Procurement - Category Specialist

5 months ago


SouthendonSea, United Kingdom Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSE) are seeking a ‘Procurement - Category Specialist’ to join its Procurement directorate.

The role within the Corporate Sourcing Team will be responsible for working with key stakeholders from divisions that include, but not limited to, Digital Services, Estates & Facilities, Human Resources and Finance.

If successful, you will take a role in the procurement team's provision of an efficient, effective, and high quality professional procurement service, capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements and ensuring alignment with the activity of the Trust.

The procurement service performs a strategic business management role, managing £370m of non-pay expenditure in support of its stakeholders across the Trust.

The role offers both flexible and hybrid working. Your main office location will be Britannia House in Southend, but the post holder will have the option of homeworking for up to 3 days a week.

As part of your role, you will be expected, from time to time, to travel to any of the Trust hospital sites (Southend Hospital, Basildon Hospital & Broomfield Hospital).

The Sourcing team operate a category management structure and the post holder will hold a position in the Corporate team.

The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to, the following:
Responsible for supporting the development of procurement strategies for allocated categories within the Corporate Sourcing team, through detailed demand/market analysis and a recognised Strategic Sourcing process

Support procurement processes for high value, detailed contracts and be able to develop appropriate evaluation methods and interpretation thereof.

Carry out procurements for highly detailed high value contracts that require analysis, comparison, and assessment.

Identify and develop opportunities for strategic supplier partnerships supporting long term and high quality service delivery, and cost reduction initiatives.

Prepare specifications, award criteria, draft service tenders and quotation documentation in accordance with Service Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, and current and future Public Contract Regulations with particular reference to goods and services.

Issue tender documentation in a timely manner to meet the agreed Procurement Workplan.

Work with NHS collaborative procurement agencies and other services on joint projects and tenders, mini-competitions

The post holder will ensure customers and the corporate procurement team maintain compliance with statutory and local policies/standards/procedures throughout the procurement process.

MSE are now one of the largest Trust’s in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people across mid and south Essex and surrounding locations.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Support procurements for high value, detailed contracts and be able to develop appropriate evaluation methods and interpretation thereof.

Carry out procurement for highly detailed high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment.

Identify and develop opportunities for strategic supplier partnerships supporting long term high quality service delivery and cost reduction initiatives.

Prepare specifications, award criteria, draft Service tenders and quotation documentation all in accordance with Service Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, and current EU Procurement Legislation and UK Public Contract Regulations with particular reference to goods and services.

Use and develop electronic media for tender and contract management.
Issue tenders in a timely manner to meet the agreed Purchasing & Contract Work Plan.

Work with NHS collaborative procurement agencies and other Services on joint projects and tenders, mini-competitions, procurement groups etc.

The role within the Corporate Sourcing Team will be responsible for working with key stakeholders from divisions that include but not limited to Digital Services, Estates and Facilities, HR and Finance.



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