199990 - Strategic Procurement Officer

NHS Lanarkshire's Procurement service is responsible for delivering contracts in accordance with Public Procurement legislation whilst meeting the needs of the health board across all spend categories including corporate services, social/health services, estates, laboratories, medical and surgical categories. The service also manages the implementation of NHS Scotland (NHSS) National Procurement frameworks, working with stakeholders locally and nationally to achieve maximum benefit for the health board and NHSS. The Strategic Procurement Officer will be expected to manage an agreed work plan of procurements and contract implementations, providing detailed progress reports on the procurement strategies and implementation plans at relevant forums. A key element of the role will involve identifying savings opportunities and turning them into realisable savings, requiring a high level of interface with key stakeholders and end users to understand their requirements, quantify needs and ensure that appropriate clinical and technical advice has been sought. In addition, areas of process redesign are expected to be identified to relevant stakeholders. Fundamental to the successful outcomes of the contracting process is professional procurement expertise and understanding of supply markets. Once in place contracts are managed to ensure performance meets the agreed criteria. This requires effective negotiation to ensure advantage is taken of market movements, ongoing customer interface to ensure contracts continue to reflect our changing needs or reflect advances in product innovation, and supplier relationship management to ensure suppliers deliver to the contract and develop services with us.Strategic Procurement Within Lanarkshire the post holder will be influential in shaping procurement policy and direction, creating an environment for the adoption of best procurement practice, key supplier relationship management and the realisation of cost saving and quality improvement opportunities. Operational Procurement The Procurement team shape the strategic direction and will implement the improved contracts, purchase to pay processes and supplies services as part of a continuous improvement programme designed to release funds for frontline patient services., Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence. NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire. From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings. NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.

Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent i.e. Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS) or Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 4, (SVQ4) and or specialist knowledge acquired through continual education and training. Project Management skills, Negotiation skills and literate in modern IT systems to provide analysis of information and presentations to senior managers. VAT treatment principles and Public Procurement Legislation. Procurement and Business knowledge. Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions. Five years purchasing and or contract experience. Experience of Procurement and Supply chain management activity. Product knowledge and uses within clinical environments. Market knowledge of suppliers and products. Analytical skills. Good communication skills in oral, written and presentation format. Knowledge of negotiation techniques. Good organisational skills. Good keyboard skills.It would be great if you also have CIPS Advanced Diploma (Level 5) or higher level qualification Experience of procurement in any of the following spend areas would be desirable:

• Medical/surgical equipment or consumables
• Laboratories consumables/
equipment Knowledge of relevant Public Procurement Legislation e.g. Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or similar EU derived public procurement rules Knowledge of strategic procurement methodologies Knowledge of supply chain theory Knowledge of contract law principles Project management skills Advanced negotiation skills Excellent analytical skills (Advanced Excel) Ability to interpret complex information and evidence based data to provide direction Ability to manage high level of work, multiple complex projects A full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence and ability to drive to sites across NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire! Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The office location for the role will be at NHSL Headquarters, Kirklands Hospital, Bothwell, G71 8BB. Remote, hybrid working is available based on a minimum 2 office days per week. The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9:00-5:00.,
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures
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