Head of Procurement - Medical Strategic Procurement

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The NMBC operate under a flexible working policy and also offer partial working from home (typically 3 days per week) as part of the role.

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

This is a vital role within the NMBC which is responsible for the management of the Medical Strategic Procurement Teams and other bespoke commercial related projects within the Black Country ICS (Integrated Care System) and Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICS Trusts and other customers of the NMBC, ensuring compliance with Public Contract Regulations, Procurement Act 2023, UK Law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

Responsible for the management of Medical Strategic Procurement activity and other bespoke commercial related projects within the Black Country ICS (Integrated Care System) and Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent ICS Trusts and other customers of the NMBC, ensuring compliance with EU Legislation, UK Law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

Effectively lead the Medical Strategic Procurement Team in influencing and managing the Trusts of the NMBC.

Lead the Medical Strategic Procurement Team activity within the NMBC Trusts and other customers of the NMBC.

Contribute to the development of the Strategic Procurement Team within the NMBC.

To lead on and support identified commercial issues / key commodity areas within the Medical Strategic Procurement remit, providing accurate, timely and up to date advice to the relevant Trust Committee / meeting; particularly where they are business critical for the Trusts in the wider health economy who are the recipients of the service.

The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group (NMBC) is comprised of UHNM, RWT, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Black Country Pathology Services, NSCHT, BCHFT, MPFT and MLCSU.

The NMBC is responsible for all aspects of Procurement, Supply Chain and wider Commercial support to the aforementioned organisations covering a range of Acute, Mental Health, Community, Pathology Networks, GP Practices and Commissioning Support Units across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, Black Country, Shropshire and South Cheshire Integrated Care System (ICSs). With almost 200 staff, 55,000 users and managing a total non-pay spend portfolio of over £1.2b per annum the NMBC is one of the largest and influential Group Procurement Organisations (GPOs) in the NHS.

This post sits in the Strategic Procurement Team and is based at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and/or Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust sites, reporting to the Group Deputy Director of Procurement RWT & Systems. The role is directly responsible for Strategic Procurement and commercial, strategic duties within RWT and WHT.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

In the event of receiving adequate numbers of suitable applicants/candidates, we reserve the right to close the job advert earlier than advertised.

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