Group Head of Procurement

4 weeks ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job Title: Group Head of Procurement

Job Summary:

The Group Head of Procurement will lead the procurement departments of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Northampton Healthcare Foundation Trust, providing a full specialist service to the Trusts and associated customers. The post holder will have budget holder and full staff management responsibility for the two procurement teams and will be responsible for managing and delegating the procurement work plan.

Main Responsibilities:

  1. Manage the procurement departments of both Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Northampton Healthcare Foundation Trust.
  2. Provide a full specialist service to the Trusts and associated customers, including provision of technical guidance, operational guidance and advice on strategic sourcing, tendering and contracting.
  3. Have budget holder and full staff management responsibility for the two procurement teams.
  4. Be responsible for managing and delegating the procurement work plan.
  5. Lead any transformation work across both of the procurement teams, considering differing procedures, HR policies and financial requirements.
  6. Work to ensure synergies are gained from our group relationship and consider how best to support joint working across the teams.
  7. Have considerable input in how both organisations manage and spend a total group non-pay budget of over £230m.
  8. Be responsible for all procured spend within this budget.
  9. Consider new goods and services contracts on behalf of both organisations and regularly update both Trusts boards on progress.
  10. Seek assurance and ensure approval from relevant board members and committees are obtained prior to completing contacts.
  11. Provide a high quality, effective and client-focused procurement service to all relevant stakeholders to ensure all customers obtain Value for Money (VfM) for all commercial transactions.
  12. Provide professional external procurement representation within all required national forums, building collaborative relationships where appropriate.
  13. Initiate, develop and implement a Group wide procurement strategy and ensure that the relevant processes are in place to support it.
  14. Provide management support services and management information to the Deputy Directors of Finance at both LPT and NHFT.
  15. Provide support and advice to any other organisational leads for which procurement services are provided.


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