Freeman Hospital · 5 hours ago
Procurement Specialist/ Senior Procurement Specialist
Carthage, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expFreeman Hospital is one of the largest NHS hospital trusts in the UK, known for its commitment to high-quality care and innovation. They are seeking a Procurement Specialist/Senior Procurement Specialist to provide professional procurement services across the Trust, managing diverse procurement activities and supporting various clinical and corporate departments.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
The post holder will be fully conversant with departmental objectives, and always be mindful of the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instruction
The post holder will be an integral part of the Procurement Team. Upholding our values and further developing the department in line with its strategic goals, whilst ensuring always an effective and efficient service is provided to end users
The monitoring and development of KPI performance will be an ongoing part of the role as will the implementation of measures that ensure planned performance improvement
Provide Trust representation supporting service developments in a variety of meetings, communication and clear thinking are essential qualities. The ability to interpret and transpose the information to trust staff at varying levels of seniority will also be a necessary to ensure conformity to best practice methods
Work cross-functionally with other departments of our Procurement Function
The post holder will need to have a thorough understanding of Electronic Procurement and Financial systems
Have a shared responsibility for proactively and consistently ensuring that perceived performance problems are clearly identified using system information, that procedures are implemented in the relevant areas to ensure performance is developed in line with best practice methods
The post holder will report directly to a Procurement Manager and will support them and the Head of Procurement in the procurement lifecycle processes including the tendering of bespoke contracts for goods and services
The post holder will work closely with the Directorates Procurement team, including Clinical and Non-Clinical stakeholder engagement, in the provision of data to support procurement decisions
The post holder will need to establish good working relationships with the procurement team, the purchasing team, the systems support team, Inventory management and the finance directorate
The Senior Procurement Specialist is part of the Supplies and Procurement team and is the procurement lead for the successful delivery of projects within the aligned category/business area
The post holder will provide expert advice concerning successful contracting within public procurement regulations and the Trust’s internal regulations and policies
Responsible for the tendering of bespoke contracts for goods, services and works, including research, preparation, issue, scheduling, evaluation, reporting on tenders and award and the management of contracts
As the senior procurement specialist, the post holder will lead the establishment and/or enhancement of robust relationships within the aligned business area and wider Trust, to drive productive collaboration between the stakeholders and the procurement function in the effective forward planning of procurement / projects requirements
Supports the development and implementing of discrete service policies which impact across the Trust
Responsible for ensuring that the Trust utilises where appropriate, national contracts established by NHS Supply Chain, Crown Commercial Services, the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative or other public sector collaborative procurement organisations where such arrangements provide benefit to the Trust; facilitating communication between the Trust’s internal customers of goods / services covered by such contracts and those formulating them
Qualification
Required
Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in an appropriate field and academic ability for the demands of the post
Evidence of continued professional development including in the areas of procurement systems, CIPS and information management
Knowledge and experience of procurement and its application within the public sector, preferably within the NHS
Working knowledge of operating within organisational procurement policies, such as, Standing Financial Instructions
Working knowledge of electronic procurement systems and reporting tools
Experience at developing and managing relationships within procurement and clinical environments
Experience of analysing information and spend data to support decision making
Experience of participating in group meetings to achieve a set outcome
Experience of identifying service improvements and supporting change
Experience of presenting information to stakeholders
Experience of working to both agreed individual and team targets
Ability to create, design and produce reports
Proven ability to communicate on all levels
Ability to work on own initiative without supervision
IT skills literate in Microsoft packages, with advanced skills in the use of excel
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Professional Diploma or post graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience in tendering and complex commercial procurement management
Evidence of continued professional development including in the areas of public procurement regulations and contract management
Knowledge and experience of procurement and its application within the public sector. This knowledge must be unpinned by theory and experience
Working knowledge of project management and project forward planning underpinned by applied experience. Ability to manage large, multi-disciplinary projects
Experience at developing and managing relationships within a complex procurement environment
Experience of day-to-day line management of staff and staff development and mentoring
Evidence of continued professional development
The ability, skills and knowledge to provide professional procurement advice and guidance to internal and external stakeholders
Good communication skills and persuasiveness in presenting, negotiating and resolving complex issues
IT skills literate in Microsoft packages, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Preferred
Experience in the use of Oracle eFinancials and eProcurement
Experience in the use of NHS Supply Chain
Experience of Customer Service environment
Project Management Qualification (such as, PRINCE2 practitioner) or equivalent experience
Company
Freeman Hospital
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, UK
Carthage, Missouri, US
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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