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Site: Blackpool Victoria Hospital - But across One LSC footprint
Town: Blackpool
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/04/2025 23:59
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal, and effective care. We currently provide high-quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
The One Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) Procurement team are seeking applications for a Senior Procurement Manager.
Applications are sought from across the private and public sector. The successful applicants will bring energy and customer focus to the role. It is important that we recruit the best possible candidate, recognising that innovation and continuous improvement will be key to delivering sustainable NHS services for the future.
Training and support are offered to the right candidates to ensure they can be successful in the role.
The role will be onsite office-based in Blackpool Hospital, but the candidate will need to be flexible and able to travel to other One LSC Hospitals.
If you think you have the skills and motivation to take on these challenging and exciting roles and would like an informal discussion regarding the opportunity, please contact the Head of Service Procurement.
As well as the job description, there is an induction pack/staff handbook available on request to support your application and the transition into the NHS and the One LSC Procurement should you be successful.
Main duties of the job
Focus will be on supporting customers to deliver value for money on projects ensuring legal compliance.
The Senior Procurement Manager will work within the Procurement tower to support the delivery of the procurement strategy and achieve “balanced Scorecard” targets. This includes delivering against the following objectives:
1. Savings and efficiency targets
2. Improving and maintaining compliance with procurement regulations
3. Customer service
You will be expected to work with stakeholders at all levels to present the procurement cluster as a progressive and responsive group who work collaboratively, provide new thinking, and positively influence system improvement and efficiency.
Contribute as part of the One LSC Procurement team to the strategy and direction of the team.
Work on specific/allocated projects against agreed timescales and outcomes for One LSC Procurement customers. This will include sourcing of goods, equipment, materials, and services that meet requirements by demonstrating value for money and promoting an integrated approach to procurement.
Provide professional support to users in respect of the procurement process, including EU regulations and required processes to be followed.
Working for our organisation
Created in November 2024, which superseded the Lancashire Procurement Cluster created in 2017, The One LSC Procurement team provides strategic procurement, commercial, logistics, and supply chain services to the Trust Partners – Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
The organisation is a shared service model, hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The One LSC Procurement has four distinct service lines:
* Procurement
* Strategic Relationship Management
* Systems & e-Commerce
* Logistics and Supply Chain
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will take direction from the Head of Service - Procurement but work independently and proactively.
Support Procurement Managers and project team members to formulate, develop and deliver an annual workplan that achieves savings and efficiency targets as well as other balanced scorecard objectives.
Work independently to develop and deliver a personal annual workplan that achieves savings and efficiency targets as well as other balanced scorecard objectives.
Provide support, commercial advice, and guidance on procurement strategy to customers.
Ensure stakeholders comply with Trust SFIs and adherence to all relevant procurement legislation.
Support and guide the professional and training developmental needs of the Procurement team.
Manage Procurement Managers and Senior Buyers including setting objectives, workload, monitoring performance, monitoring ongoing development, and contribution to the success and effectiveness of the team.
Review and develop the member Trust’s non-pay spend and the planning and implementation of best value for money initiatives.
Participate in the One LSC Procurement strategy by ensuring it is communicated, understood, and supported by customers so achieving the department’s objectives and ensuring commercial arrangements are optimised throughout the Trust.
Work closely with senior procurement colleagues across the One LSC to ensure work with collaborative organisations such as NHS Supply Chain, Crown Commercial Services, and the Operating Model Category Tower Service Providers (CTSPs) is coordinated and delivering maximum benefits.
Lead on high value, complex, and strategic projects.
Lead on Model Hospital metrics relating to procurement performance.
Person specification
Qualifications
* 5 GCSEs including English and Maths, Grade C or above.
* Expert knowledge of procurement strategy acquired by professional procurement qualification (MCIPS) or NVQ level 4 plus MBA or equivalent experience.
* Vocational courses appropriate to the post.
* Willingness to undertake further appropriate study.
Experience
* 5 years purchasing experience including team management at a Trust, shared service or large organisation with a varied portfolio.
* Experience of working with and providing leadership and advice on complex procurements to clients/stakeholders at senior level to successfully deliver projects or agreed service level.
* Experience of working in and providing leadership in a busy, target-driven team.
* Experience of developing and monitoring challenging savings plans to deliver benefits.
* Experience of managing third-party organisations to deliver cashable benefits.
* Experience of interpreting, analysing and using highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
* Risk Management and Health & Safety Awareness.
* Experience of planning and implementing procurement strategy.
* Evidenced experience of managing and successfully developing procurement staff.
* Evidenced experience of leading, managing and developing successful procurement teams.
Knowledge and Skills
* Expert knowledge of EU Procurement Law.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft packages (Word/Excel/PowerPoint).
* Management of complex data analysis.
* Significant team working (including leading) experience.
* Strategic planning experience for complex, high spends procurements.
* Ability to adjust strategy seamlessly.
* Tendering expertise, including high value procurements.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to lead, influence and persuade people at all levels.
* Able to influence and bring about change in a complex organisation.
* Strong decision making, analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering and exceeding results.
* Must be able to travel across sites and beyond.
* Required to work under pressure to meet deadlines and targets.
* Experience of NHS/government.
* Sound knowledge of public sector finance procedures/legislation.
* Large ‘blue chip’ private sector experience.
* Advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
Personal Attributes
* Commitment to continuous improvement in the performance of: - self; - team, and; - One LSC.
* Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Effective organisational, interpersonal and presentation skills.
* Forward thinking results orientated.
* Leadership and delegation skills.
* Strong team player/team skills.
* Good organisational and administrative skills.
* Good motivator and a positive attitude towards change and development.
* Ability to cope under pressure.
* Ability to communicate at all levels.
Other
* Must be a car driver and able to work between sites.
* Able to flexibly work across all Trust locations as required.
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:
* Please note that the salary advertised is for full-time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
* This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
* Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying, and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability, or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email admin.recruitment@elht.nhs.uk or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH.
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