Deputy Head of Purchasing

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Head of Purchasing, a pivotal role ensuring effective procurement across its hospitals. This position requires strategic purchasing expertise and strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders. The successful candidate will lead compliance efforts and help drive cost savings initiatives. Join a leading NHS Trust dedicated to transforming healthcare services for its community.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level and committed to achieving CIPS membership.
• Demonstrates significant management and clinical procurement experience.
• Knowledge of UK procurement legislation and public sector finance.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance and leadership within the Clinical Strategic Purchasing Team.
• Manage purchasing activities across the NHS Trust.
• Engage with clinical stakeholders and colleagues in procurement and supply chain.

Skills

Communication

Partnership skills

Leadership

Strategic purchasing experience

Clinical procurement knowledge

Education

Degree level education

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply

Prince2 Qualification

General Management Qualifications

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Head of Purchasing

The closing date is 08 July 2025

This role is a specialist position, with the post holder being responsible for Purchasing activities across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust with specific responsibility for the Clinical Strategic Purchasing Team.

MFT look after ten hospitals in the Greater Manchester area and are looking to continue their mission on delivering a high functioning, sustainable single hospital service by recruiting this crucial role.

Main duties of the job

You would be joining the team in the Finance and Procurement Business Unit - a space that has been created to encourage flexible working, with state of the art modern facilities that will make your working life more rewarding.

Currently these role operates on a mix of home working . Twice weekly office attendance is required which is non-negotiable and may be revised to full time office attendance.

As you will need to take responsibility for procedural compliance and team leadership, you will need to have substantial strategic purchasing experience within a private or public sector organisation. Committed to achieving full membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), it would be beneficial (though isn't strictly necessary) to have some knowledge of clinical product procurement within the NHS. Crucially, you will have exceptional communication and partnership skills, with the capacity to work directly with clinical stakeholders and procurement and supply chain colleagues.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or firm plan to achieve with 12 months of appointment
• Educated to degree level
• Good standard of other General Management Qualifications
• Prince2 Qualification

Experience

• Significant post qualification Purchasing management experience with demonstrable achievements at a senior level
• Clinical Procurement experience
• Able to demonstrate success in identification and delivery of savings through purchasing and supply
• Demonstrable experience in significant change management projects
• Management experience gained within a large multifunctional organisation

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of UK Procurement legislation and statutory requirements
• First class category / NHS sector knowledge
• Sound knowledge of public sector finance procedures

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Trafford General Hospital

£53,755 to £60,504 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-COR-7225095-RL4

Job locations

Finance & Procurement Business Unit, Trafford General Hospital