Senior Procurement Manager

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 04/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 17/03/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

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 within the Estates and Facilities departments.

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.

To take responsibility for leading high-value and complex tenders and contracts for goods and services, achieving the most 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.

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.

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.

• 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

• Significant direct involvement in Estates and Facilities Procurement
• Responsibility for managing complex tenders
• Experience of managing staff

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

• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable leadership qualities

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