The Role
Join NHS Lanarkshire as a Procurement Manager and make a significant impact on our healthcare system. In this crucial role, you'll manage procurement and commercial activities across medical/surgical consumables and equipment categories, overseeing regulated tenders, contract implementation/optimisation, and ongoing contract management. Your efforts will support our overarching procurement strategy and ensure maximum value for money and supply chain integrity within Scotland's third largest health board.
As a Procurement Manager, you'll provide expert advice to management and budget holders, represent NHS Lanarkshire on national Commodity Advisory Panels, and collaborate with NSS National Procurement on contractual matters. You'll also identify potential areas for service expansion and contribute to our improvement plans, including through NHS Scotland Sustainability and Value programmes.
Responsibilities and Requirements
* Demonstrate strong technical skills to ensure that theoretical models of high quality procurement are turned into practice
* Educated to degree level and in addition has post-graduate qualifications preferably from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) to Diploma Level and Ideally be working towards or will have gained Professional Diploma (Level 6) - MCIPS
* Significant experience in Procurement Management
* Good working knowledge of modern Procurement Systems
* Strong technical skills to ensure that theoretical models of high quality procurement are turned into practice
* High level of competence in the critical leadership behaviours identified as crucial to achieving success within NHS Scotland
* Aptitude for achieving objectives within an area of intensity and competing demands
* Ability to influence other professionals towards considering new ways of working
* Ability of being proactive in presenting ideas for change by reasoned argument and persuasion
* Excellent communication, inter-personal and negotiation skills
* Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
What we Offer
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent-regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.
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