Principal Sourcing Manager

NHS Shared Business Services; England; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in the UK is seeking a Principal Sourcing Manager to lead a team and ensure efficient procurement processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in public sector procurement and excellent leadership skills. This role offers flexibility and a competitive salary of up to £50,000, along with various benefits including a cash car allowance and private medical insurance.

Benefits

£5,400 cash car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Pension

Paid volunteering days

Paid carers leave

Flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Experience in public sector procurement.
• Management experience with a team.
• Knowledge of procurement tools and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement support to internal stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes.
• Manage procurement projects ensuring compliance.

Skills

End-to-end procurement delivery

People leadership

High quality service delivery

Using strategic sourcing tools

Understanding procurement legislation

Education

Level 4 CIPS accreditation or working towards

Tools

SAP Ariba

Atamis

Job description

We have a remarkable opportunity for a Principal Souring Manager to join our team at NHS SBS!

As a Principal Sourcing Manager, you will play a significant role in ensuring that the solutions, such as framework agreements, that are delivered by Procurement Solutions category management teams are procured through a highly efficient and effective sourcing process.

Leading a small sourcing team and reporting to the Deputy Head of Sourcing you will embed a healthy culture within individuals and across our procurement solutions team that will seek to achieve excellence in efficient sourcing, drive continuous improvement and deliver outstanding procurement solutions for our customers to access.

You will deliver service excellence, effective communication, customer engagement and management, partnership, project management, and adherence to public procurement regulations.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

This role predominantly home based, with travel to one of our offices based in either Salford, Leeds, or London once a month.

What you'll be doing:

• Offer procurement support to internal collaborators, assisting in supplier/external evaluator onboarding and addressing first-line queries.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to improve procurement processes and outcomes.
• Collaborate effectively within and external to the procurement team, encouraging a culture of collaboration and partnership.
• Lead procurement-related projects, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standard processes.
• Supports the planning, optimisation, and operation phases of SBS's sourcing and contracting solutions (SAP Ariba system)
• Mentor, support, and lead a small team, promoting professional development and growth.
• Support team members in achieving their goals by providing assistance, guidance, and resources as needed.

What you'll bring:

• Experience/ knowledge of end-to-end procurement delivery within a public sector environment.
• People leadership skills and management experience
• High quality, flexible and responsive service delivery standards.
• Experience in using strategic sourcing tools such as e-tendering platforms (SAP Ariba or Atamis).
• Level 4 CIPS accreditation or working towards.
• An understanding and working knowledge of procurement legislation (PCR 2015, the Procurement Act 2023 and the Provider Selection Regime)

It would be great if you had:

• Experience of working within NHS procurement environment.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!

Employment Type:

Full-time, Permanent

Location:

Anywhere UK

Security Clearance Level:

DBS

Internal Recruiter:

Rachel

Salary:

Up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits:

£5,400 cash car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy extra days, 4 x death in service life assurance, private medical insurance, pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave and a generous flexible benefits fund which you can take in cash.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.