Procurement Manager
- Employer
- Finegreen
- Location
- Midlands
- Salary
- £200 - £220 per day
- Closing date
- 21 Jun 2019
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- Sector
- Acute Trust
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Category
- Purchasing & Procurement, Manager
Job Details
The Finegreen Group is working in Partnership with an NHS organisation based in the South East that is recruiting to the role of interim Procurement Manager. This assignment is for a minimum three months and at AfC band 7 with the equivalent day rate.
Key responsibilities will include;
- To deliver a strategic procurement service to the Trust, contributing significantly to the delivery of allocated procurement projects ensuring contract compliance, sustainable cost improvements and best value for money;
- To support the Senior Procurement Manager in the delivery of cost and efficiency savings across the Trust;
- To analyse current, spend in specific categories to support the development of procurement strategies;
- To provide advice on procurement issues to all staff involved in the procurement of goods and services;
- Delivering a strategic procurement service to the Trust including, but not limited to: tenders and quotes, mini-competitions and full OJEU process to ensure best value for money;
- Drafting and evaluating pre-qualification, tender and contract documents;
- Managing the tender process on the e-tendering portal;
- Ensuring that project activity and other procurement tasks are undertaken to the required standard and meet all timescales and deadlines;
- Contracting, where appropriate, with neighbouring NHS Trusts for healthcare and ancillary services;
- Ensuring full compliance with Trust Procurement policies, Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions and Public Contract Regulations;
- Ensuring contract compliance and dealing with contract performance issues.
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of working experience;
- Qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or holds another relevant Procurement qualification or can present evidence of working towards this;
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office applications;
- Experience of public sector tendering and contracting;
- Good understanding of EU Procurement Directives;
- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise a heavy workload, always ensuring attention to detail;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to work as part of a team;
- Professional approach;
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales.
Company
Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment.
Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.
Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.
Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.
- Website
- http://www.finegreen.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 0345 130 4006
- Location
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Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom
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