Senior Procurement Manager

Working within the Strategic Procurement Delivery team, other key internal stakeholders and crucially our clients to ensure procurement activities are optimised and delivered in a professional, safe and efficient manner. We are seeking exceptional highly motivated individuals who can significantly contribute to the positive reputation of our business. The role will work across the Health, Construction and Estates, Business Services and Digital and IT categories.

They will be responsible for developing and delivering procurement strategies in complex supply markets working with and on behalf of our customers. Key Responsibilities Leads complex and high value procurement process (legal process, market engagement, scoping, briefing, tendering, selection, evaluation, contract negotiation and management of suppliers) Provides high quality customer focused procurement and service design advice to external customers Creates and maintains positive, collaborative and supportive professional relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers, as well as actively generating and building relationships with new customers Be regarded as a trusted advisor to the customer’s senior team Acts a senior point of advice for internal staff in terms of the commercial and assignment management aspects of project delivery Actively generates opportunities for future work through the ongoing development of professional networks of contacts across the NHS and wider public sector Horizon scan in order to identify development and new opportunities for new and existing customers Be an expert in the NHS and its strategic goals and policy drivers Support the team in the delivery of projects, acting as both a leader and a supporter