Deputy Procurement Manager

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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.

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 whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, 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.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Procurement Manager role within the Foundation Group Procurement Shared Service, serving George Eliot NHS Trust, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, and Wye Valley Trust.

We are looking to recruit an ambitious, hardworking, confident buyer to join a supportive team who all work hard together in making a success of the Foundation Group Procurement Shared Service.

Reporting to one of the Procurement Managers within the Team, you will support the smooth running of the service by responding to purchase requisitions, obtaining competitive quotations and creating purchase orders, along with responding to routine customer enquiries on product details availability and returns.

Duties will also include gathering and analysing data to ensure goods and services are procured in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

1. To procure goods & services, initiate and manage commercial contracts, and provide best value purchasing in support of the Trust's financial, clinical and technical requirements.
2. To take lead responsibility to undertake and manage procurement activity including revenue and capital spend within the designated category in accordance with the Trust's Procurement Strategy including the achievement of procurement savings targets.
3. To provide professional advice to users on specific contracts and information on purchasing costs.
4. To liaise with stakeholders, including Directors, Clinical Business Unit Managers, Purchasing and Stores staff, Trust requisitioners, clinicians, technicians, budget holders, suppliers, Collaborative Procurement Hubs, NHS Supply Chain, Department of Health, Internal and External Audit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities

1. To manage, lead, and, where applicable, personally undertake purchasing activity for the designated categories.
2. To ensure all purchasing activity is conducted in accordance with Trust Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and all other relevant regulations and legislation including EU Public Contracts Regulations2015.
3. To manage purchasing activities including competitive quotation and tendering exercises, including OJEU tenders.
4. To develop specialist knowledge of suppliers and products for designated categories so as to be able to communicate at appropriate technical level with suppliers and product and service users.
5. To develop strategies for individual categories taking into account market conditions, internal and external trends, internal resources and benchmarking information and presenting options to Trust Managers.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Member of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) Level 6 or able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Diploma in Purchasing and Supply or equivalent qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge and experience.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in the award and management of contracts.
• Proven track record in achieving cash releasing savings.
• Understanding of strategic sourcing.
• Understanding of purchase to pay processes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.