Fixed-term senior post in the Procurement and Logistics team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, covering 12 months. The role leads the Trust's digital, data and technology procurement pipeline, including complex, high-value tenders and strategic sourcing. It is a senior leadership brief, with commercial responsibility from planning through to contract award and handover. Sponsorship is not normally available, so applicants need the right to work in the UK by the start date.
What the job involves
- Lead the planning and delivery of the DDaT procurement pipeline and complex, high-value tender exercises
- Develop procurement strategies and routes to market for value for money and commercial outcomes
- Work with stakeholders to understand requirements, develop sourcing strategies and support evidence-based commercial decisions
- Ensure compliance with public procurement law, NHS requirements and Trust governance
- Manage procurement milestones, commercial risks, contract expiries and competing priorities
- Identify and deliver cost savings, cost avoidance and Cost Improvement Programme opportunities
- Provide expert commercial advice, lead negotiations and support contract award and handover
- Prepare pipeline reports, financial evaluations and commercial recommendations for senior stakeholders
Qualifications
- Degree in procurement or a related subject, or significant demonstrable procurement knowledge and skill expected to be gained over about 2 to 3 years
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply qualification, or a commitment to work towards it
Experience
- Contracts experience
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent understanding of mechanisms to engage stakeholders
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK by the proposed start date
Nice to have
- Previous NHS procurement experience within a non-clinical category
- Use of the Atamis and EFin systems
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