Job summary
South West London Procurement Partnership was established in 2021 to provide procurement services to our customers and patients across South West London. We look after over £1.4bn of non-pay spend for 5 organisations, c.30,000 customers and ensure that over 1m patients get the goods and services they need to be provided with excellent care. Our aim is to provide world class commercial and operational procurement services to ensure that not only do we provide the excellent care our patients need, but that the organisations we serve contribute to their local communities beyond the medical care - by focusing on quality, sustainability and social value as anchor institutions.
SWLPP manages the provision of all goods and services. Our aim is to ensure that our customers get true value for money in a compliant, sustainable and innovative way - by providing strategic category and contract management expertise, logistics and data analytics. We are at the forefront of ICS procurement development and play a key part on the shaping of the national procurement agenda.
We want to foster and encourage a culture of innovation and "doing things differently". Challenging the status quo and being a partner of choice to our customers.
Main duties of the job
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This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.
We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualification & Education
Essential
- A high standard of education, to a minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths. Higher education in a business related subject. Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (or actively working towards, with equivalent experience).
Experience
Essential
- Experience of purchasing and contracting duties within a complex organisation. Knowledge of tendering / contracting procedures / legislation and contract law First-hand experience of negotiation with suppliers on major contract Contract management experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Team player. Excellent communication; written & oral to senior manager level. Advanced Microsoft Office skills. Strong analytical skills. Excellent negotiating skills. Ability to set, agree and implement quality standards, while meeting challenging financial targets. Able to demonstrate a flexible, customer focused approach while meeting tight deadlines.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to increasing the profile of Procurement within the Services. Demonstrable persuasion / influencing skills. Excellent decision making/ organisational skills. To resolve problems promoting an environment of trust, honesty and open discussion, demonstrating sound leadership skills whilst being able to work as a key member of a wider team. Dedicated, assertive, persuasive and ethical. Self-starter, demonstrating leadership qualities. Self-confident and motivated.
Person Specification
Qualification & Education
Essential
- A high standard of education, to a minimum of 5 GCSEs including English and Maths. Higher education in a business related subject. Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (or actively working towards, with equivalent experience).
Experience
Essential
- Experience of purchasing and contracting duties within a complex organisation. Knowledge of tendering / contracting procedures / legislation and contract law First-hand experience of negotiation with suppliers on major contract Contract management experience
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Team player. Excellent communication; written & oral to senior manager level. Advanced Microsoft Office skills. Strong analytical skills. Excellent negotiating skills. Ability to set, agree and implement quality standards, while meeting challenging financial targets. Able to demonstrate a flexible, customer focused approach while meeting tight deadlines.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Committed to increasing the profile of Procurement within the Services. Demonstrable persuasion / influencing skills. Excellent decision making/ organisational skills. To resolve problems promoting an environment of trust, honesty and open discussion, demonstrating sound leadership skills whilst being able to work as a key member of a wider team. Dedicated, assertive, persuasive and ethical. Self-starter, demonstrating leadership qualities. Self-confident and motivated.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
