Procurement Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Procurement Manager role, with responsibility for Capital Projects and Equipment within the Foundation Group Procurement Shared Service, serving George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and Wye Valley NHS Trust., This a role within the Foundation Group Procurement Shared Service (FGPSS) responsible for the effective management of Supplier performance within the Capital Projects and Equipment category of products/services on behalf of the 3 Trusts under the Foundation Group, namely George Eliot NHS Trust, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust and Wye Valley Trust.

To take responsibility for negotiating high-value tenders and contracts for goods and services, achieving the most economically advantageous outcome for the Trust.

Prepare specifications, invite tenders and quotes, negotiate and place orders and contracts in respect of all purchases not covered by National and regional contracts/arrangement ensuring that Trust stakeholder business needs and objectives are fulfilled.

To operate effective information systems to ensure accessibility of data that adds value to decision making.

To achieve savings targets in line with the FGPSS formal CIP and Efficiency Plan.

To provide procurement and supply chain services to all Divisions across the FGPSS.

To deliver measurable savings from revenue expenditure to support the FGPSS Cost Improvement Plan.

To develop internal supply chain processes to the benefit of other Departments.

Strategic sourcing - actively research and evaluate new sources of product/services, particularly offering efficiency.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement for the Foundation Group Procurement Shared Service, the successful candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally with experience in the Public Sector, the Procurement Manager will be required to manage the procurement of goods and services across complex spend categories.

The successful candidate must be an excellent communicator, fully conversant with public sector procurement legislation, procurement methodologies and systems and demonstrate a solid track record of stakeholder management.

This will be a challenging yet rewarding role working within a team committed to achieving best value for money through development of e-commerce, in line with the Carter Review and the newly published Strategic Framework for NHS Commercial.

Adopting an agile working culture, the role will be a balance of both working within the office and home based.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.