Job overview

The Senior Project Manager is a specialist position within the Greater Manchester Procurement Programme.

The post holder will be responsible for collaborative procurement and supply chain projects across Greater Manchester Trusts.

The post-holder must hold full CIPS membership (MCIPS) whilst working to satisfy customer requirements and producing high quality work on time.

As we continue to grow our regional collaboration, we are looking to recruit an individual with excellent NHS category and project management knowledge with the drive and vision to deliver those demanding savings targets.

The post-holder will be tasked with challenging user preferences and maximising adoption to corporate arrangements and frameworks.

Lead on the delivery of effective working relationships with clinicians and stakeholders, improving customer satisfaction with engagement to ensure the needs of different groups of trusts and customers are identified and met

Main duties of the job

A lead role in continuous improvement across the GM procurement teams.

Develops and influences procurement strategy, using a range of techniques to maximise value for money to the taxpayer and improve customer experience.

Lead larger and/or complex procurement “big ticket” projects. Use a range of tools and techniques to devise appropriate procurement solutions, must have a working and legal knowledge of contracting and ensure contracts are awarded in accordance with trust processes, Legislation and Government policy.

Responsible for estimating financial benefits from procurement initiatives.

Work on collaborative procurement projects across a diverse range of stakeholders, including clinical leads, to meet key milestones and performance indicators 

Work closely with Trusts in identifying work priorities and deliverables to inform work plans.

Ensure delivery of the annual work plan for the region ensuring performance to key milestones and agreed key performance indicators

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.