Senior Procurement Manager

Inline with NHS employment policies, priority will be given to suitably qualifiedinternal candidates, followed by at risk applicants from the wider NHS,before consideration of external applicants.

We manage an annual budget of £4.9 billion to commissionservices which are safe, high quality and accessible for the 1.7 million peoplewho live here. Commissioning meansplanning and funding health services based on the needs of local communities. We work with many different services and organisations organisations to improve health andcare for local people.

This role will be within the team with responsibility forall procurements undertaken for the Integrated Care Board. The team predominantly procures servicecontracts under the Provider Selection Regime but also works within the remitof the Procurement Act 2023. Theprocurement projects are often complex and can take several months tocomplete. The ICB is looking for a teammember who can hold a portfolio of procurements and lead the projects supportedby a team of subject matter experts. Therole will also be heavily involved with market development planning andimplementation to support strategic commissioning. Applicants are expected to have MCIPS and beable to demonstrate experience of working with public sector procurement roles.

This will be a hybrid role, with some requirements foroffice working in respect of supporting complex tenders and attending meetings.

Main duties of the job

Specialistin Public Procurement Regulations/case law

Handlebidder challenges and contractual disputes

Implementsystem-wide policies and supplier audits

Produce/presentcomplex executive reports

About us

The NHS Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board(ICB) plans and buys healthcare services for our population. This function iscommonly referred to as commissioning.To do this, we work within a budget of around£3.8 billion, which is set by NHS England, and work closely with localgovernment and the NHS providers in our area. Our performance is judged by howwell our local health and care system as a whole is working, including thehealth outcomes of our communities.

The ICB has delegated some authority to the threehealth and wellbeing alliances that operate in Suffolk and North-East Essex toact on its behalf. This is to ensure that the needs of smaller, local areas areaddressed.

The ICB remains accountable for all of its functions, includingthose it has delegated.Local residents have a big role to play in theoperation of the ICB. We rely on the experiences and perspectives of ourcommunities to help shape our decision-making.

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.

Person Specification Equality & Diversity

• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems in the area

Experience

• Educated to masters level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations
• MCIPS (or equivalent professional membership)
• Expert knowledge of Public Procurement Regulations and procurement case law
• Proven negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced training in procurement law, dispute resolution or commercial strategy
• Familiarity with NHS systems (Atamis, Power BI, Oracle).

Financial and Physical Resources

• Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Other

• Used to working in a busy environment
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Effective organizer, influencer and networker
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
• Completer/Finisher

Skills

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

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.