Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative (BSOL PC) is an award-winning procurement team hosted by University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), responsible for providing dedicated procurement support to all Trusts within the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System.
BSOL PC has a requirement for hard-working Category Managers within the Corporate IT category to join our growing team based at our offices in Regent Court- Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The objective of the role is to identify, develop and deliver credible savings/work plans and engage with stakeholders across our sites, ensuring all procurement activity is undertaken in accordance with public procurement legislation and Trust standing financial instructions.
You will need to be skilled in contract management, confident with influential skills, and adept at working with suppliers and internal stakeholders. Your ability to drive value for money and deliver solutions is key to the role. You will establish, develop, and maintain professional relationships between Heads of Departments, Clinical Leads, Operational Leads, and Senior Finance Managers, providing regular updates on project progress.
You shall form part of a team spanning multiple categories where you shall work collaboratively to utilize initiative and share knowledge that feeds into the Integrated Care Board/Trust/Department strategy.
Main duties of the job
1. Manage the procurement for designated category across all Trusts within the BSOL PC.
2. Identify projects and develop work plans and cost improvement programmes on an annual basis with regular reviews and updates throughout the year to deliver the agreed objectives and targets.
3. Lead on and manage complex procurement/tender exercises, including the creation of tender and contract documentation.
4. Provide specialist procurement knowledge across a broad spectrum of areas covered by the BSOL PC.
5. Develop and maintain a sound knowledge of all relevant commodities and supply markets through conducting market research.
6. Manage the introduction of alternative products and sources of supply to achieve high levels of rationalisation and/or standardisation and be a key influencer and participate in user consultation groups.
7. Engage, develop and maintain excellent relationships with departments and key stakeholders to maximise performance and efficiencies across the Trust(s)/ICB.
What we can offer you!
1. 27 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing with long service).
2. Opportunity to buy up to 5 more days Annual Leave each Financial Year.
3. Access to Employee Discount Schemes including Blue Light Card and Health Service.
4. Pension Plan.
5. Professional development opportunities.
6. Hybrid working model including 3 office/site days and 2 working from home days.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to investing in their health and wellbeing, including a commitment to offering flexible working where we can. We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity, removing all barriers, including discrimination, and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions, and thrives in their work. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Good Standard of General Education.
* Degree level or relevant equivalent experience.
Desirable
* Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Level 4 qualification (or above) Graduate Diploma or working towards.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a Procurement team.
* Experience in IT category management.
* Demonstrable successful project management experience with proven ability to deliver projects on-time.
* Experience of contract, stakeholder & supplier management.
* Experience of working with a wide range of Stakeholder groups.
* Experience of negotiating complex contracts.
* Sound knowledge of contract management.
* Knowledge of best practice in Procurement & supply.
Desirable
* Experience in Public Sector or NHS procurement.
* Knowledge of the application of UK procurement legislation/ tendering processes & procedures.
* Experience in using online Tendering platforms such as Atamis.
* Delivery of demanding savings targets through procurement activities.
* At least 2 years' experience of managing staff.
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Communication/Relationship Skills:
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with people/stakeholders at all levels.
* Able to identify and manage issues as they arise and demonstrate problem-solving skills.
* Excellent negotiation and financial adjudication skills to manage complex high-value projects.
* Analytical & Judgement Skills:
* Excellent negotiation and financial skills to manage complex high-value contracts.
* Ability to solve complex problems in an innovative way.
* Ability to analyse complex information and present it in a clear format.
* Excellent presentation skills with an ability to disseminate essential and complex information to multidisciplinary groups.
* Planning & Organisational Skills:
* Ability to work on own initiative or with minimal supervision.
* Project management and leadership skills, with the ability to use own initiative and work under pressure.
* People Management/Leadership/Resources:
* Able to communicate, to lead, develop, and manage staff.
* Ability to lead teams and facilitate meetings.
* Ability to influence senior members of staff and gain credibility in a clinical and management environment.
* Team player with the ability to contribute effectively.
* IT Skills:
* Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
* High level of personal professionalism.
* Evidence of commitment to Continual Professional Development (CPD).
* Confident to present/represent procurement at senior meetings.
* Pro-active can-do attitude.
* Committed to delivering positive outcomes.
* Enthusiastic.
* Self-Motivated.
* Team player.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Flexible approach to working times and location.
Desirable
* Innovative.
* Methodical.
* Problem Solving.
* Analytical.
* Assertiveness.
* Dynamic.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Regent Court
Second Floor, 14, George Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 1NT
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