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Procurement Manager

Employer
Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
Location
Willerby, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Feb 2025
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Specialist Area
Procurement
Job Level
Manager
Sector
Healthcare
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
CIPS Membership
Non CIPS member
Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to joinour team which procures and manages a large portfolio of contracts for servicesthat deliver and support the delivery of health services.

To be the successful candidate you will be highly organised,have a high attention to details, be an effective communicator, competent withtechnology, experience of co-ordinating multiple stakeholders and handlingsensitive documentation.

Working closely with commissioning colleagues including insome instances in other organisations, the postholder will ensure appropriategovernance is followed for the procurement and award of contracts, working aspart of a multi-disciplinary team.

As part of the wider Finance Directorate, the role of ProcurementManager will be busy and rewarding and offer you opportunities for personalgrowth and development.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will haveworking knowledge and experience of procurement in the NHS and the publicsector. This will be supplemented with ensuring procurement processes forcontracts within their portfolio, including ensuring that procurementdocumentation is robust, contract registers and contract documentation are upto date, and comply with the organisational requirements.

The postholder will need to beable to communicate effectively, verbal and written, both internally andexternally.

The postholder will possessspecialist skills and knowledge to be able to digest and interpret complexcontractual information and data, which will support the day-to-day managementand performance of contracts within their portfolio.

The postholder will providespecialist advice in relation to procurements, contractual arrangements andrelated policies.

About us

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a high-profile specialist role witha high level of responsibility working directly for the Head of Procurement to deliveran efficient and effective procurement service for the organisation.

The post-holder will workautonomously within the ICB, with staff from the Local Authorities,commissioned providers and potential providers as a lead specialist in thiswork area.

Establish, manage and develop arrangements toshape and develop services, in line with business strategy, best practice,patients interests and commercial requirements.

Key Relationships

The post holder will have key relationshipswith the following teams, departments and organisations:

Managers, officers and administrative staff withinNHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.

Managers, officers and administrative staffwithin Providers and potential providers.

Managers, officers and administrative staffwithin other ICBs

Managers, officers an administrative staff withthe Local Authorities within the ICB.

Core Functions

Delivera range of functions to support the overall procurement function in thedelivery of effective procurement processes that are of a consistently highstandard and compliant with ICB governance requirements and appropriatelegislation and regulations.

Provide specialist and technical procurementadvice and support in line with latest legislation, regulations and CabinetOffice / NHS England issued guidance.

Facilitate the review of procurementconsiderations and options available to ICB staff in the procuring of services(healthcare and non-healthcare), providing clear advice and guidance.

Manage, co-ordinate and contribute to thepreparation of highly complex procurement documentation which will involveliaison with multiple stakeholders and a high level of attention to detail.

Prepare procurement project plans and ensurethat the agreed timetables for procurements are achieved which will involvetaking responsibility to liaise with and influence those individuals who arerequired to contribute to do so in a timely manner.

Contribute to the development of specifications,providing feedback to project leads to ensure compliance with procurementlegislation and regulations

Ensure highly sensitive procurementdocumentation is recorded and stored securely and in an agreed structuredconfiguration.

Facilitate and manage highly complex andpotentially contentious multi-disciplinary evaluation and consensus panelsassisting with the recording of decisions.

Develop strong and constructive working relationshipswith key internal staff and others in the Local Authorities, other ICBs,providers and potential providers.

Develop the continuous improvement of procurementprocesses, working closely with otherfunctions to establish lessons learnt.

Identify opportunities for efficiencies andbetter value for money within and across contracts and recommend actions to theHead of Procurement.

Gather soft market intelligence internally.

High degree of both written and verbalcommunication skill in order to manage the formal procurement clarification/queriesprocess, managing all incoming queries, liaising with service and corporatecolleagues to provide appropriate responses within specified timeframes.

To support the Head of Procurement to ensurethat highly sensitive procurement outcomes are effectively communicated to allparties who need to be aware of them at a level of detail necessary to theirneeds and obligations under the contract with clear ownership andaccountability for contractual requirements.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This is a high-profile specialist role witha high level of responsibility working directly for the Head of Procurement to deliveran efficient and effective procurement service for the organisation.

The post-holder will workautonomously within the ICB, with staff from the Local Authorities,commissioned providers and potential providers as a lead specialist in thiswork area.

Establish, manage and develop arrangements toshape and develop services, in line with business strategy, best practice,patients interests and commercial requirements.

Key Relationships

The post holder will have key relationshipswith the following teams, departments and organisations:

Managers, officers and administrative staff withinNHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB.

Managers, officers and administrative staffwithin Providers and potential providers.

Managers, officers and administrative staffwithin other ICBs

Managers, officers an administrative staff withthe Local Authorities within the ICB.

Core Functions

Delivera range of functions to support the overall procurement function in thedelivery of effective procurement processes that are of a consistently highstandard and compliant with ICB governance requirements and appropriatelegislation and regulations.

Provide specialist and technical procurementadvice and support in line with latest legislation, regulations and CabinetOffice / NHS England issued guidance.

Facilitate the review of procurementconsiderations and options available to ICB staff in the procuring of services(healthcare and non-healthcare), providing clear advice and guidance.

Manage, co-ordinate and contribute to thepreparation of highly complex procurement documentation which will involveliaison with multiple stakeholders and a high level of attention to detail.

Prepare procurement project plans and ensurethat the agreed timetables for procurements are achieved which will involvetaking responsibility to liaise with and influence those individuals who arerequired to contribute to do so in a timely manner.

Contribute to the development of specifications,providing feedback to project leads to ensure compliance with procurementlegislation and regulations

Ensure highly sensitive procurementdocumentation is recorded and stored securely and in an agreed structuredconfiguration.

Facilitate and manage highly complex andpotentially contentious multi-disciplinary evaluation and consensus panelsassisting with the recording of decisions.

Develop strong and constructive working relationshipswith key internal staff and others in the Local Authorities, other ICBs,providers and potential providers.

Develop the continuous improvement of procurementprocesses, working closely with otherfunctions to establish lessons learnt.

Identify opportunities for efficiencies andbetter value for money within and across contracts and recommend actions to theHead of Procurement.

Gather soft market intelligence internally.

High degree of both written and verbalcommunication skill in order to manage the formal procurement clarification/queriesprocess, managing all incoming queries, liaising with service and corporatecolleagues to provide appropriate responses within specified timeframes.

To support the Head of Procurement to ensurethat highly sensitive procurement outcomes are effectively communicated to allparties who need to be aware of them at a level of detail necessary to theirneeds and obligations under the contract with clear ownership andaccountability for contractual requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a relevant discipline (procurement, contracting, finance, commissioning, information, performance)
  • Experience of successful working with partners
  • Working in a matrix management environment.
Desirable

  • Experience of NHS or public sector procurement processes.
Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Able and clear verbal and written communicator with high level of attention to detail.
  • Able to build and maintain productive relationships.
  • Influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy when dealing with contentious issues with ICB and provider organisations.
  • Able to identify and analyse problems and develop and articulate potential solutions.
  • Able to deliver competing priorities to agreed deadlines.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of contracting and procurement procedures acquired through degree or equivalent experience plus further training and experience to post graduate diploma level equivalent
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS contracting processes e.g. National Tariff and Payment System, contract validation, negotiation, performance requirements
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

  • Experience in a relevant discipline (procurement, contracting, finance, commissioning, information, performance)
  • Experience of successful working with partners
  • Working in a matrix management environment.
Desirable

  • Experience of NHS or public sector procurement processes.
Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Able and clear verbal and written communicator with high level of attention to detail.
  • Able to build and maintain productive relationships.
  • Influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy when dealing with contentious issues with ICB and provider organisations.
  • Able to identify and analyse problems and develop and articulate potential solutions.
  • Able to deliver competing priorities to agreed deadlines.
  • Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task
Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of contracting and procurement procedures acquired through degree or equivalent experience plus further training and experience to post graduate diploma level equivalent
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS contracting processes e.g. National Tariff and Payment System, contract validation, negotiation, performance requirements
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
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Employer details

Employer name

Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
Address

Health House

Grange Park Lane

Willerby

HU10 6DT

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