Description
I am currently looking for a number of Procurement Managers/Head of Procurement for a large NHS Organisation in London. They are looking to pay £350-£450 per day for these positions with an initial 5 month contract on offer.
You will be managing the provision of procurement support services across a number of their customers, facilitating collaborative national procurements and regional delivery of centrally determined requirements, for healthcare and other non-healthcare service requirements.
You will act as the subject matter expert for procurement and will ensure that the Procurement Team is viewed by its client base as a centre of excellence.
Essential Experience
- Extensive specialist knowledge of procurement acquired through post graduate diploma,CIPS or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
- Ability to interpret data and perform trend analysis
- Neat and precise working methods, maintenance of complete and accurate working papers and filing structures
- Project management
- Effective analytical skills with a commitment to deadlines
- Experience in writing high quality reports
- Excellent understanding of UK contract law and a deep understanding of, and the application of EU/UK procurement legislation in procurement activities
- Excellent understanding of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and
NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013
- Excellent understanding and experience of authoring guidance on the use of best practice procurement techniques and tools
- Demonstrable experience of working at a senior level within the procurement function of a large organisation
- Proven ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Proven ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
- Proven ability to analyse data and make recommendations without the need to consult
Negotiation experience
- Experience of supervising/managing staff
- Experience of delivering programmes and projects to tight deadlines
- Experience of creating new/improved systems and procedures to streamline duties
- Experience of using computerised procurement systems
- Understanding of the NHS governance environment, and an appreciation of the structure and management of the NHS nationally and locally
- Experience of procurement within the NHS