Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7192905COR-A
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princes House
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Associate Procurement Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
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.
Job overview
Band 6 Associate Procurement Manager
- The Procurement Managers who work within the Trust undertake work independently for a section of the organisation but report to the Head of Procurement.
- The aim of the role is to deliver cost and efficiency savings across the Trust, by analysing current spend in specific categories and to support the development and implementation of procurement strategies.
Main duties of the job
- The Procurement managers are expected to develop into experts in their field and be able to work entirely autonomously, once trained, developing special interest areas where appropriate and assisting in the development and knowledge sharing of other members of the procurement team.
- Post holders will investigate complex procurement enquiries and providing advice, ensuring contract compliance under the guidance of the Deputy Head of Procurement.
- Post holders will be responsible for ensuring that they deliver a cost effective purchasing and contracts work programme, developing and maintaining this to achieve the targeted financial savings for their area.
- Post holders will be responsible for knowledge sharing on a day to day basis with the Procurement Admin Team and acting as the point of contact for junior members of staff whilst on site.
Key Relationships
- Executive Directors
- Senior Managers in all Care Groups
- Trust Board
- Managers in Berkshire, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB)
- Procurement colleagues
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in procurement or relevant related subject or significant and demonstrable procurement knowledge and skill expected to be gained over approximately 2 – 3 years
- Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supplies qualification or a commitment to work towards it
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS procurement experience within a non-clinical category.
- Use of the Atamis and EFin Systems
Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent understanding of mechanisms to engage stakeholders
- Up to date knowledge of procurement contract law and dispute resolution and demonstrable experience of practically using same skills
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beth Watkins
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Procurement
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07852320886
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