Head of Procurement Operations

The Head of Procurement Operations is responsible for leading NHS Supply Chain's end-to-end procurement delivery capability, ensuring strategic sourcing and procurement operations are aligned to deliver value, innovation, compliance and improved outcomes for the NHS.

The role provides leadership across sourcing activities, procurement programmes and commercial delivery, supporting the development and implementation of procurement and category strategies. The post-holder is responsible for ensuring effective operational services, including helpdesk support, systems, governance, pricing and data management, are in place to enable the successful delivery of procurement and commercial objectives.

Working closely with Category Management, Commercial, Technology, Finance, Customer Services and NHS stakeholders, the Head of Procurement Operations will drive sourcing excellence, strengthen supplier markets, improve procurement performance and ensure operational capability supports the achievement of NHS Supply Chain's strategic priorities.

• Lead the Procurement Operations function, ensuring it effectively enables the successful delivery of sourcing, category and commercial strategies.
• Provide leadership across sourcing activities, procurement operations and commercial delivery, supporting the development and implementation of procurement and category strategies.
• Ensure all sourcing activity complies with procurement legislation, governance requirements and organisational policies. Oversee Procurement Operations, Procurement Helpdesk and Data Maintenance functions, ensuring operational excellence, service effectiveness and high-quality support for the Commercial Directorate.
• Ensure effective systems, governance, pricing and data management processes are in place to support sourcing and commercial objectives.
• Develop organisational procurement capability through leadership, coaching and talent development.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement operations.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the organisation to support business objectives, service delivery and customer needs.

We want to reward you for your passion,enthusiasm,and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities,giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health.

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