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Senior Corporate Procurement Manager

The closing date is 24 July 2025

The Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic senior procurement professional to join the Procurement team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing an effective and efficient procurement service across a range of stakeholders.

The department is looking for a dynamic and experienced senior procurement professional to enhance relationships with stakeholders, to drive productive collaboration and effective forward planning to manage non-pay activity. Reporting to the Strategic Procurement Manager, the Senior Procurement Manager will provide procurement expertise to stakeholders within the Trust: advising on successful contracting within the context of public procurement regulations and the Trust's internal regulations and policies.

The post-holder will be an integral part of the team working with managers/stakeholders to develop procurement strategies for agreed categories of spend and to identify opportunities for the achievement of directorate savings.

Main duties of the job

To take responsibility for leading high-value and complex tenders and contracts for goods and services, achieving the most economically advantageous outcomes for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Sheffield Children's Hospital Trusts (the Trusts).

To develop strategies to meet the procurement needs of specialist product/service categories and the Trusts as a whole.

To act as a category expert in designated procurement category areas, providing specialist knowledge and guidance to ensure best practice, compliance, and value for money across all procurement activities.

To operate effective information systems to ensure accessibility of data that adds value to decision making.

To achieve savings targets in line with the Trusts formal Savings Plan.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• GCSE Maths & English, grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Achieved or working towards successful completion of, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma (MCIPS), or degree in business-related subject
• MBA or MSC in Procurement / Supply Chain

Experience

• Responsibility for managing complex tenders
• Experience of managing staff

Skills & Knowledge

• Basic management/supervision training
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent communications skills
• Commercial Negotiation training
• Project Management training

Personal Qualities

• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable leadership qualities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearpa/ pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working