{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nSenior Procurement Contract Manager with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust in Exeter,, UK\n\n Please see Job Description for full role details. To be a Trust expert on procurement and procurement contract legislation. To provide strategic direction and thinking for category procurement that fully aligns procurement activity to the delivery of the Trusts strategic goals and financial targets. Be a senior member of the Procurement Team as a progressive, responsive, and innovative individual who delivers excellent value for money through innovation, collaboration, commercial awareness, professionalism and continuous improvement. Manage all aspects of their categories including sourcing, contracting and supplier relationship management, contract management, spend analysis, and market trends for the Trusts addressable spend Being responsible within your category for developing and delivering the annual Procurement workplan, including financial savings targets. Maximise the return on investment in procurement, through smarter procurement and cost down initiatives; ensuring that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated. Lead the development, design, and implementation of all tender activity for their categories, to ensure the best possible outcomes (price, service, quality) and legal compliance. Management of team within category and to lead them to ensuring the Trust has robust sourcing and excellence in public sector procurement in line with Public Sector Procurement legislation and Trust governance. Are you a tenacious, self reliant and innovative individual who thrives in a busy, dynamic workplace? An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Procurement Department for a Senior Procurement Contract Manager based at South Western Ambulance Service HQ at Exeter. The ideal candidate will be a full member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply who is highly organised with excellent communication skills and has the ability to motivate team members and implement new concepts whilst achieving value for money for the organisation. South Western Ambulance Service covers 20% of the landmass of the UK so we are a very busy and dynamic organisation, enabling the Trust to meet the increasing demands of the Health Service. The team is currently working a hybrid model of home and office working. We are currently attending the office once a fortnight on a Wednesday. PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS WILL BE IN PERSON IN EXETER, INTERVIEWS WILL NOT BE HELD VIA MS TEAMSPlease note the JD is indicative Band 7 subject to job evaluation review The successful candidate will be expected to undertake and manage high value and complex procurement activities across a range of products and services from the identification of a requirement to the award of contract. This will include liaising with senior managers and contractors, ensuring best value and the delivery of savings. The successful candidate will possess full MCIPS membership accreditation. This is an extremely busy and interesting department to work in. You will meet a different challenge every day and the successful candidate will be an integral part of the team providing a first class procurement service to the Trust. The Department recognises that every product and service it procures on behalf of the Trust will affect each patient, to this end the Department is committed to providing best value products and services. "}