Project Manager - SCM/DEL/PROJM02

Southern State Community College; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Annual bonus schemes

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

In-house training and external quals

Well-being day and 24/7 Employee Ass.

Generous pension scheme (12% employer)

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Volunteer leave

NHS Discounts

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain, based in the UK, seeks a Project Manager to join the Modernisation Programme - Delivery. You will plan, coordinate, and deliver change initiatives across the organisation, collaborating with internal teams, service providers, and stakeholders to embed sustainable change and improve patient outcomes.

You will support the Programme Manager, ensuring governance, risk, and budget controls, while delivering projects within timelines and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Project Delivery - Experience delivering low to medium complexity projects across the full lifecycle within a wider programme.
• Methodology & Governance - Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to manage governance, change, and project costs.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management - Strong communication skills with proven ability to engage and manage a range of stakeholders.
• Team & Supplier Coordination - Experience working in matrix environments and coordinating cross-functional teams, with vendor management experience desirable.
• Competent in the use of Software packages such as Microsoft Project

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned projects or workstreams end-to-end, supporting the Lead Project Manager and Programme Manager to define scope, objectives, and deliverables. Ensure delivery is achieved within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Work collaboratively with service providers and internal NHS Supply Chain teams to support coordinated delivery across multiple partners, ensuring your projects contribute effectively to the wider Modernisation Programme.
• Apply Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies as appropriate, ensuring compliance with governance processes, maintaining accurate documentation, and providing regular progress updates to the Lead Project Manager and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships, engaging colleagues at all levels to support delivery, manage expectations, and ensure clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement and programme alignment, contributing to lessons learned, identifying opportunities for efficiencies, and ensuring all project activity aligns with NHS Supply Chain’s strategic objectives and transformation goals.

Skills

Project Delivery

Governance

Stakeholder Management

Team & Supplier Coordination

Education

PPM qualification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

Function: Modernisation Programme - Delivery

Location: Nottingham - Hybrid - Two days per week in the office

Contract type: Permanent

Salary: Offered on a starting salary of£47,874 with the potential to increase up to £56,322 over the course of three years + additional benefits

Closing Date: Thursday, 29th October 2026

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

NHS Supply Chain has an opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Supply Chain Modernisation Programme during an exciting period of transformation. Working as part of a wider project and programme delivery team, this role will focus on the successful delivery of defined projects and workstreams that contribute to our long-term transformation goals and organisational vision.

Supporting the Programme Manager, you will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and delivering change initiatives across the organisation, working closely with internal teams, service providers, and stakeholders. Effective project delivery will be essential in embedding sustainable change, helping to drive improved outcomes for our customers, patients, and the wider business.

Every day you will …

• Deliver assigned projects or workstreams end-to-end, supporting the Lead Project Manager and Programme Manager to define scope, objectives, and deliverables. Ensure delivery is achieved within agreed timelines, budgets, and quality standards, proactively managing risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Work collaboratively with service providers and internal NHS Supply Chain teams to support coordinated delivery across multiple partners, ensuring your projects contribute effectively to the wider Modernisation Programme.
• Apply Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies as appropriate, ensuring compliance with governance processes, maintaining accurate documentation, and providing regular progress updates to the Lead Project Manager and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships, engaging colleagues at all levels to support delivery, manage expectations, and ensure clear and consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support continuous improvement and programme alignment, contributing to lessons learned, identifying opportunities for efficiencies, and ensuring all project activity aligns with NHS Supply Chain’s strategic objectives and transformation goals.

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 colleague recognition awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• 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?

• Project Delivery - Experience delivering low to medium complexity projects across the full lifecycle within a wider programme.
• Methodology & Governance - Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with the ability to manage governance, change, and project costs.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management - Strong communication skills with proven ability to engage and manage a range of stakeholders.
• Team & Supplier Coordination - Experience working in matrix environments and coordinating cross-functional teams, with vendor management experience desirable.

• Considered competent in the use of using Software packages such as Microsoft Project

• Qualifications & Sector Knowledge - Relevant PPM qualification or equivalent experience; knowledge of healthcare, supply chain, or change frameworks desirable.

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.