Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of collaborative Procurement across West Yorkshire, in a unique role as Head of Collaboration. This role will support the Director, Commercial & Procurement and wider Heads of Procurement in continuing to develop our ways of working, supporting our long term ambition to be a unified Procurement service. This is a key time in the Procurement collaboration across 11 Trusts in West Yorkshire, as we continue to work on our governance, approach to collaboration and adoption of systems and processes which support our stated ambition. This role will work directly to the Director, Commercial & Procurement in supporting on the delivery of the collaboration work we have already undertaken and committed to during this financial year. This role will help improve the governance around opportunity identification and delivery of collaborative schemes, identify areas of duplication in our systems and processes and find ways to streamline, working with Heads of Procurement and wider Procurement stakeholders. The role will help manage delivery of an ambitious savings target, working with Trusts and other partners such as NHS Supply Chain and NOECPC to support delivery of our targets. This role is a fixed term role for 2 years.
Expected Shortlisting Date
13/06/2025
Planned Interview Date
27/06/2025
Main duties of the job
This is a unique opportunity created to ensure we continue to develop our collaboration ambitions and ensure we remain at the forefront of Procurement collaboration within the NHS. You will be leading and supporting across 11 Trusts, working with procurement teams across those organisations to identify best practice and adopting and adapting these to ensure West Yorkshire collectively continues to be a leading area for procurement, recognised regionally and nationally for the service we deliver. This role will be instrumental in improving our overall operational governance, setting us up for future closer working to deliver on our ambition, looking at ways to improve oversight of programmes of work as well as how we can successfully provide robust governance and accountability of the Procurement collaboration overall.
About us
This role is the lead contact across 11 Trusts in West Yorkshire. The Procurement and Supplies function comprises Supply Chain, Digital, eProcurement, Warehousing & Logistics, Contracting and Scan4Safety. This role would be a key part of the Senior Management Team of the department and attend meetings on a regular basis. The department strongly encourages development of its staff members to progress in their careers and as a senior manager, you would be expected to nurture this growth and development in your colleagues. We are a diverse team and pride ourselves on inclusivity. This is a hybrid role, you will need to be able to travel to all sites across the West Yorkshire region. A laptop will be provided. The role is Mon-Friday, 37.5 hrs/week. Standard 27 days Annual Leave/year plus Bank Holidays. NHS pension, NHS staff discounts.
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Details Date posted
15 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£74,290 to £85,601 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-FIN-0138
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Job description Job responsibilities
This Job Description is currently under review. Any queries, please do get in touch! paul.ralston@nhs.net/tel:07729784110
Job description Job responsibilities
This Job Description is currently under review. Any queries, please do get in touch! paul.ralston@nhs.net/tel:07729784110
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
* CIPS or direct equivalent
* Procurement Act Practitioner
Desirable
* Masters Degree
* Post Graduate Diploma
Skills & behaviours Essential
* Please detail how you have managed to reconcile conflicting views and standpoints with no obvious solutions to help ensure projects have still been delivered.
* Please provide evidence of you how have presented complex information to senior stakeholders including executive directors to enable decision making to be undertaken.
* Please provide examples of when you have communicated collaborative procurement objectives to teams to obtain buy in, what change did you affect?
Desirable
* Please provide evidence of your direct involvement in managing a collaborative workplan, what key deliverables did you oversee and deliver.
Experience Essential
* Please provide examples of your experience as a senior Procurement leader, highlighting your role in delivering a strategic Procurement function.
* Please provide evidence of your experience in delivering procurement systems and process reviews to deliver a benefit to multiple organisations.
* Please provide evidence of leading a project requiring change ideally across multiple organisations, where benefits have been delivered.
Desirable
* Evidence if you are already a senior procurement leader working in a collaborative system, your main role within the collaboration,length of time, and benefits delivered
Additional Requirements Essential
* Full UK Driving Licence or flexibility to travel across the region
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
* CIPS or direct equivalent
* Procurement Act Practitioner
Desirable
* Masters Degree
* Post Graduate Diploma
Skills & behaviours Essential
* Please detail how you have managed to reconcile conflicting views and standpoints with no obvious solutions to help ensure projects have still been delivered.
* Please provide evidence of you how have presented complex information to senior stakeholders including executive directors to enable decision making to be undertaken.
* Please provide examples of when you have communicated collaborative procurement objectives to teams to obtain buy in, what change did you affect?
Desirable
* Please provide evidence of your direct involvement in managing a collaborative workplan, what key deliverables did you oversee and deliver.
Experience Essential
* Please provide examples of your experience as a senior Procurement leader, highlighting your role in delivering a strategic Procurement function.
* Please provide evidence of your experience in delivering procurement systems and process reviews to deliver a benefit to multiple organisations.
* Please provide evidence of leading a project requiring change ideally across multiple organisations, where benefits have been delivered.
Desirable
* Evidence if you are already a senior procurement leader working in a collaborative system, your main role within the collaboration,length of time, and benefits delivered
Additional Requirements Essential
* Full UK Driving Licence or flexibility to travel across the region
Employer details Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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