Trosolwg o'r swydd

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is excited to be recruiting for a new NHS Devon Procurement Service (DPS), that will become a single procurement service for Partner Trusts in Devon. 

The roles that are being recruited for this service are  2 x WTE Category Managers (Band 8A) who will operate across the Corporate and Clinical areas of spend.

This is a great opportunity for experienced procurement managers to join a new service that is focussing on the following core objectives and creating a procurement centre of excellence across the NHS in Devon:

· a consistent user experience and quality of service

· spend transparency and key performance indicator (KPI) reporting

· supplier performance and innovation is enhanced

· supply chain risk reduction

·  transactional purchase order and invoice volume reduction through supplier consolidation 

· an improvement in social value and sustainability

· improving procurement compliance and efficiencies across business areas interacting regularly with procurement.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

- Category and Sourcing Strategy:  responsibility for developing, agreeing on, and implementing multi-year category strategies and annual work plans with stakeholders across the Partner Trusts.

- Leadership and Management: leading a team of procurement professionals, providing strategic direction and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. 

- Stakeholder and Supplier Relationships:  build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, suppliers and other NHS and government bodies.  

- Financial and Commercial Oversight: monitoring usage trends, manage contracts, and overseeing supplier performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure value for money and achieve cost savings.

- Compliance and Policy: ensuring all procurement activities comply with procurement policies, regulations, and relevant UK law, such as the Procurement Act. 

- Project Management: leading complex sourcing activities, developing and overseeing detailed project plans to ensure timely delivery of procurement projects within budget.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.