Job Summary
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NW L Procurement Services ('NWL PS') is part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, providing procurement and supply chain management services across all members. The Sourcing Manager executes sourcing activities to provide excellent customer service, best value and compliance with NWL PS governance. The role supports the Head of Sourcing to ensure sourcing is a value‑adding activity through the development and execution of Sourcing Plans for each project.
Responsibilities
* Work in accordance with direction from the Head of Sourcing to ensure sourcing is a value‑adding activity.
* Develop and deliver individual sourcing plans to address challenges set out by Category Management, delivering excellent customer service and compliance with NWL PS governance.
* Support achievement of NWL PS Delivery Board approval of all project gateways, including the Procurement Outcome Report.
* Provide effective handover of sourcing projects to the Manage & Enable function.
* Proactively work to achieve Service Level Agreement KPIs and internal NWL PS performance improvement metric targets.
* Provide input into procurement project delivery, informing on potential sourcing approaches and ensuring appropriate approaches are reflected.
* Provide and receive highly complex information when dealing with a range of issues from internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
* Professional operational service delivery and business management knowledge to degree equivalent plus further management experience or postgraduate diploma level or equivalent.
* Significant experience managing and leading projects.
* Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD).
* Good level of experience of sourcing activity in a relevant field.
* Significant procurement or commercial experience in the public sector.
* Significant experience of stakeholder management in a customer and results‑focused environment.
* Successful negotiation and implementation of purchasing agreements.
* Performance management in a multi‑site environment.
* Experience in handling complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of options.
* Planning and organising a broad range of complex activities; formulating, adjusting plans or strategies.
* Experience in using software or systems to develop performance, statistical or management reports.
* MCIPS Qualified or working towards membership of CIPS or other relevant professional institute (desirable).
* Experience in sourcing or procurement in non‑clinical categories such as facilities management, IT and professional services (desirable).
* Experience working within the NHS and understanding of current issues (desirable).
* Previous experience of working as a Procurement Manager (desirable).
* Experience in line management of a single function or department (desirable).
Skills & Knowledge
* Negotiation – skilled with a broad range of skill sets.
* Analysis – able to conduct analysis on complex data sets to provide concise insights.
* Stakeholder Management – strong skills, engaging stakeholders at multiple levels.
* Change Management – understands process improvement and supports organisational change.
* Commercial reasoning and influencing.
* Relationship management.
* Project management.
* Team working, communication and information systems.
* Financial skills – monitoring and contributing to budget or financial initiatives.
* Ability to work on own initiative within broad policy and procedures.
* Advanced keyboard skills for manipulating large data and preparing complex analysis and reports.
* Concentration required for checking documents, writing reports and analysing statistics.
* Ability to impart unwelcome news to stakeholders.
Benefits
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
* Car lease scheme (available for Band 5 and up).
* Flexible working options.
* Annual travel card loan.
* Training, support and development in your career.
Job Details
Band: Band 7
Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 per annum
Contract: Fixed term (12 months)
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 824-CORP-7445218
Location: 15 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5JD
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