Procurement Manager

Sopra Steria - UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Are you a Procurement Manager who thrives in a role offering variety and challenges, where every day brings new opportunities to innovate and make an impact?

We are seeking an inquisitive procurement professional eager to join our Strategic Procurement Delivery team, supporting across all categories (Health, Estates and Facilities Management, Digital and IT and Business Services areas).

You will lead on multiple procurement projects for our NHS Customers, being responsible for the end to end procurement strategy. You’ll also play a key role in guiding, training, and supporting our customers—helping them navigate the process with confidence while driving value and excellence.

Although this position is predominantly home-based, there will be regular onsite meetings at our Salford office once per month, and national travel to supplier and client sites when required.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading Procurement projects (prioritisation, pre-tendering activities, tendering, selection, evaluation, moderation and potentially contract negotiation).
• Providing high quality customer centric procurement and service design advice to external customers whilst supporting the team in delivery of projects.
• Nurturing positive, collaborative, and supportive professional relationships with internal collaborators and external customers, as well as actively generating and establishing relationships with new customers.
• Actively generating opportunities for future work through the ongoing development of professional networks of contacts across the NHS and wider public sector.
• Horizon scanning in order to identify development and new opportunities for new and existing customers.

What you’ll bring:

• CIPS L4 or willingness to undertake.
• Experience and/or knowledge or working with the NHS and/or Public Sector.
• Experience in the full procurement process, including leading tendering projects and framework call offs.
• Knowledge of Procurement Contract Regulations 2015, Provider Selection Regime and New Procurement Act 2023.
• Knowledge/ experience of Procurement ERP systems, eSourcing tools.
• Working experience with internal & external collaborators of various levels.
• Excellent IT and Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• General commercial awareness.

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: Hybrid (Monthly travel to Salford office)
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Becky
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy extra days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

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 improve 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?