Senior Procurement Manager: Strategic Savings & Innovation

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) has a vacancy for a Senior Procurement Manager in Cardiff. The role is contract, permanent, hybrid working and 37.5 hours per week, job ref 043-AC132-0726-C. Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum.

The post offers an opportunity to lead procurement across Wales, apply commercial acumen, and deliver value in a high-profile healthcare setting while working in a flexible hybrid model. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in EU procurement and contract management.
• Proven ability to deliver savings on complex procurements.
• Project planning and costings in line with revenue/capital projects.
• Experience managing staff or teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement initiatives in a high profile environment.
• Apply commercial acumen to deliver savings and value for patients.
• Manage complex, high-value procurements to time and budget.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable change.
• Contribute to strategic procurement planning and governance.

Skills

Procurement management

Commercial acumen

Analytical reasoning

Stakeholder engagement

Welsh language ability

Risk management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

MCIPs accreditation

Tools

e-tendering

Integrated web systems

Job description

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) has a vacancy for a Senior Procurement Manager in Cardiff. The role is contract, permanent, hybrid working and 37.5 hours per week, job ref 043-AC132-0726-C. Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum.

The post offers an opportunity to lead procurement across Wales, apply commercial acumen, and deliver value in a high-profile healthcare setting while working in a flexible hybrid model. Welsh language skills are desirable but not essential.