Strategic Sourcing Manager

2 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom NHS Scotland Full time

Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters

The Role

The Strategic Sourcing Manager will lead and develop teams within NHS Lanarkshires Procurement department to deliver contracts across a range of categories including medical, laboratories, surgical, estates and corporate services. The role will lead complex procurement programmes and negotiations with suppliers, whilst providing strategic procurement advice to internal stakeholders in a professional manner.

Deputising, within areas relevant to the role, for the General Manager Procurement & Logistics, the post holder will work with directors and senior managers in NHS Lanarkshire and with external organisations such as Scottish Government, National Procurement, PFI Consortia and Centres of Expertise, to deliver the highest standards in modern procurement practice.

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 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

Educated to postgraduate level and have significant in-depth experience, preferably within healthcare or another large, complex organisation. Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Level 6 Professional Diploma with MCIPS designation, plus evidence of additional highly specialist knowledge, skills and experience acquired through attainment of CIPS Chartered Status, masters degree or procurement-focused MBA, and a combination of additional training, study and experience at an equivalent level. Highly developed specialist knowledge and experience to ensure that complex theoretical models and strategies underpin management of the procurement service. Demonstrate a high level of competence in the critical leadership behaviours identified as crucial to achieving success within NHS Scotland. Specialist knowledge and in-depth experience of procurement theory and strategy, excellent working knowledge and experience of modern procurement systems, and an aptitude for achieving objectives within an area of intensity and competing demands.  Have significant breadth of knowledge and experience of management, leadership, organisational culture and project management, and ideally other technical areas relevant to the role. Knowledge and experience of public procurement legislation, particularly the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, and a highly developed ability to analyse, interpret and make recommendations regarding same, is required. Detailed knowledge and experience of procurement across a range of categories is required. Demonstrated ability in presenting ideas for change by reasoned argument and persuasion. The post holder will require highly developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic and re-assurance skills to overcome barriers to acceptance and understanding, obtain agreement to courses of action, and to de-escalate conflict.  Proven ability to be able to effectively negotiate with suppliers regarding commercial matters.

It would be great if you also have

Procurement related masters degree/MBA or a combination of additional training, study and experience at an equivalent level Experience managing and delivering high-value/risk procurement projects to deliver best value outcomes  Experience of procuring contracts in accordance with Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 Experience of managing and developing staff delivering procurement services in the healthcare sector is highly desirable Experience of engaging stakeholders to deliver change as part of commercial/procurement projects Experience of dispute resolution and supplier challenges in accordance with public procurement law Knowledge of procurement and commercial principles and practice, contract law principles, and change management principles Knowledge of NHS governance, structures and processes is highly desirable Be able to operate independently and be adaptable in conditions of change responding flexibly to emerging situations positively and effectively and team-working skills are necessary A car with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

Contract type

Permanent 

Full time 

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

The office location for the role will be at NHSL Headquarters, Kirklands Hospital, Bothwell, G71 8BB. Remote, hybrid working is available based on a minimum 2 office days per week.

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you

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