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The closing date is 01 September 2025

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 02.09.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 22.09.25

An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual who has the drive, enthusiasm and ability to work in a strategically challenging and rewarding environment, whilst offering a unique opportunity to broaden your procurement career.

The post holder will take a proactive role in supporting the Senior Procurement Team in implementing the Trust's Procurement Strategy. The ideal candidate should enjoy working as part of a team, be motivated, keen to learn, able to influence, conduct strategic tender processes and negotiations, have excellent inter-personnel skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels. The main remit of this role will be clinical procurement.

You must also be results orientated and able to identify further opportunities to support department's savings target and increase contract coverage and compliance throughout the Trust.

For an informal discussion, please contact: Frances May, Operational Head of Procurement on Tel: 01274-274759.

The Senior Procurement Manager (SPM) for Clinical services will support the Senior Procurement team in ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and Standing Financial Instructions, securing Value for Money and achieving financial savings through tendering, supply chain optimisation and supplier relationship management.

The SPM for Clinical will support the Deputy Head of Procurement by managing and delivering all day-to-day Clinical procurement activities in the Trust. The post holder will ensure that all procurement regulations, rules, policies and procedures are complied with and that all stakeholders are engaged in procurement processes.

The SPM for Clinical will have direct line management responsibility for the Clinical Procurement Manager, Clinical Procurment Officers and will be expected to support the Clinical Procurement Team, Maintenance, Capital, Supply Chain, the Buying Team, the Receipt & Distribution Team and the Materials Management Team as needed. The post holder will have high level of experience in a complex procurement environment and be able to utilise this experience to effectively lead the Clinical procurement team.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the post of Senior Procurement Manager Clinical.

• In depth understanding of procurement in large complex organisations including the full supply chain aspects of demand management, sourcing and purchasing,
• Experience of strategic sourcing, end to end tendering and contracting of complex procurement processes with demonstrable achievements
• Experience of interpreting and applying the Public Sector Procurement Legislation
• Previous experience of staff management
• Understanding Purchase 2 Pay (P2P) and invoice processes
• Experience of NHS Procurement
• Experience of material management and delivery and distribution
• Experience in working in a health service environment
• Experience working on the Clinical Category

• Able to us own initiative in dealing with complex issues, and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines including multi-tasking.
• Flexible approach to work
• Project Management Experience

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages including, Excel, Word and Access
• Understand key and specialist elements of procurement / supply chain methodologies and associated UK and European law.
• Knowledge of the Health Sector and Public Sector Procurement
• Medical product knowledge and understanding of the supply market dynamics

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline*
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Chain (CIPS) *

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust