Job summary
This full time permanent position is within a fast paced team working on complex tenders, delivering category plans and savings. It is an exciting opportunity for a highly literate and public procurement-competent individual to support the delivery of a significant programme of change within the Estates, Facilities and EME categories.
You will relish the opportunity to assist in the delivery of Frimley Health's strategic category management programme, be responsible for the delivery of a specific strategic sourcing programme within Estates & Facilities and the EME categories with an ambitious cost improvement programme covering all Frimley Health sites.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for managing medium to large procurement projects in conjunction with our non-clinical departments. You will work to identify and manage procurements that deliver savings whilst ensuring a high level of patient care. You'll also use your up-to-date knowledge to provide day to day information and advice on procurement processes, protocols and policy to key end users within the Trust as well as providing an invaluable contribution to the project team meetings on an on-going basis.
The role offers real potential to put your purchasing and project management expertise and experience into practice and gain the satisfaction of knowing that you have made a significant contribution towards the provision of high-quality care to our patients.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of the main job responsibilities are:
- Delivery of strategic procurement initiatives
- Efficient and effective delivery of procurement services
- Maximise value for money opportunities through process improvement and total cost of ownership modelling
- Develop, manage and report on an agreed work and savings plans
- Comply with all relevant procurement legislation
- Act as the subject matter expert within category, leading by example
- Solve complex problems
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details, if you have any queries regarding any part of this position please contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of the main job responsibilities are:
- Delivery of strategic procurement initiatives
- Efficient and effective delivery of procurement services
- Maximise value for money opportunities through process improvement and total cost of ownership modelling
- Develop, manage and report on an agreed work and savings plans
- Comply with all relevant procurement legislation
- Act as the subject matter expert within category, leading by example
- Solve complex problems
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details, if you have any queries regarding any part of this position please contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a category management role
- Experience of public sector regulations
Desirable
- Experience of working with the NHS Terms and Conditions of Supply
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant category products, services and markets
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Bravo e-tendering and Spend Analytics Portals
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a category management role
- Experience of public sector regulations
Desirable
- Experience of working with the NHS Terms and Conditions of Supply
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of relevant category products, services and markets
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Bravo e-tendering and Spend Analytics Portals
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
