Head of Procurement and Supplies

4 weeks ago


Huddersfield, United Kingdom Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd Full time

The post will play a key role in ensuring that Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) supports Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), through the development and delivery of CHS’ commercial strategy and an effective approach to procurement, to maintain a financially viable future, and shall maintain the reputation of the procurement service as a highly professional and enabling strategic support service.

**Summary of the Role**:
The post will play a key role in ensuring that Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) supports Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), through the development and delivery of CHS’ commercial strategy and an effective approach to procurement, to maintain a financially viable future, and shall maintain the reputation of the procurement service as a highly professional and enabling strategic support service.

**The post holder will**:

- Provide strategic procurement leadership to support the operational and strategic objectives of CHS and its Procurement and Supplies Team.
- To provide specialist expert procurement and commercial contracting advice to all internal stakeholders.
- Develop strong working relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the Trust, promoting a culture of shared responsibility for commercial and procurement issues within the context of CHS’s objectives.
- Keep CHS safe, by ensuring procurement and contracting activity is undertaken in line with CHS policies and procedures and wider public sector procurement guidelines
- To maximise value from the supply chain by developing and leading on strategic procurement across all non-pay expenditure.
- To develop and manage the Trust’s Procurement Strategy, including regular review against national best practice standards, sustainability, local supplier development and collaborative opportunities.

Please see Job description for full main duties.

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) provides estates, facilities and procurement services to our partner organisation Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) and other customers. We employ around 450 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, retail and administrative staff to engineers and procurement specialists.

In addition to a competitive salary, unsocial hour payments where applicable and NEST pension employer/employee match scheme (up to 6% CHS contribution) we also offer a range of benefits as follows:
- Extensive range of discounts on-line and in store at all your favourite retail outlets

Staff Lottery scheme

On site restaurant (staff discount), Café and coffee bar serving Costa coffee and Retail shop

On site Nursery provision and generous Maternity/Paternity and Adoption schemes

Workforce benefit team to support with a range of childcare provision/out of school clubs

Tax free childcare vouchers

Career break scheme

Special leave policies

Flexible working opportunities

On site Occupational Health service

**24/7 Care First Employee Assistance scheme that provides**:
- Confidential counselling and support

Financial and legal help and advice

Chaplaincy Services, Chapel and Prayer rooms

Dedicated wellbeing hour each week

Key Responsibilities

Strategic and Planning
- To implement the Trust-wide procurement strategy and underpinning policies and procedures, which deliver best use of non-pay resources and support sustainable procurement.
- To develop and deliver Procurement work plans including cost improvement plans, to deliver procurement savings, as part of Annual Planning in partnership with teams across the organisation.
- Promote key relations with regional and national bodies such as the West Yorkshire ICS, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS Supply Chain, NHS Procurement hubs, Health Care Supplies Association (HCSA), and other commercial partners, attending regional and national forums as required.
- Actively participate in the ICS Provider Procurement Collaborative
- Manage the Procurement Team, including the resolution of any HR issues that may arise.
- Ensure that the Company applies best practice procurement methodology to all their procurement activities and thereby ensures a balanced approach is taken to costs / benefits / risks and quality.
- Deliver an effective procurement service that delivers against its Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
- Acting as a Business Partner to the Trust and stakeholders including the Managing Director and Finance Director, advising on procurement and commercial issues relating to external contracts.
- Ensure that the company’s Material Management Service provides an effective fully managed service to all wards and departments in line with its KPI’s.
- As necessary negotiate contracts and tenders on behalf of the Company.
- Be a proactive member of various groups across the Company and Trust, contributing to ef



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