Job vacancy: Senior Procurement Manager, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading

Job summary

Main area: Finance - Procurement
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 193-7414183COR

Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Reading
Salary: £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/08/2025 23:59

Senior Procurement Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Lead a specific sourcing programme for defined categories and/or portfolios including across multiple organisations and systems. Identify, monitor and report on the delivery of category savings and customer benefits against the plan.
Establish and maintain strong customer and supplier relationships through regular close contact, including: face to face meetings, liaising with and facilitating networks and stakeholder groups.
Manage the expectations of customers through effective communication.
Propose change and innovation and actively support customers with implementing changes which may impact across significant geographical areas and multiple organisations.
Support the Executive Team and category teams with the delivery of cost and efficiency savings by analysing current spend information and through the development of procurement workplans and strategies.
Contribute significantly to the delivery of allocated procurement projects ensuring that all processes comply with legislative requirements and reflect best procurement practice.
Ensure contract compliance and pursue procurement excellence through the implementation of efficient and effective procurement projects within key markets.
Provide and maintain a knowledgebase of information relating to relevant current legislative requirements and ensure that colleagues are updated on changes and their impact.
Use procurement knowledge to provide expert guidance to colleagues in a range of areas including producing evaluation criteria and tender documentation. Develop policies and guidelines for staff and provide staff training and coaching as appropriate.
Provide specialist market, category and procurement knowledge to customers and to support internal projects and processes.
Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure consistency in procurement policy and procedure across the organisation and identify opportunities to maximise efficiency.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Procurement experience and knowledge of procurement processes
Experience of managing multiple contracts to ensure best value for money

Education

Essential criteria

Degree or equivalent
CIPS

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Staff Benefits

Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
NHS pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Money Advice Service
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
On-site nursery (based at RBH)
Full educational library services
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
Bus to work scheme
Excellent rail and bus links
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

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By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.