Strategic Procurement Manager

UHNM; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

UHNM’s Black Country Pathology Service is seeking a dedicated Procurement Lead to manage pathology procurement activity across the NMBC and related ICBs, ensuring compliance with EU legislation, UK law, and Trust financial instructions. The role offers flexible working with partial home working and a strong focus on team leadership.

Based at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, you will lead the procurement team, drive commercial projects, and advise committees on timely, accurate contracting

Qualifications

• Full member status of the CIPS required.
• Experience in managing and developing staff to meet service needs.
• Ability to manage own and team workload including delegation of tasks.
• Up-to-date knowledge of PCR2015 and PA2023 procurement directives and legislation, contract law and purchasing legislation.
• Experience of managing staffing issues, including conflict among staff groups, sickness or disciplinary issues.
• Prioritization skills: methodical, numerate, problem solving, negotiation, diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Manage Black Country Pathology Procurement activity and related projects for NMBC and trusts, ensuring compliance with EU legislation and UK law.
• Lead the Black Country Pathology Procurement Team activity within the NMBC.
• Contribute to the development of the Black Country Pathology Procurement Team.
• Provide accurate, timely advice on commercial issues to relevant Trust Committees and meetings, especially where business-critical for trusts in the wider health economy.

Skills

CIPS member

People management

Workload management

Procurement law

Staffing issues

Prioritization

Job description

Main area Procurement Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working) Job ref 205-8265468

Site Black Country Pathology Service, New Cross Hospital, Town Wolverhampton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

The NMBC operate under a flexible working policy and also offer partial working from home (typically 3 days per week) as part of the role.

The Trust offers 27 days annual leave on appointment, rising to 29 days after 5 years' of service and 33 days after 10 years' of service. In addition, there is also the potential to accrue hours towards flexi-leave in accordance with the flexible working policy.

This is a vital role within the NMBC which is responsible for the Black Country Pathology Service Procurement Team and other bespoke commercial related projects within the Black Country ICB (Integrated Care Board) and Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB Trusts and other customers’ of the NMBC ensuring compliance with Public Contract Regulations, Procurement Act 2023, UK Law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the management of Black Country Pathology Procurement activity and other bespoke commercial related projects within the Black Country ICB (Integrated Care Board) and Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICB Trusts and other customers’ of the NMBC ensuring compliance with EU Legislation, UK Law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

Lead the Black Country Pathology Procurement Team activity within the NMBC.

Contribute to the development of the Black Country Pathology Procurement Team.

To lead on and support identified commercial issues / key commodity areas within the Black Country Pathology Procurement remit, providing accurate, timely and up to date advice to the relevant Trust Committee / meeting; particularly where they are business critical for the Trusts in the wider health economy who are the recipients of the service.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

• Full Member status of the CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) (10)
• Experience of managing and developing staff to meet the changing needs of the service. (5)
• Ability to manage own and team’s workload including appropriate delegation of tasks (5)
• Up to date knowledge of PCR2015 and PA2023 procurement directives and legislation, contract law and purchasing legislation. (10)
• Experience of managing staffing issues, which may include conflict among staff groups, managing employees sickness or disciplinary issues that require unpopular decisions or sensitive issues to be addressed (5)
• Prioritisation skills which include being:- Methodical, numerate, problem solving, motivated, ability to use keyboard skills, written communication, presentation skills, negotiation, influential, innovative assertiveness with tact and diplomacy. (5)
• Project management and leadership skills, with the ability to use own initiative and work under pressure. Ability to understand and be able to manage the effects of change (5)
• Experience of having to deal with conflict with other staff including senior Trust staff where decisions may require compromise. (5)

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

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