Head of Procurement
Active Care Group
The closing date is 08 May 2024
Job summary
Come and join one of the UKslargest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people -no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
This is an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional with a proven track record to shape and guide the ongoing development of the department within an organisation that is rapidly growing as a specialist health and social care provider across the UK. The role will suit an experienced procurement professional capable of managing the companys supply of goods and services, whilst sourcing cost-effective agreements and supply partners, to ensure that the procurement function provides value to the business and remains a revenue generating function.
This is a hybrid role allowing the right candidate to work from home or from our head office in London Waterloo, but with a requirement to travel to sites frequently. The head of procurement will be responsible for delivering the projects identified and registered as opportunities on the sourcing schedule, whilst setting the strategy for future sourcing and rationalisation projects to deliver cost improvement programmes across all group spend.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Group Procurement Director, the head of procurement will be responsible for identifying and implementing streamlined procurement and supplier relationship processes whilst engaging with the relevant business leaders and teams to ensure compliance across the group.
Following year on year aggressive growth the supplier portfolio has grown with acquisition. This role will suit a focused and driven procurement professional who is keen to work with all stakeholders across the business, to rationalise and standardise the procurement portfolio, and deliver the procurement workplan in line with business expectations. The successful candidate will be expected to forecast levels of demand for goods and services, conduct the appropriate research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of value, delivery schedules, quality etc. The successful candidate will be able to draft and run tenders, evaluate all bids and make suggestions to the business based on pre-defined quality and commercial metrics.
The business is undergoing an extensive digital transformation, with significant investment in its infrastructure, which includes the implementation of an eProcurement platform to support supplier onboarding, supplier due diligence, contract management and business analytics. We are also investing in a new procure to pay system to support the procurement and finance functions in controlling the spend profile of the business, and to enable decisions to be made.
About us
Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you'll be doing:
- Provide subject matter expertise to the department and wider business
- Identify key opportunities whilst improving the process associated with acquiring goods and services
- Deliver upon the implementation of a new P2P system
- Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
- Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners to improve outcomes
- Create policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation
- Liaise directly with suppliers, review associated terms and provide advice to the relevant budget holder to secure prudent relationships and protect the commercial interests of the business
- Deliver the strategic benefits identified whilst remaining sensitive to the business needs, a consistent supply of goods and services to cope with the pace of change across the business
- Set out supplier SLA’s to ensure that key partners are delivering the expected quality of service
- Build strong and lasting relationships with partners across the business
What you'll have:
- Previous experience in leading a procurement function
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques with an ability to read the market and identify opportunities
- Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers and data
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with the wider organisation
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Good organisational, business risk and financial awareness
- Attention to detail
- Takes responsibility
- Promote diversity and inclusion
- Live the values and behaviours of the business
- Be flexible, innovative and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
Job description
Job responsibilities
What you'll be doing:
- Provide subject matter expertise to the department and wider business
- Identify key opportunities whilst improving the process associated with acquiring goods and services
- Deliver upon the implementation of a new P2P system
- Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
- Develop strong relationships with business stakeholders and strategic supply partners to improve outcomes
- Create policies and procedures for risk management and mitigation
- Liaise directly with suppliers, review associated terms and provide advice to the relevant budget holder to secure prudent relationships and protect the commercial interests of the business
- Deliver the strategic benefits identified whilst remaining sensitive to the business needs, a consistent supply of goods and services to cope with the pace of change across the business
- Set out supplier SLA’s to ensure that key partners are delivering the expected quality of service
- Build strong and lasting relationships with partners across the business
What you'll have:
- Previous experience in leading a procurement function
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques with an ability to read the market and identify opportunities
- Aptitude in decision making and working with numbers and data
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with the wider organisation
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Good organisational, business risk and financial awareness
- Attention to detail
- Takes responsibility
- Promote diversity and inclusion
- Live the values and behaviours of the business
- Be flexible, innovative and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in leading a procurement function
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques with an ability to read the market and identify opportunities
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in leading a procurement function
- Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques with an ability to read the market and identify opportunities
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.
