Senior Procurement Specialist

Northumbria Group.; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Enhanced rates for evenings/nights

NHS terms and conditions

Car lease

Job summary

NHFM is a key NHS provider delivering strategic procurement across multiple hospital sites. We seek a Senior Procurement Specialist to lead on strategic and complex procurement activities, working with senior stakeholders and a procurement team to deliver cost-saving programs.

You will manage above-threshold projects, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive collaboration across the alliance and regional meetings for optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent plus CIPS, or a masters in a relevant field.
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development.
• Experience in project management within procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead on strategic and complex procurement across IT/Digital Services and Corporate portfolios.
• Manage a team of procurement specialists and deliver cost reduction programmes.
• Provide specialist procurement advice to senior stakeholders and cross-unit forums.
• Oversee procurement activity compliant with the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulations 2024.

Skills

Procurement

Team leadership

NHS procurement experience

Strategic procurement

Education

First degree + CIPS

CPD evidence

Project management

Job description

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

Come and work for us and we can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions ( https://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook ) which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
• A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, they offer care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Whilst NHFM are a highly innovative organisation, the use of Third Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job overview

An opportunity is available for a Senior Procurement Specialist in the NHFM Contracting team. Applications are invited from experienced Procurement Specialist s, fully MCIPS qualified.

The post holder will lead on strategic and complex procurement , predominately in theIT/Digital Services and Corporate portfolios, working with senior stakeholders.

Leading a team of procurement specialist s undertaking procurement activity to deliver the procurement work plan.

Main duties of the job

This role will work simultaneously across multiple stakeholder business units providing specialist procurement and commercial advice and guidance, and to lead a team of procurement specialist s undertaking procurement activity to deliver the cost reduction programmes/commercial programmes across the Trust and its subsidiaries.

Undertaking Strategic and Complex procurement , including above threshold projects under the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024, involvement in collaborative opportunities on behalf of the wider Alliance.

Management of the procurement work plan, providing day to day performancemanagement, supervision and development of a team of procurement specialist s

Represent the Contracting Team at Business Unit/ Senior Stakeholder Forums and at wider Alliance and Regional meetings, as required.

Working for our organisation

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital - The Northumbria, three general hospitals - North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals - and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role will work simultaneously across multiple stakeholder business units providing specialist procurement and commercial advice andguidance, and to lead a team of procurement specialist s undertaking procurement activity to deliver the cost reduction programmes/commercial programmes acrossthe Trust and its subsidiaries.

Undertaking Strategic and Complex procurement , including above thresholdprojects under the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024, involvement in collaborative opportunities on behalf of the wider Alliance.

Management of the procurement work plan, providing day to day performancemanagement, supervision and development of a team of procurement specialist s

Represent the Contracting Team at Business Unit/ Senior Stakeholder Forums andat wider Alliance and Regional meetings, as required.

Qualifications

• First degree or equivalent standard of education plus relevant professional qualification (CIPS), or a masters level of knowledge acquired through relevant qualification or experience
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development
• Project Management

Experience

• Extensive, high level experience in procurement,
• Extensive experience in a specialist procurement position including managing a team.
• Experience of working in an NHS or public sector procurement environment

The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person (for example, in foster care, children's homes, kinship or local authority care) who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Name Emma Losh Job title Procurement Business Partner Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07580 310105 Additional information

Ross Morrison

Head of Contracting

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