Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

eCommerce Team Leader

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Job summary

To provide assistance to the eCommerce Manager with the transformation of Procurement and systems, including P2P and Inventory Management Systems. Along with Implementing change Projects from the eCommerce Manager.

Provide Leadership to the Transactional Procurement team, Catalogue and Content Manager and Accounts Payable Procurement function. Working with the eCommerce Manager to tackle backlogs and change unsustainable and inefficient Processes as well as implementing new processes.

Main duties of the job

Manage Projects within the Transactional Procurement, Accounts Payable and Data functions of Procurement with Directional input from the eCommerce Manager.

Assisting the eCommerce Manager with the implementation of catalogue systems as data integrity is a key objective to this role to ensure high quality data is entered into Trust p2p systems, and to influence and educate end users to use the systems in place as well as supporting the transactional and category procurement teams to maintain electronic catalogues/inventory data to the highest possible standard.

Assist the eCommerce Manager with transforming Procurement and Logistics into a data led function through creation of a procurement performance dashboard, representing total expenditure, transactional performance data that is externally facing and performance data that is internally facing. At all levels the improvement in data quality will create greater insight and drive future procurement activity.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net

Date posted

26 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

173-78923-COR

Job locations

Roseville Road/Trust Agile working policy

Leeds

LS8 5QP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the eCommerce Manager with the delivery of the Trusts Procurement and logistics Strategy including transformational activities and support the implementation and change of appropriate policies and procedures.
Form strong and effective partnership working with Logistics and Procurement teams to ensure a cohesive service.
To communicate with and assist all staff who are customers of the Procurement and Logistics function in a professional and friendly manner to deliver the high quality of service required.
Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders to improve quality of requisitions and understanding of the procurement process, facilitating training to stakeholders.
Work closely with Procurement Team providing information relevant to future procurement activity in terms of supplier performance.
Work with Clinical and Non-Clinical Care Group Managers; providing informed advice on the appropriateness of procurement strategies including advice on alternatives.
Attend Trust Meeting where the eCommerce Manager cannot.
Provide Training to Stakeholders for requisitioning and receipting.
As the Procurement Systems lead you will develop and maintain relationships and monitor systems performance and improvement plans with key system suppliers, representing on regional and national forums as appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the eCommerce Manager with the delivery of the Trusts Procurement and logistics Strategy including transformational activities and support the implementation and change of appropriate policies and procedures.
Form strong and effective partnership working with Logistics and Procurement teams to ensure a cohesive service.
To communicate with and assist all staff who are customers of the Procurement and Logistics function in a professional and friendly manner to deliver the high quality of service required.
Cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders to improve quality of requisitions and understanding of the procurement process, facilitating training to stakeholders.
Work closely with Procurement Team providing information relevant to future procurement activity in terms of supplier performance.
Work with Clinical and Non-Clinical Care Group Managers; providing informed advice on the appropriateness of procurement strategies including advice on alternatives.
Attend Trust Meeting where the eCommerce Manager cannot.
Provide Training to Stakeholders for requisitioning and receipting.
As the Procurement Systems lead you will develop and maintain relationships and monitor systems performance and improvement plans with key system suppliers, representing on regional and national forums as appropriate.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in procurement at an appropriate level
Approach to service provision across the organisations

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable understanding of public procurement processes and procedures

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in procurement at an appropriate level
Approach to service provision across the organisations

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable understanding of public procurement processes and procedures

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseville Road/Trust Agile working policy

Leeds

LS8 5QP

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseville Road/Trust Agile working policy

Leeds

LS8 5QP

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)