Project Manager

NHS Supply Chain; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead and manage enterprise-wide projects. This role involves collaborating with senior leaders and service providers to ensure the successful delivery of projects that align with strategic objectives. You will have the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment, balancing office and remote work, while benefiting from a generous salary and a comprehensive benefits package. If you are passionate about project management and want to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

In-house training and external qualifications

Paid well-being leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Discounts from Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in managing low complexity projects.
• Good understanding of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects effectively, ensuring objectives are met on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with service providers to execute projects aligned with strategic goals.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Communication Skills

Change Management

Matrix Management

Healthcare Sector Knowledge

Logistics and Supply Chain Understanding

Vendor Management

PPM Qualification (APM, Prince 2)

Education

Relevant PPM Qualification

Business Change Qualification (Prosci, ADKAR)

Job description

Salary: £45,478 potential to rise to £53,504 over 3 years

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager for a fixed term to cover a maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and work in collaboration with our NHS Supply Chain service partners to deliver against our strategic objectives.

Every day you will …

• Be responsible for the effective delivery of your projects, working closely with the business owner. You will work with senior leaders and functional teams to ensure the project objectives are clearly defined and achieved within the agreed time, cost and quality constraints.
• Work in collaboration with the service providers across NHS Supply Chain to ensure effective management and execution of your projects to deliver against elements of NHS Supply Chain’s strategic objectives.
• Lead and manage enterprise-wide projects with budgets of up to £1m using agile and waterfall methodologies.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%).
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Experience in managing low complexity projects.
• Matrix management experience of project delivery teams.
• A good understanding of project management methodologies (Waterfall / Agile) and change management principles.
• Relevant PPM qualification (e.g. APM, Prince 2) or equivalent level of experience.
• Prior experience in managing change projects at all stages from business analysis and requirement gathering through to execution and post go live evaluation.
• Verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage with technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience of managing third party vendor (Desirable).
• Experience and knowledge of healthcare sector either public or private (Desirable).
• Good understanding of Logistics and Supply Chain organisations (Desirable).
• Relevant business change qualification (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR) or equivalent level of experience (Desirable).

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at [e-mail].

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.

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