Job overview

The North Midlands & Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) is  comprised of The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM), The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) and Walsall NHS Trust (WHT), The Black Country Pathology Services (BCPS), North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT),  The  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), the Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust, (BCHFT) & Midlands & Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU).

The NMBC is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University and County Hospitals), RWT (New Cross and Cannock Hospitals), WHT (Walsall Manor Hospital) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Lancashire Health Economies.  The NMBC is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £600 million across the Midlands  and Black Country health economies.

This post sits within the Commercial Contract Management  team and is primarily based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital site, reporting to the Group Deputy Director of Procurement - Commercial Contract Management.  The main purpose of the role is the provision of strategic commercial contract management for the  North Midlands and Cheshire Pathology Services (NMCPS) network. 

Please note that we reserve the right to close the job advert earlier than advertised.

Main duties of the job

We  offer partial working from home as part of the role.  

The Trust offers 27 days annual leave on appointment,  29 days after 5 years' service, 33 days after 10 years' service.   There is also the potential to accrue hours towards flexi-leave in accordance with the flexible working policy.

Reporting in to the Group Deputy Director of Procurement - Commercial Contract Management, the Senior Strategic Procurement Manager will be a vital member of the NMBC Senior Management team. 

Leading the commercial contract management activity for the NMCPS portfolio of contracts , the role is to optimise the commercial position and ensure effective management of contractual and commercial risks, building strong Trusted partnerships with suppliers; delivering highly professional contract and commercial management services that facilitates a shared view on the contractual and commercial landscape. .  

This is a demanding role, integral in supporting the delivery of strategic objectives of the network, exploring and delivering collaborative opportunities with other Trusts in the group, and to contribute to delivering savings targets.

The role will support the local Procurement strategy , maximize value for money,  whilst ensuring compliance with EU Procurement Legislation, UK Law and the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions. 

Working for our organisation

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford.  Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital with a turnover of £360 million, located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care.  It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility.  We are  highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.