Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed by the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Southeast Integrated Care Boards; and current at-risk employees within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts.

 The Procurement Manager is responsible for leading and delivering complex procurement and commissioning activities across the Integrated Care Board (ICB), ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Regulations 2023, NHS governance requirements and internal policies.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the postholder will manage a portfolio of procurement projects and categories, providing specialist procurement and commercial advice to commissioners, budget holders, programme leads and operational stakeholders. The role will support delivery of the ICB's procurement strategy, commissioning priorities, transformation programmes and financial objectives through effective category management, procurement planning, market engagement and contract award activities.

Main duties of the job

•    Lead end-to-end procurement projects from initiation through to contract award.

•    Develop procurement strategies and sourcing approaches appropriate to individual projects.

•    Prepare and manage procurement documentation, tender processes and evaluation activities.

•    Prepare procurement documentation including procurement strategies, specifications, invitations to tender, quotation documentation and evaluation templates.

•    Organise and facilitate tender evaluation processes

•    Ensure procurement exercises are delivered within agreed timescales and governance requirements.

•    Support development of business cases and procurement options appraisals.

•    Lead procurement project meetings and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders.

•    Manage multiple procurement projects concurrently across a range of service areas.

•    Ensure procurement benefits are identified, monitored and reported.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to a culture that supports all staff at NHS Kent and Medway to be the best version of themselves.

Our ability to improve outcomes for our population depends on how effectively clinical, operational, financial and strategic professionals work together to make informed commissioning decisions. That’s why our workforce works a minimum of two days-a-week on-site, with the expectation that all one-to-ones are held face-to-face and that colleagues will regularly visit the services we are commissioning to understand more about them.

We believe regular on-site working supports stronger collaboration, faster problem-solving, peer learning, visible leadership and the integration of colleagues into our organisation. We also know that culture is built through shared experiences and day-to-day interactions.

We are a flexible working friendly organisation; we aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

We work with staff to agree objectives through regular supervision, annual appraisal and access to training opportunities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity. In order to reflect the diversity of our population, we positively encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation.