NHSL 212334 Contracts Manager (LI)

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

The Procurement department has a responsibility to procure, monitor, and manage contracts for supplies, services, and works.

A Contracts Manager will manage and procure for specific procurement projects as well as development/renewal of contracts on behalf of NHS Lothian including:

1. Actively engaging Service Units and other stakeholders with their contract requirements and tendering processes.
2. Increasing the scope of procurement activity by providing expert procurement advice and utilising wider procurement knowledge for tendering work as required.
3. Ensuring compliance to UK procurement regulations and NHS Lothian’s Standing Financial Instructions.
4. Ensuring robust governance of spend and the delivery of best value procurement options through interrogation of local procurement strategies and the implementation of national and local contracts as appropriate.

Through the above, support the embedding of a contract management approach to spend and procurement strategy, procurement journey, and procurement tools.

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Andy.Hay2@nhs.scot.