Procurement Manager Centre Lead inShrewsbury inShrewsbury PUBLISHED
FRI 25 OCT 2024
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is looking for a Procurement Centre Lead, a role that may be positioned as Band 6 or Band 7 based on experience. Candidates for the Band 7 role should ideally have NHS experience in clinical categories, though significant public sector procurement experience is also valued. For the Band 6 position, candidates with some knowledge of procurement, stores, or logistics within the public sector will be considered, with an emphasis on a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
The successful applicant will provide professional procurement advice, lead procurement processes to optimize value and service, and manage non-pay expenditure within specific centres or divisions. Responsibilities include delivering strategic and operational procurement, achieving savings targets, ensuring compliance with legislation, and participating in internal and external meetings to enhance procurement services. Additionally, the role involves reviewing non-pay spend in collaboration with center managers and the Head of Procurement to identify cost-saving initiatives and foster collaborative efforts across Trusts and divisions. Flexibility to meet service needs is also essential.
The successful applicant will provide professional procurement advice, lead procurement processes to optimize value and service, and manage non-pay expenditure within specific centres or divisions. Responsibilities include delivering strategic and operational procurement, achieving savings targets, ensuring compliance with legislation, and participating in internal and external meetings to enhance procurement services. Additionally, the role involves reviewing non-pay spend in collaboration with center managers and the Head of Procurement to identify cost-saving initiatives and foster collaborative efforts across Trusts and divisions. Flexibility to meet service needs is also essential.
We are seeking a Procurement Centre Lead. The role will be either a Band 7 or Band 6 dependant upon experience. For the Band 7, we would love to hear from procurement professionals with NHS experience of working within a clinical category, however significant procurement experience ideally within the public sector and with the willingness to learn a new category would be equally favourable. For the Band 6 we would be looking for someone ideally with some knowledge of procurement / stores or Logistics within the public sector, however a positive attitude and willingness to learn is essential as we are willing to develop the right person.
- The post holder will be expected to provide professional procurement advice, and to lead the procurement process to deliver best value and service to the member Trust/s. They will strategically manage non pay expenditure within the respective centres/divisions. To take lead responsibility for the delivery of strategic and operational procurement within centres/divisions.
- To take lead responsibility for the delivery of strategic and operational procurement within centres/divisions.
- To deliver aspects of a complex contracts work plan and participate in appropriate consortia. This will include the achievement of annual savings targets, compliance with all legislation, identifying areas for future investigation and bringing added value to the benefit of the Trust/s.
- To take the lead in all relevant internal and external meetings to raise the profile and improve service delivery of the procurement function.
- Work at centre/division level to review non pay spend and identify cost improvement initiatives in conjunction with centre manager and deputy manager and Head of Procurement.
- Responsible for delivering CIP for centre/division non pay procurement initiatives.
- Work across Trusts/divisions to collaborate across the ICS where necessary to deliver mutual benefits.
- To work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
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