Procurement Transformation Manager

2 days ago

Salford, United Kingdom Sopra Steria Full time

Are you an experienced professional in public sector procurement improvement and transformation, who is looking to utilise their experience in this space?
This position sits within our Integrated Procurement Services team which encompasses delivery of framework agreements, consultancy, and a full end to end procurement service to the NHS. These procurement services are being delivered by skilled teams throughefficient and effective technology platforms to ensure that the procurement solutions we deliver meet the needs of our customers.
This is a pivotal role in our expansion where you will help to shape and define our focus. Working at a senior level, you will enjoy forging relationships, influencing action, and getting to the bottom of customer and business needs to enable procurement deliveryat its finest.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities. **What you'll be doing**:

- Leading in the delivery of our service transformation programme to customers, to create a sustainable model for the future, focusing on systems and developing operational capability across all teams, capturing wider business projects and dependencies toensure that programme goals are reached within budget, timescales and with mínimal/manageable risks.
- Developing procurement change management plans for projects and/or change initiatives as well as evaluating the risks and impacts of planned organisational change.
- Identifying and managing anticipated resistance to change by leading change management work streams with a structured methodology and process. Working in partnership with stakeholders strategising, implementing, and maintaining program initiatives.
- Maintaining close working practices with commercial data and encouraging colleagues to use data as a tool to enable change.
- Driving the implementation and use of automation and innovation in the procurement process to support effective service delivery and benefits
- Developing and issuing communications relevant to service transformations and change initiatives to ensure key stakeholders are engaged and informed.

**What you’ll bring**
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior programme delivery role within procurement, ideally within the public sector
- Experience of working within the public sector and working knowledge of procurement regulations is preferred
- Demonstrable experience in procurement change management
- Degree in business or project management related areas - or equivalent academic qualification
- PRINCE2 or formal project management related training and qualification

**It would be great if you had**:

- Procurement related qualification and training
- Public Sector Procurement experience preferably within NHS

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you
**Employment Type**:Full-time, 12 month FTC

**Location**: Anywhere (UK) -must be able to commute to Salford monthly

**Security Clearance Level**:BPSS

**Internal Recruiter**: Kayleigh

**Salary**:Up to £50,00

**Benefits**: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

**Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?**

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make lifeeasier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutionsare underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level

Would you like to join us on our journey?

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