategy.

The Data Product Owner will be accountable for the outputs of Bloom’s Data and Reporting team. Achieved by working across the business to determine needs, priorities and solutions by validating requirements, providing domain expertise and a focus on business value. They will co-ordinate delivery and ensure satisfaction with outcomes and processes.

Accountabilities include:

• Translating business requirements into tangible deliverables
• Providing domain expertise (public sector & procurement) both within the Data Team and the wider business
• Providing insights and analysis into the commercial landscape
• Suggesting new products and technologies to improve the performance
• Developing a data roadmap to complement wider technology roadmap

About you…

To be considered for the role of Data Product Owner, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience as a Data Product Owner
• Procurement knowledge
• Senior stakeholder management
• Agile/Scrum/Kanban principles
• Backlog refinement and prioritisation
• Some knowledge/experience of:
  • SQL
  • Excel
  • Business Intelligence applications
• Right to Work in the UK

Bloom Procurement Services is a well-established technology led procurement consultancy working with clients in the public sector. Although there has been lots of uncertainty, as a business Bloom has grown, we’ve received significant investment, and we’re now about to embark upon another period of growth, it’s an exciting time for us!

Bloom offers a dynamic supply chain providing the public sector with a marketplace to buy and manage services. We ensure delivery of quality outcomes from our pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. Our fully compliant open access marketplace is outcomes based meaning the public sector only pays for what is delivered. We provide an OJEU compliant managed procurement service covering specification development, supplier identification & onboarding, full contract management, and lessons learned upon successful delivery of outcomes.

We make it easier for public sector buyers to deliver on their social value goals through our marketplace and believe in the need to demonstrate innovation and showcase the skills of the SME community including social value that can be generated through every project.

It is our mission to deliver operational excellence and an outstanding customer experience for our growing community of buyers and suppliers with a vision to provide the world with a marketplace that delivers innovation, insight and value for everyone. Having grown significantly over the last 3 years from £29m to £200m, it really is a great time to join and be a part of the Bloom story.