Job summary
We are a new private healthcare facility providing services for both private and NHS patients.
Our services are rapidly expanding and we require an enthusiastic procurement/asset professional to join our team to ensure a cost effective and efficient service. The role will be pivotal in delivering substantial savings.
You will :-
- Take responsibility for negotiating high-value or complex tenders and contracts
for goods and services, achieving the most economically advantageous outcomes
for the organisation.
- Develop strategies to meet the procurement needs of specialist categories and
the organisation as a whole.
- Operate effective information systems to ensure accessibility of data that adds
value to decision making.
- Achieve savings targets.
- Provide procurement and supply chain services to all
departments.
Main duties of the job
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced procurement professional to enhance relationships with suppliers to drive productive collaboration and effective forward planning to manage consumables and assets.
You will need to have experience working in a similar role within a hospital environment or have extensive experience as a healthcare professional in procurement or supplies.
The candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent communications skills as the role will involve detailed, complex, confidential procurement discussions, together with relevant statutory financial and procurement regulations with both NHS and suppliers.
About us
We are a new organisation providing outpatients, endoscopy and minor procedure services. The theatres are under development but due to be operational very soon.
You will working as part of a small friendly team which is set to expand over time. Our work ethic is to all work together as a team to achieve the end goal in providing high quality patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties &
Responsibilities
- To
contribute to the development and implementation of procurement strategies,
supporting the boards business plan.
- To deliver against agreed
annual cost reduction targets and report on action taken, taking
specialist responsibility for specific Departments and product categories.
- Develop and manage relationships
with senior clinicians and managers.
- Develop
supplier relationships; negotiate with senior personnel of supplying
companies, undertaking visits to supplier sites when appropriate.
- To
establish service quality standards and thereafter to ensure the effective
monitoring of contract performance.
- To
ensure appropriate board and department input into the procurement
decision-making process.
- To
ensure that Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, EU
Regulations and other statutory and regulatory requirements are followed,
explaining legal obligations to untrained staff in other departments.
- Conduct formal high-value
tenders in line with EU Legislation.
- Research the marketplace,
giving due consideration to financial status of suppliers; ability to
supply and maintain continuity of supply.
Undertake product and equipment evaluations/trials and site visits
as necessary.
- Conduct detailed
evaluation of tender returns, using appropriate
financial assessment and purchasing and supply criteria. Ensure products and supplier meet
required standards according to English and EU law.
- Ensure that procedures are
carried out in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the
organisation.
- Prepare Freedom of Information
files and provide prompt responses to F.O.I. requests relating to supplies
In
conjunction with the Chief Executive award contracts, providing formal
de-briefings to suppliers and departments as necessary.
Prepare
and update tender reports and record/report savings.
- Record contract details on Purchase
Order system
- To
monitor supplier performance and liaise with suppliers to resolve
problems.
- To ensure
that all clinical or non-clinical risks issues identified are dealt with
effectively from a Supplies perspective.
- To
provide detailed costing and expenditure information to the Chief Executive
and Board
- Contribute fully to the
team and the team goals
- Ensure compliance with
data protection
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties &
Responsibilities
- To
contribute to the development and implementation of procurement strategies,
supporting the boards business plan.
- To deliver against agreed
annual cost reduction targets and report on action taken, taking
specialist responsibility for specific Departments and product categories.
- Develop and manage relationships
with senior clinicians and managers.
- Develop
supplier relationships; negotiate with senior personnel of supplying
companies, undertaking visits to supplier sites when appropriate.
- To
establish service quality standards and thereafter to ensure the effective
monitoring of contract performance.
- To
ensure appropriate board and department input into the procurement
decision-making process.
- To
ensure that Standing Financial Instructions and Standing Orders, EU
Regulations and other statutory and regulatory requirements are followed,
explaining legal obligations to untrained staff in other departments.
- Conduct formal high-value
tenders in line with EU Legislation.
- Research the marketplace,
giving due consideration to financial status of suppliers; ability to
supply and maintain continuity of supply.
Undertake product and equipment evaluations/trials and site visits
as necessary.
- Conduct detailed
evaluation of tender returns, using appropriate
financial assessment and purchasing and supply criteria. Ensure products and supplier meet
required standards according to English and EU law.
- Ensure that procedures are
carried out in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the
organisation.
- Prepare Freedom of Information
files and provide prompt responses to F.O.I. requests relating to supplies
In
conjunction with the Chief Executive award contracts, providing formal
de-briefings to suppliers and departments as necessary.
Prepare
and update tender reports and record/report savings.
- Record contract details on Purchase
Order system
- To
monitor supplier performance and liaise with suppliers to resolve
problems.
- To ensure
that all clinical or non-clinical risks issues identified are dealt with
effectively from a Supplies perspective.
- To
provide detailed costing and expenditure information to the Chief Executive
and Board
- Contribute fully to the
team and the team goals
- Ensure compliance with
data protection
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
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
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).