Strategic Sourcing Officer

**The Role**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within NHS Lanarkshire’s Procurement team for a Strategic Sourcing Officer.

NHS Lanarkshire has an annual trade spend with its suppliers of around £250m with the Procurement & Logistics Department providing a comprehensive procurement and logistics service for all Health Board functions. The Procurement team at Lanarkshire plays an important role in achieving financial sustainability and delivering improved services that will reduce cost and free up revenue and time to extend to front-line care.

Working as part of a wider Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Team, the Strategic Sourcing Officer will play a key role in delivering the contracts for the goods, services and works which support patient care in Lanarkshire. The role is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across a range of categories, with particular opportunities for the Strategic Sourcing Officer to work on complex Estates and Facilities related Contracts.

We are looking for the post holder to have relevant professional knowledge acquired through a degree or equivalent (i.e. Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supplies (MCIPS) or Scottish Vocations Qualification Level 4 (SVQ4) and/or specialist knowledge acquired through continual education and training. Day to day, the post holder will be largely self-managing and should have ability to independently lead procurement processes to a successful conclusion in accordance with the NHS Lanarkshire’s policies, strategic objectives, and pertinent legislation.

NHS Lanarkshire’s Procurement Department is committed to ongoing professional development and offers excellent support for further learning and training.

**NHS Lanarkshire**:
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

**What we'll need you to bring**:

- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent i.e. Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supplies (MCIPS) or Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 4, (SVQ4) and or specialist knowledge acquired through continual education and training.
- Procurement Management skills, Negotiation skills and literate in modern IT systems to provide analysis of information and presentations to senior managers.
- Knowledge of Public Procurement Legislation.
- Commercial and Business knowledge.
- Experience of Procurement and Supply chain management activity.
- Analytical skills.
- Good communication skills in oral, written and presentation format.
- Good organisational skills.
- Good keyboard skills.

**It would be great if you also have**:

- CIPS Advanced Diploma (Level 5) or higher level qualification.
- Experience of procurement in any of the following spend areas: 1. Medical equipment or consumables, 2. Estates / Facilities
- Project Management skills.
- Advanced negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical skills (Advanced Excel and Business Objects).
- Ability to interpret complex information and evidence based data to provide direction.
- Ability to manage high level of work, multiple complex projects.
- Driving Licence and ability to drive to sites across NHS Lanarkshire.

**Contract type**:
Permanent

Full time

37.5 hours

**Location and Working Pattern**:
This role will be based in Procurement & Logistics Team within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters. The department currently has a hybrid approach to working based on 2 office days a week.

The working pattern for this role Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Part-time working may be considered.

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**Why NHS Lanarkshire?**:
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures

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