Procurement Manager

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early access to Psychological TherapY

Car leasing scheme

Free eye tests

Salary sacrifice options

Discounts on high street

Job summary

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Procurement Manager (NHS AfC Band 7) to lead strategic, high-value healthcare procurements. The role is hybrid with one day in the office and a fixed-term/secondment for 2 years.

You will shape sourcing strategies, deliver value for money, manage end-to-end tender processes, and collaborate with clinical and corporate stakeholders to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent required.
• CIPS MCIPS accreditation sought or in progress.
• Government Commercial College Transforming Public Procurement Certificate desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity for high-value healthcare projects.
• Deliver savings, value for money and social value benefits.
• Develop category strategies and forward procurement plans.

Skills

Public sector procurement

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic procurement

Education

Undergraduate degree or equivalent

CIPS MCIPS accreditation

Government Commercial College Transforming Public Procurement Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Main area Contracting and Procurement Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 2 years (Fixed term or Secondment for 2 years) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working options available) Job ref 274-12076-COR-A

Employer Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust HQ, St Georges site Town Lincoln Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/09/2026 23:59

Procurement Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Join a friendly, high-performing team at the forefront of transformation, where procurement plays a key role in shaping future services. This is not a traditional procurement role. It offers a more strategic focus, with the opportunity to lead complex healthcare procurements and shape and secure services that directly impact patient care.

You’ll work across a varied and evolving portfolio, collaborating with clinical, operational and system partners to influence decisions and bring new ideas to life. The work is dynamic, visible and genuinely makes a difference.

We offer a supportive and flexible environment, with real autonomy to manage your own workload. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values trust, development and shared success. The role is hybrid, with just one day per week in the office.

This is a great opportunity to grow your career in an ambitious and forward-looking area of the organisation, where procurement is central to change and improvement.

Previous applicants need not reapply. This post is offered as either a fixed-term or a secondment for 2 years.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a commercially minded Procurement Manager to lead high-value, complex healthcare procurement activity and help maximise the impact of our resources. This is a senior, high-impact role where you will shape sourcing strategies, deliver value for money, and support better outcomes for our communities.

You will manage the full pre-award procurement lifecycle, from market engagement and tendering through to contract award and mobilisation. Working closely with clinical and corporate stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor, guiding decisions with insight, data and market knowledge. Your work will directly support better outcomes for our patients and colleagues.

Key responsibilities

Lead end-to-end procurement activity, ensuring compliant and effective tender processes.

Deliver savings, efficiencies and wider social value benefits.

Develop category strategies and forward procurement plans.

Build strong stakeholder relationships and influence decision making.

Provide expert advice on procurement legislation, governance and best practice.

Manage multiple complex projects, delivering to time and quality expectations.

Support continuous improvement of procurement processes and tools.

About you

You will bring strong public sector procurement experience, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the confidence to lead complex projects. You will be collaborative, commercially focused and able to turn strategy into delivery.

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Undergraduate Degree level or equivalent, preferably in a related subject, or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continued education and/or training to support professional development
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) MCIPS accredited, actively working towards it, or equivalent experience
• Government Commercial College Transforming Public Procurement Certificate

Experience

• Public Sector Procurement Experience
• Experience of operating in a lead or management procurement role
• Significant experience of procurement processes including leading complex, above-threshold tenders from market engagement through to contract award
• Experience co-ordinating the production of all the documentation required for the procurement process in liaison with other parties
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders in different settings
• Ability to produce comprehensive draft reports, data and formal letters
• Project Management Experience
• Experience of developing and delivering procurement training
• Experience of managing a team with or without direct line management authority

Special Requirements

• Advanced IT skills and proficiency of all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use) Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
• Willingness to develop additional technical and specialist knowledge and skills in procurement

As an ethical recruiter we will not pursue applications from red list countries as defined by the World Health Organisation. In order to pursue and apply for this role you must have UK NHS experience.

We reserve the right to withdraw or close a vacancy at any time. We will give priority to employees who are at risk.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.