Job summary
Strategic Procurement Specialist - Estates, Facilities & EME
Full-time | Permanent | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced public procurement professional looking for a dynamic role within the NHS? This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced team, working on complex tenders, delivering strategic category plans, and driving significant cost savings.
In this role, you will play a key part in delivering Frimley Health's strategic category management programme, focusing on Estates & Facilities, Hotel Services, and EME. You will lead on a specific strategic sourcing programme, supporting an ambitious cost improvement initiative across all Frimley Health sites.
If you thrive in a challenging environment and are passionate about efficiency, value for money, and NHS procurement excellence, we'd love to hear from you!
Apply now and be part of an impactful transformation in NHS procurement.
Main duties of the job
Are you a procurement professional with a passion for delivering cost-effective solutions while maintaining high standards of patient care? This is an exciting opportunity to manage medium to large-scale procurement projects in collaboration with our non-clinical departments, ensuring best value and compliance within NHS procurement frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and manage strategic procurement projects, delivering savings and efficiency improvements.
2. Provide expert advice on procurement processes, protocols, and policy, supporting key stakeholders across the Trust.
3. Contribute actively to project team meetings, offering insights that drive cost-effective, patient-centred solutions.
This role offers a unique opportunity to apply your purchasing and project management expertise in a setting where your work directly supports the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Join us and be part of a team making a real difference in NHS procurement.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Deliver strategic procurement initiatives that drive cost savings and efficiency improvements. Maximise value for money through process improvements and total cost of ownership modelling. Develop, manage, and report on agreed work and savings plans. Ensure compliance with all relevant procurement legislation and NHS frameworks. Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and leadership within the category. Solve complex procurement challenges, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the Trust.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in a fast-paced NHS environment, ensuring that procurement solutions support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Join us and make a tangible impact on NHS procurement. Apply today!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Educated to degree level or equivalent
2. Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
1. Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
Experience
Essential
1. Significant experience in a category management role
2. Experience of public sector regulations
Desirable
1. Experience of working with the NHS Terms and Conditions of Supply
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
1. Knowledge of relevant category products, services and markets
Desirable
1. Working knowledge of Atamis, Bravo e-tendering and Spend Analytics Portals
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Archipelago House
Building 1, Lyon Way
Frimley
GU16 7ER
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