Senior Purchasing Manager - GM ICS

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area: Procurement

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 373.5 hours per week

Job ref: 349-COR-6996737

Site: Trafford Town, Manchester

Salary: £53,755 – £60,504 PA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 12/03/2025 23:59

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

1. A lead role in continuous improvement across the GM procurement teams.
2. Develops and influences procurement strategy, using a range of techniques to maximise value for money to the taxpayer and improve customer experience.
3. 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.
4. Responsible for estimating financial benefits from procurement initiatives.
5. Work on collaborative procurement projects across a diverse range of stakeholders, including clinical leads, to meet key milestones and performance indicators.
6. Work closely with Trusts in identifying work priorities and deliverables to inform work plans.
7. Ensure delivery of the annual work plan for the region ensuring performance to key milestones and agreed key performance indicators.

Working for our organisation

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care (NHS GM) was created on 1 July 2022. It brings together all the different organisations which support people’s health and care and, working with our people and communities, will create and oversee our region’s overall integrated care strategy which the wider system will work to deliver.

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of health and care organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up services and to improve the health and wellbeing of people who live and work in their area. Their purpose is to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money and support broader social and economic development in their area efficiency. This will be delivered in neighbourhood, place, combinations of places and GM system.

At GM ICS, 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post-holder will need to develop robust procurement processes and relationships, underlining our commitment to quality and continuous improvement. They will develop and manage procurement projects and work as a member of a project team on larger scale strategic initiatives.

Responsible for input into the region’s procurement functions, ensuring that a cost-effective purchasing work programme is developed and maintained to help achieve the regionals financial savings targets.

The postholder will be responsible for planning and providing strategic direction to major procurement projects in conjunction with the Assistant Director. They will use strategic sourcing and demand management techniques and need a legal and working knowledge of developing contracts.

The individual will be required to build meaningful business relationships with colleagues at a senior level, working with all parties to find solutions to complex business issues.

They will be an accomplished influencer and negotiator, willing to step beyond the traditional procurement role to maximise business opportunities.

Organise and facilitate regular meetings with key stakeholders and suppliers. These include fact finding, problem solving, negotiations, contract performance and service delivery meetings.

This role operates within a multi trust and multi-site environment;

The postholder will need to champion and follow internal governance processes both Host Trust and GM Provider Trusts.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply or commitment to achieving membership
• Educated to degree level

Desirable criteria

• Good standard of Education & Continual Professional Development

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Procurement & project management experience with demonstrable achievements
• Able to demonstrate success in achieving value for money and savings through purchasing and supply
• Demonstrable experience in change management, stakeholder engagement & team building
• Sound knowledge of Procurement Legislation and statutory Requirements

Desirable criteria

• Sound knowledge of public sector finance procedures legislation
• Sound knowledge of Commercial Law
• Leadership experience gained within a large multifunctional organisation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 248.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Mark Stevens

Job title: Deputy Director of Procurement for GM ICS

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