Procurement Service Operations Manager

Theale, Berkshire | Monday to Friday | 9am to 5:30pm | Hybrid

Are you an experienced Procurement Manager with Level 4 or above CIPS? If so this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a high performing team driving innovation and efficiency in healthcare service delivery.

Our client, a market-leading provider of Managed Equipment Services (MES) to the NHS and private healthcare sector across the UK, is seeking a Procurement Service Operations Manager to join their head office team in Theale, Berkshire.

With a strong track record spanning over two decades, the organisation partners with major healthcare providers across key clinical areas including radiology, radiotherapy, cardiology, endoscopy, and biomedical services. Their comprehensive service offering has positioned them as the UK and Ireland’s leading MES provider.

Strict Candidate Requirements

• CIPS Level 4 qualification (or higher)
• Minimum of 5 years' robust procurement experience
• At least 3 years of procurement experience within the UK

Responsibilities

• Lead UKI procurement of external service contracts and service parts for the business, including biomedical and endoscopy equipment
• Support the Head of Procurement and Supply Chain to develop long-term supplier management strategies that balance the Group’s drive to insource maintenance whilst securing value for money from OEMs
• Support Head of Procurement and Supply Chain with capital procurement projects when required
• Deploy good decision process and techniques to optimise profit and value and balance the risk from the external spend
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure procurement from external suppliers is profitable, resilient, sustainable and safe
• Deliver quarterly reporting on category spend, profitability comparison and team savings
• Support company bids and pricing exercises from a procurement perspective
• Collaborate across business areas to develop, implement and drive procurement and supply chain strategies for assigned projects
• Develop and maintain key supplier framework agreements
• Develop and manage clear, deliverable SLAs with our internal customers
• Embed a culture of quality and continuous improvement within your team
• Support the Head of Procurement to deliver the operations 3-year plan
• Responsible for the management of a team (presently six)
• Budget of circa £8m for responsible categories

Performance Indicators

• Profitability and quality of procurement for outsourced service contracts and parts, in support of the Group’s Managed Equipment Services and self-maintenance operations
• On-time contract renewals
• Supplier relationship and performance management. Build positive stakeholder relationships
• Monthly financial, staff and performance reporting
• Achievement of agreed personal and team objectives
• Can do attitude with the ability to drive collaborative change

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum CIPS level 4

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong procurement background within an integrated supply chain, including service and material management. Ideally at least 5 years’ experience
• Experience in Cost Management, SRM and Performance Improvement
• Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment
• Experience of negotiating and monitoring service contracts
• Numerical, analytical & logical mind
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Intermediate Excel
• Knowledge of biomedical and or endoscopy devices (desirable)

Benefits

• Royal London Pension - 5% employer contribution
• Death in Service Scheme after probation - 4 times salary
• Maternity - 21 weeks full enhanced maternity pay; this is inclusive of Statutory Maternity pay. Plus, after the employee has returned from Maternity Leave for 3 months, a 10% bonus will be paid, (with a commitment to work for 6 months plus)

A DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required for all applicants.

If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to contact Louise at One to One Personnel or forward your CV to louise.sand@121personnel.co.uk