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 deliveringFrimley Health’s strategic category management programme, focusing onEstates & Facilities, Hotel Services, and EME. You will lead on aspecific strategic sourcing programme, supporting an ambitiouscost improvementinitiative across all Frimley Health sites.
If you thrive in a challenging environment and are passionate aboutefficiency, 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.
Are you a procurement professional with a passion for deliveringcost-effective solutionswhile maintaininghigh standards of patient care? This is an exciting opportunity to managemedium to large-scale procurement projectsin collaboration with ournon-clinical departments, ensuring best value and compliance within NHS procurement frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and managestrategic procurement projects, delivering savings and efficiency improvements.
• Provide expert advice onprocurement processes, protocols, and policy, supporting key stakeholders across the Trust.
• Contribute actively toproject team meetings, offering insights that drive cost-effective, patient-centred solutions.
This role offers a unique opportunity to apply yourpurchasing and project management expertisein a setting where your work directly supports the delivery ofhigh-quality patient care.
Join us and be part of a team making a real difference in NHS procurement.
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.
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Key Responsibilities:
✅Deliver strategic procurement initiativesthat drive cost savings and efficiency improvements.
✅Maximise value for moneythrough process improvements and total cost of ownership modelling.
✅Develop, manage, and reporton agreed work and savings plans.
✅Ensure compliancewith 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 afast-paced NHS environment, ensuring that procurement solutions support the delivery ofhigh-quality patient care.
For full details, please see the attached job description and person specification.
If you have any queries about this role, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Join us and make a tangible impact on NHS procurement. Apply today!
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025