Procurement Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Digital Procurement Manager to join our team on a national basis. The salary on offer is from £50,000 dependent on experience and location, a 6% matched pension. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Digital procurement professional to join a large, national organisation who is driving systemic change in how the NHS operates its estate to facilitate the best patient care possible. The role will provide the successful candidate with significant career development opportunities with significant support for further training and qualifications. You will plan, organise, and execute category related procurement activities with the objective of obtaining best value while balancing commercial and legal risk; reduce total cost of ownership for Digital and Data category third party spend whilst driving continuous improvement, leverage expertise of industry best practices, benchmarking of market competition; and act as an escalation point on supplier disputes and/or performance issues. This role will be responsible for monitoring and driving procurement compliance in accordance with the Procurement Policy, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), Cabinet Office Controls, and Government Commercial Function Technical Standards across all areas of non-pay spend at NHS Property Services. Managers are expected to have a good understanding of their functional area, and how it connects with other areas of the business. They collaborate with colleagues to provide relevant and timely information including reporting, to ensure we maintain compliance, to deliver value for money in order to deliver positive outcomes for our internal and external stakeholders. You will lead on new procurement activity for area of expertise, leading the national sourcing initiatives and supporting the decentralised procurement activities; and become a value enabler and trusted advisor to colleagues (supporting the business in the delivery and execution of strategic projects, provide market led intelligence for the development of business cases). Transition and implementation of all contracts to ensure continuity of supply and risk/cost mitigation is key, as is contribution to the development and execution of Procurement Category Strategies for area of subject matter expertise. The successful candidate will have, experience of Digital procurement activities as well as: Experience gained across multiple procurement categories Demonstratable experience of leading procurement projects and strategic sourcing activities Public Sector procurement knowledge, Public Sector frameworks knowledge Experience using Procure to Pay systems and eSourcing solutions In-depth knowledge of PCR 2015 and contract management CIPS qualified or working towards, or willing to obtain qualification We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer: 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave A Smarter Working Programme, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities. Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop & progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework. If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to great discounts with leading high street names with the bluelight discount card. Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do. We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential. We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. Best of luck with your application