Swydd wag: Senior Procurement Business Partner, Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Milton Keynes

Crynodeb o'r swydd

Prif leoliad: Purchasing and Supplies
Gradd: Band 7
Contract: Parhaol
Oriau: Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
Cyfeirnod y swydd: 430-CORP4113A-C

Cyflogwr: Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Math o gyflogwr: NHS
Gwefan: Supplies Dept (Dept)
Tref: Milton Keynes
Cyflog: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yn flynyddol
Yn cau: 28/08/2025 23:59
Dyddiad y cyfweliad: 12/09/2025

Senior Procurement Business Partner

Band 7

At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.

MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).

Our benefits

We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:

Free on-site parking including EV charging
Complimentary refreshments
Flexible working arrangements
Discounted gym membership
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
On-site nursery (charges apply)
A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing

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Work with the Head of Procurement to monitor, measure and record the performance of the procurement and supply chain function against key result areas as outlined in the procurement strategy and work plans, and contribute to regular reports for trust committees and boards.

Manage day to day procurement issues, attending meetings, seminars, and representing the trust at regional and national procurement forums. To provide procurement advice conforming with EU Procurement directives and other legislative requirements and support.

To attend, organise and facilitate regular meetings with Senior key stakeholders providing procurement advice conforming with EU Procurement directives and other legislative requirements and support.

Undertake supplier and customer market research to support the development of Strategic sourcing strategies such as collecting and collating information regarding supplier performance.

Ensuring that social value is embedded into all our procurement processes to enable successful delivery of the programmes social value strategy.

To ensure strategic supplier management arrangements are in place including strategic partnership with critical suppliers. To take responsibility for the development of principles of effective contract management

Sourcing

• Effectively lead management and stakeholders to develop sourcing strategies for products and services within allocated division, and ensure delivery of established savings targets within the portfolio.

• Collaborate with other government agencies and NHS Trusts in identifying and establishing joint procurement initiatives that will deliver enhanced value for money.

Tendering

• The Trust is required to act in accordance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. It is a requirement of this role to ensure the Trust is compliant with all legislative and regulated requirements relating to contracting and procurement within the sector.

• To provide advice and guidance on procurement issues to all staff, ensuring that appropriate procurement processes are adopted in all cases and that published tender documentation is compliant with law, is fair and transparent, and promotes fair competition.

Contracts

• To ensure that the Trusts contracts register is managed and maintained in a timely manner, ensuring that data records are current and accurate.

• Ensure that all contracts entered into by the Trust are well drafted fair and balanced, ensuring that risks are appropriately mitigated and/or apportioned appropriately and that any limitation in suppliers’ liability does not expose the Trust to unreasonable levels of risk.

Financial Responsibility

• Delivery of procurement savings in line with agreed targets defined in annual work plans and in-line with identified timelines.

• Responsibility for ensuring that Trust staff comply with the Trust’s processes, policies procedures and regulations.

Communications and Engagement

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with other departments through regular contact and pro-active support, ensuring timely and effective response to all enquiries and requests for support.

• Develop and maintain regular contact with key suppliers and stakeholders to ensure current market knowledge is exemplary, and able to inform sourcing decisions.

Analytical and Judgement

• Undertake analysis of portfolio spends to identify and forecast benefits available and to prioritise actions.

• Provide reports on progress and benefits delivered through action plans, comparing actual results to forecasted outcomes and adjusting plans accordingly.

Staff Management and Development

• Provide support, and where appropriate leadership in the delivery of effective and efficient, customer focused procurement services. Assist in achieving the delivery of Cost Improvement Plans (CIP) within designated division, that maximise commercial benefits for the Trust.

• To be pro-active in supporting and sharing experiences, knowledge and information within the procurement team, to enable to wider development of knowledge and skills within the team.

Please refer to Job Description for further details

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Qualifications and knowledge

Meini prawf hanfodol

Degree level or equivalent qualification in a commercial based subject.
Registered full membership of the chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (MCIPS) or equivalent experience or working towards the qualification.
Project management (Prince 2 Practitioner).
Knowledge of Public procurement processes and regulations
Knowledge of contract law.
Knowledge of purchase to pay systems and other e-procurement tools.

Meini prawf dymunol

Evidence of continuing Professional development.
Knowledge of the Carter Report in to efficiencies within the NHS

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Worked within a procurement environment
Developed procurements that comply with EU Procurement law
Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Managing complex procurement projects including business case, options appraisal, tender documentation, tender evaluation and contract award processes.
Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
Experience of managing risks and reporting.
Supplier Relationship Management, including supplier performance, continuous improvement and management of supplier expectations.
Customer Relationship Management, support to internal clients and delivery of agreed outcomes.
Experience of consistently delivering savings and benefits targets.
Demonstrable Market Analysis to support project decisions business case and options.
Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders.
Spend analysis and development of workstreams with identified priorities.
Experience of using e-procurement tools including e-tendering, e-sourcing and reverse auctions
Experience of creating and managing e-catalogues to facilitate corporate discipline within procurement activity.
Experience of interacting with senior executives, providing advice and guidance on procurement issues.

Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

People management skills, able to resolve issues in a positive and productive manner.
Excellent negotiation skills, ability to deliver commercial advantage for the Trust, and resolve contractual disputes in an advantageous manner
Excellent Commercial awareness, able to spot opportunities and ensure these are exploited to the benefit of the Trust.
Excellent IT skills able to use Microsoft office products to a good standard.
Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to engage at all levels within the Trust
Ability to use some informed persuasion to influence others.
Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues, create some solutions to projects and service delivery
Excellent time management skills able to identify priorities and ability to delegate effectively.
Ability to work without supervision.
Excellent knowledge of contract law and ability to influence contract documentation to minimize risk for the Trust.
Knowledge of Public Contracts Regulations and experience of managing procurement projects within closely defined processes.
Interpreting national policy for implementation.
Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.

Personal and people development

Meini prawf hanfodol

Positive and enthusiastic approach
Inclusive Team focused supportive approach.
Desire to learn, seeks continuous improvement

Meini prawf dymunol

Leads by example and inspires others to achieve.

Communication

Meini prawf hanfodol

Excellent written and oral communication Skills , able to engage at all levels within the Trust
Ability to use visual communication tools such as Microsoft Office Applications.

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.