Strategic Procurement Lead – Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
The Strategic Procurement Lead will play a key role in delivering Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s and STP’s procurement strategy, providing strategic procurement leadership to support the Trust’s operational and strategic objectives.
In this role you will support the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and Head of Procurement in identifying and delivering procurement efficiencies, cost and service improvements, and develop strong relationships with all stakeholders to promote a culture of shared responsibility for procurement issues.
Key responsibilities include:
* Identifying procurement efficiencies and wider cost and service improvements.
* Collaborating with the Head of Procurement on strategic matters impacting the operational settings of the Procurement Team.
* Driving and delivering directorates’ cost improvement programmes on a forward‑plan basis that is robustly and transparently managed.
* Producing and delivering the Trust’s procurement strategy.
* Ensuring that appropriate systems and processes are in place to drive the service improvement agenda and achieve efficiency gains.
* Delivering key strategic objectives including identifying ‘value for money’ opportunities.
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals. Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North‑East West Sussex, and South Croydon, covering towns such as Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport, and we provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. We strive to be the best place to work and receive care, supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Hayley Brown, Job title: Strategic Procurement Lead, Email: hayley.brown26@nhs.net, Telephone: 01737 768511.
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