Sourcing Manager

Job Title: Sourcing Manager

Function: Commercial

Location: Hybrid/From any NHSSC Location

Contract type: Permanent  

Salary: £45,478 with the potential to rise to £53,504 over 3 years

Closing Date: 17th of September 2024

We have an exciting opportunity within NHS Supply Chain for a Sourcing Manager to join the Sourcing Team.

Managing all contracting activities ensuring plans are managed, delivered on time and are in line with the relevant procurement regulations.

Working within a dynamic team of internal stakeholders, such as procurement, clinical and project management, alongside several external stakeholders to develop and manage frameworks across a wide portfolio of medical products.  

Utilising procurement skills and stakeholder management techniques, contributing to the management of category areas by supporting the delivery of category strategies, sourcing strategies and ongoing contract management to meet the objectives of NHS Supply Chain.

Every day you will … 

• Deliver fully compliant tenders from strategy creation through to award stage for specific product categories.
• Have detailed understanding of the required sourcing/tendering processes between NHS Supply Chain and relevant stakeholders.
• Work alongside the trading buyers and clinical team in developing category strategies.
• Develop detailed understanding of the clinical practices which drive customer demand.
• Work collaboratively to ensure all contracts are implemented within required legal guidance and frameworks.
• Ensure all tenders are prepared and issued in accordance with internal and external regulations and procedures.
• Work collaboratively to construct tender specifications.
• Manage all post-award procedures including relevant documentation.
• Ensure suppliers provide all relevant data during the tendering process.
• Verify suppliers through due diligence activities.
• Provide support to ensure all contract award and launch dates are delivered to plan.
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and shared with wider teams and continually look to simplify and improve processes.
• Potential to undertake line management responsibility.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings.
• Support the drive towards achieving high KPI scores.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.  
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. 
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Multiple stakeholder management skills
• Public Sector experience

• Experience of using e-procurement systems
• Organisation and time management skills
• Demonstrable public procurement & sourcing experience
• Experience of working in a busy fast paced environment with agreed SLA’s
• IT literate (specifically Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good understanding of commercial model
• Must participate in online and face to face training and development opportunities

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk 

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.