Detailed job description
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Associate CIPS Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or equivalent professional experience: usually by completion of Advanced Diploma (Level 5)
Desirable criteria
2. Full membership (MCIPS) of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or equivalent professional experience
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Exposure to and management of Procurement & Sourcing strategies
4. Exposure to project management implementing change
5. Experience of negotiation, contracting and supplier management with an understanding of the rules governing public sector Procurement
6. Experience in negotiating and closing complex contract deals delivering measurable savings
Desirable criteria
7. Experience of Public Sector Procurement
8. Experience in managing a team
9. Knowledge of inventory/ materials management
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
10. Computer literate, including the use of e-enablement and contract management information systems
11. Able to undertake detailed and complex commercial cost & risk analysis and to use such data to make decisions and to translate such analysis into a sound argument and recommendation
12. Good problem solving ability, business acumen and ability to manage commercial opportunities
13. Ability to plan & coordinate purchasing & contract workplans including operational time factors
Desirable criteria
14. Proven ability to implement and manage strategy and strategic change
Knowledge
Essential criteria
15. Knowledge of EU & UK public Procurement legislation and knowledge of leading-edge procurement practices
16. Good negotiation techniques and the management of supplier contracts
17. Knowledge of professional procurement principles and techniques
18. Researches markets and suppliers to make informed commercial decisions
Desirable criteria
19. Understanding of resource accounting and budgeting
20. Supply chain management strategy, Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) and Just in Time (JIT) systems/processes
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential criteria
21. Well developed inter-personal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels and across all disciplines including senior clinical and non-clinical managers
22. Good interpersonal and negotiation skills to discuss detailed contractual issues with NHS staff and suppliers, gaining customer support and cooperation to contentious or sensitive recommendations
23. Able to foster internal relationships and influence colleagues, interpreting their needs and embedding into professional procurement arrangements
24. Able to communicate with non-commercial staff conveying procurement concepts clearly providing advice & guidance on statutory financial and procurement regulations
Desirable criteria
25. Ability to raise difficult issues and influence key players
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
26. Credible and able to influence key stakeholders towards the wider Trust picture
27. Able to undertake complex procurement and contracting for high value and diverse product and service offerings on behalf of specialist technical stakeholders
28. Responds positively to challenging performance targets, manages priorities and maintains focus on outcomes and deliverables
29. Acts as role model for team members
Desirable criteria
30. Using appropriate resources to maximise output and to maintain delivery against targets and ability to recommend new methods of operation
31. Able to provide leadership and mentoring to team members and effectively tackle barriers to communication internally and externally