Procurement Manager

6 days ago


Devon, United Kingdom Venn Group Full time

VennGroup

Interim Recruitment Solutions

Procurement Manager

Rate: Band 7 Permanent - £43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Location: South-West

Hours: Full time

Reference: J81488

Venn Group are currently working with an NHS organisation in the South West, who are looking for a Procurement Manager on a permanent basis.

Main duties of the job (not limited to this – full JD available on request):

  • Provide expert advice and guidance on purchasing / procurement and contracting matters, to directors, managers and budget holders within the Trust, ensuring that the Trust achieves best value and maintains legal Page 3 of 15 compliance in sourcing decisions.
  • Undertakes environmental scanning and to keep informed about developments and best practice in external markets including commodities, service sectors, and alternative suppliers.
  • Lead and manage their Procurement Categories, ensuring sourcing activity delivers excellent value for money and is conducted in line with SFI's, Public Procurement Law as well as NHS and Trust governance.
  • Lead within their categories the Trust efforts to reduce costs and improve efficiency, through smarter procurement and cost down initiatives
  • Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking as an aid to measure effectiveness
  • To work proactively with other local Trusts and public sector to develop collaborative procurement initiatives as appropriate.
  • To act as an advocate for the Trust on all matters relating to category Procurement with both internal and key external stakeholders of the organisation.
  • Keep up to date with Trust policies and requirements as well as dynamic changes in Public Procurement Law/regulation requirements.
  • Management of staff directly reporting, undertaking performance management regularly with team members to support them in achieving their individual goals and delivering the team workplan.
  • Development and delivery of the annual Trust category workplan, underpinning the Trusts strategic goals and financial targets and the Procurement Team workplan and individual objectives.
  • Ensure contracts achieve optimal outcomes by ensuring that appropriate research and market intelligence gathering is undertaken by category to enhance the effectiveness of sourcing strategies and outcomes.
  • Ensure that the introduction of new products and/or services has been correctly authorised, in terms of budget and risk assessment, prior to entry into the Trust inventory and product database.
  • Management of Atamis system procurement system for all aspects of category. This includes tendering, contract management, savings and workplan. Training of team members on Atamis where appropriate.
  • Operate a programme to train budget holders/key stakeholders in Contract Management and Procurement procedures to ensure that the Trust gets best value from suppliers.

Essential Skills:

  • Expert procurement knowledge, backed up by professional qualification (CIPS or equivalent) and significant senior procurement experience.
  • Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements, including Public Contract Regulations 2015. Must gain understanding of any new procurement legislation introduced, e.g. procurement legislation being introduced October 2024

To apply for this role and for more information, please send your updated CV to Ben Freshwater at or call

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.


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