Assistant Procurement Business Partner

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oxford seeks a Procurement Business Partner to maximize value from the supply chain. The role involves developing procurement projects, managing non-pay expenditure, and collaborating with stakeholders across hospitals. Ideal candidates will have experience in procurement and strong analytical skills. Benefits include a commitment to compassionate excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and category management.
• Ability to manage non-pay expenditure and savings projects.
• Strong analytical skills for data collation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement projects.
• Work with senior managers and clinical staff to identify requirements.
• Lead projects and identify opportunities for savings and value.

Skills

Best practice procurement

Strategic sourcing

Cost-effective service delivery

Data analysis for procurement

Job description

To maximise value from the supply chain through strategic procurement and category management across the designated division and associated expenditure categories.

To develop procurement projects—undertaking, implementing, and monitoring procurement activities and contracts across divisional/category expenditure in line with best practice, Trust SFIs/Policies, and ensuring their implementation across the division/category.

Identification and development of non-pay savings schemes across the Trust, working closely with stakeholders and operational management to deliver these. Work closely with the Procurement Business Partner to develop strategic sourcing plans and projects that maximise value to the Trust from the supply chain.

Promote and maintain a cost-effective, responsive, and efficient service to customers across the entire Trust.

Work with staff at all levels within the Trust, particularly with senior managers and clinical staff across the four hospital sites, to ensure service, operational, clinical, and patient requirements are identified and fully considered.

Through data collation and analysis, provide information to support procurement projects and aid product standardisation and rationalisation.

Help ensure a reliable supply of required products and services into the Trusts/Division.

The post holder will support the Procurement Business Partner in managing all non-pay expenditure for the division and designated expenditure categories to ensure strategies that deliver value-for-money and improved services.

Reporting to the Procurement Business Partner, the post holder will lead projects and identify opportunities for savings, compliance, or value-added activities.

The role provides knowledge and skills to ensure:

• Best practice procurement and strategic sourcing
• Maximising value from the supply chain
• Value for money
• Development and implementation of procurement projects
• Tracked benefits & contract compliance
• Effective use of P2P and associated procurement systems

Key Working Relationships

The post holder will report to the Procurement Business Partner and interact with a range of senior stakeholders across the Trust, including divisional/operational managers, general managers, clinical consultants, finance managers, key stakeholders, suppliers, and intermediaries.

About Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

It is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital. For more information, view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu.

Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care and professional relationships we foster with patients, colleagues, and the community. We focus on Delivering Compassionate Excellence, emphasizing compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.

These values place patients at the centre of our work and underpin the healthcare quality we aspire to provide. Watch our approach to delivering compassionate excellence on the OUH YouTube channel.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Jayne Townley
Job title: Procurement Business Partner
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