• Job Description

  Req#: C9318-24-1607?language=en&page=613&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Stakeholders, to drive productive collaboration and effective forward planning to manage non-pay activity. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager will provide procurement expertise to stakeholders within the Client organisations: advising on successful contracting within the context of public procurement regulations and the Trust's internal regulations and policies.

  The post-holder will be an integral part of the team working with managers/clinicians to develop procurement strategies for agreed categories of spend and to identify opportunities for the achievement of directorate savings. In addition, the successful candidate will take responsibility for a portfolio of contracts and conduct procurement exercises within the Either Clinical or Corporate / Estates & Facilities Division across the two NHS Trusts.

  Main duties of the job

  The candidate will hold an appropriate Professional Procurement qualification: for example, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Professional Diploma (MCIPS). Alternatively, a degree in a business-related subject and/or have equivalent experience; and be able to evidence continued professional development including operating within PCR2015 Regulations.

  The candidate will have a flexible approach when fulfilling duties in an environment where urgent requests are common, though ensuring a safe, best value for money; comprehensive high-quality service is provided whilst managing a busy and demanding workload.

  The candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills as the role will involve detailed, complex, confidential Procurement issue discussions, together with relevant statutory financial and procurement regulations, with both NHS staff as well as suppliers.

  The successful candidate will be an innovative individual with exemplary relationship management skills, who is capable of developing and leading a strategic sourcing programme for constituent organisations and ensuring a commitment to a high-quality service and continuous improvement. The role also requires leadership, development and management of a procurement team working to satisfy stakeholder requirements, producing high quality work, on time and in line with the organisational Standing Financial Instructions of the client organisations.

  About us

  We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

  With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

  Date posted

  23 December 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  318-24-COR-T2028

  Job locations

  Victoria Warehouse

  Gloucester

  GL1 2EL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Relationship manager for specific Customers; pro-actively engage and work in partnership with key strategic stakeholders to understand their business requirements and tailor services to meet their needs. Actively promote and market procurement, developing innovative and best value service solutions.

  Develop and lead a strategic sourcing programme for specific Customers in the Gloucestershire Health Community; meeting Customer requirements by demonstrating best value for money, through compliance with Customer priorities and contracts and by actively managing the market place through development of key strategies for supplier and contract management.

  Leadership of Divisional/Customer teams providing strategic direction and ensuring performance targets (including savings) are achieved and exceeded. Coach, mentor and support staff development.

  Manage and deliver multiple and very complex, strategically critical contracts, providing professional and commercial advice, communicating with other Trusts and agencies and co-ordinating contractual activities.Pro-actively identifying opportunities for synergistic collaborative opportunities.

  Department-wide responsibilities for areas such as defining policies and procedures and co-ordinating responses to DoH requests.

  Support the Head of Procurement in formulating the overall PSS strategy and deputise for the Head of Procurement from time to time on specific areas covered by remit.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Relationship manager for specific Customers; pro-actively engage and work in partnership with key strategic stakeholders to understand their business requirements and tailor services to meet their needs. Actively promote and market procurement, developing innovative and best value service solutions.

  Develop and lead a strategic sourcing programme for specific Customers in the Gloucestershire Health Community; meeting Customer requirements by demonstrating best value for money, through compliance with Customer priorities and contracts and by actively managing the market place through development of key strategies for supplier and contract management.

  Leadership of Divisional/Customer teams providing strategic direction and ensuring performance targets (including savings) are achieved and exceeded. Coach, mentor and support staff development.

  Manage and deliver multiple and very complex, strategically critical contracts, providing professional and commercial advice, communicating with other Trusts and agencies and co-ordinating contractual activities.Pro-actively identifying opportunities for synergistic collaborative opportunities.

  Department-wide responsibilities for areas such as defining policies and procedures and co-ordinating responses to DoH requests.

  Support the Head of Procurement in formulating the overall PSS strategy and deputise for the Head of Procurement from time to time on specific areas covered by remit.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English, grade C or above (or equivalent)

  Desirable

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma (MCIPS), or degree in business-related subject, or equivalent work experience
  • MBA or MSC in Procurement / Supply Chain or equivalent qualification and/or work experience
  • Qualification in Leadership and Management, ILM lv5 or equivalent

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working in a Procurement function or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Developing and delivering Savings and Improvement plans or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Delivering Procurements within the Public Contract Regulations or equivalent/relevant experience

  Desirable

  • Responsibility for managing complex tenders or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Experience of managing staff or equivalent/relevant experience

  Knowledge / Skills

  Essential

  • Basic management/supervision training or equivalent experience
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate where necessary
  • Ability to prioritise a wide range of competing priorities of own workload and that of the team.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Contract Law and Commercial negotiation training or equivalent experience

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • GCSE Maths & English, grade C or above (or equivalent)

  Desirable

  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma (MCIPS), or degree in business-related subject, or equivalent work experience
  • MBA or MSC in Procurement / Supply Chain or equivalent qualification and/or work experience
  • Qualification in Leadership and Management, ILM lv5 or equivalent

  Experience

  Essential

  • Working in a Procurement function or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Developing and delivering Savings and Improvement plans or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Delivering Procurements within the Public Contract Regulations or equivalent/relevant experience

  Desirable

  • Responsibility for managing complex tenders or equivalent/relevant experience
  • Experience of managing staff or equivalent/relevant experience

  Knowledge / Skills

  Essential

  • Basic management/supervision training or equivalent experience
  • Excellent numerical and analytical skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate where necessary
  • Ability to prioritise a wide range of competing priorities of own workload and that of the team.

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Contract Law and Commercial negotiation training or equivalent experience

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Victoria Warehouse

  Gloucester

  GL1 2EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Victoria Warehouse

  Gloucester

  GL1 2EL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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