Senior Procurement Business Partner + 10% Golden Hello

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a dynamic individual to lead procurement strategies, ensuring compliance with regulations and delivering effective services. You'll have experience in public sector tendering and excellent negotiation skills, contributing to cost improvement plans and stakeholder engagement. This role offers opportunities for professional growth within the healthcare sector.

Benefits

Free on-site parking including EV charging

Flexible working arrangements

Discounted gym membership

Generous annual leave

Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of conducting tendering processes within a public sector organization.
• Good knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for products and services to meet savings targets.
• Ensure compliance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
• Manage procurement savings and ensure compliance with Trust's processes.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Experience in public sector tendering

Job description

Role Overview

Responsible for the development, implementation and management of the procurement strategy and work plans to ensure compliance with and achievement of the trust's overall objectives. Responsible for the delivery of highly effective, compliant and customer focused procurement services which meets the Trusts procurement and materials management requirements, including the Cost Improvement Plan (CIP) targets. Track savings and quality improvement benefits to NHS Trusts to deliver best value to the NHS. Develop excellent customer relationships, balancing commercial and clinical considerations in the purchasing of products and services, and ensuring these are imbedded into contractual agreements. Resulting in successful outcomes for the trust. Support the development of excellent customer/stakeholder relationships and ensuring that best value solutions are adopted by the trust. Take the lead in developing key strategies for sourcing and contract management within allocated division spend area. Work with the Head of Procurement to monitor, measure and record the performance of the procurement and supply chain function against key result areas as outlined in the procurement strategy and work plans, and contribute to regular reports for trust committees and boards. Manage day to day procurement issues, attending meetings, seminars, and representing the trust at regional and national procurement forums. To provide procurement advice conforming with EU Procurement directives and other legislative requirements and support. To attend, organise and facilitate regular meetings with Senior key stakeholders providing procurement advice conforming with EU Procurement directives and other legislative requirements and support. Undertake supplier and customer market research to support the development of Strategic sourcing strategies such as collecting and collating information regarding supplier performance. Ensuring that social value is embedded into all our procurement processes to enable successful delivery of the programmes social value strategy. To ensure strategic supplier management arrangements are in place including strategic partnership with critical suppliers. To take responsibility for the development of principles of effective contract management Sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Effectively lead management and stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies for products and services within allocated division, and ensure delivery of established savings targets within the portfolio.
• Collaborate with other government agencies and NHS Trusts in identifying and establishing joint procurement initiatives that will deliver enhanced value for money.

Tendering

• The Trust is required to act in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is a requirement of this role to ensure the Trust is compliant with all legislative and regulated requirements relating to contracting and procurement within the sector.
• To provide advice and guidance on procurement issues to all staff, ensuring that appropriate procurement processes are adopted in all cases and that published tender documentation is compliant with law, fair and transparent, and promotes fair competition.

Contracts

• To ensure that the Trusts contracts register is managed and maintained in a timely manner, ensuring that data records are current and accurate.
• Ensure that all contracts entered into by the Trust are well drafted, fair and balanced, ensuring that risks are appropriately mitigated and/or apportioned, and that any limitation in suppliers' liability does not expose the Trust to unreasonable levels of risk.

Financial Responsibility

• Delivery of procurement savings in line with agreed targets defined in annual work plans and in-line with identified timelines.
• Responsibility for ensuring that Trust staff comply with the Trust's processes, policies, procedures and regulations.

Communications and Engagement

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with other departments through regular contact and pro‑active support, ensuring timely and effective response to all enquiries and requests for support.
• Develop and maintain regular contact with key suppliers and stakeholders to ensure current market knowledge is exemplary, and able to inform sourcing decisions.

Analytical and Judgement

• Undertake analysis of portfolio spends to identify and forecast benefits available and to prioritise actions.
• Provide reports on progress and benefits delivered through action plans, comparing actual results to forecasted outcomes and adjusting plans accordingly.

Staff Management and Development

• Provide support, and where appropriate leadership in the delivery of effective and efficient, customer focused procurement services. Assist in achieving the delivery of Cost Improvement Plans (CIP) within designated division, that maximise commercial benefits for the Trust.
• To be pro‑active in supporting and sharing experiences, knowledge and information within the procurement team, to enable wider development of knowledge and skills within the team.

Qualifications

We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to join our Procurement team in delivering a high‑quality procurement service to the Trust. The successful candidate will have experience of conducting tendering processes within a public sector organisation and therefore have good knowledge of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

You will be a skilled negotiator, able to influence and manage internal customer expectations as well as maintaining good supplier relationships. You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, be results focussed with a track record of savings and benefits delivery.

Benefits

• Free on‑site parking including EV charging
• Complimentary refreshments
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounted gym membership
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• On‑site nursery (charges apply)
• A wide‑ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
• VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• External Candidates – Successful candidates will receive 5% of their salary after one year within post and another 5% after two years.

About Milton Keynes University Hospital

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting‑edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career. As a district general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities. We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state‑of‑the‑art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24‑bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.