Senior Procurement Contract Manager

Your new company
An NHS healthcare organisation is recruiting a new 'Senior Procurement Contract Manager'. Based out of Devon, offering hybrid working, attending the office once a fortnight.
Your new role
In your role as 'Senior Procurement Contract Manager', you will be responsible for:
Contract negotiation and cost-saving. You'll need to be able to manage all aspects of your categories including sourcing, contracting and supplier relationship management, contract management, spend analysis, and market trends for the organisation's addressable spend. You'll be responsible within your category for developing and delivering the annual Procurement work plan, including financial savings targets. Lead the development, design, and implementation of all tender activities for your categories, to ensure the best possible outcomes (price, service, quality) and legal compliance. You must be able to ensure effective management of the procurement team who will be operating in a hybrid working environment. As 'Senior Procurement Contract Manager', you should be able todeliver excellent levels of customer service to all stakeholders, both internal and external; developing and supporting the organisation's culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which maintain the Government's policies on public health. The organisation will expect you to be able to, proactively and positively contribute to the overall performance of the organisation, ensuring that category procurement activities are fully aligned with the organisation's strategic goals, financial targets and Standard Financial Instructions (SFI's).
What you'll need to succeed

• Extensive Public Sector Procurement experience.
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements, including Public Contract Regulations 2015. Must gain understanding of any new procurement legislation introduced, (PCR23, Oct 2024).
• MCIPS qualified.
• Management of Atamis procurement system for all aspects of the category. This includes tendering, contract management, savings and work plan. Training of team members on Atamis where appropriate
• Extensive experience and understanding of how to negotiate with suppliers to ensure that sourcing objectives are achieved and that the potential contract represents the best value for money and that risk to the organisation is minimised.
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to commute to Devon.

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working options are available.
• 37.5hr week.
• Parking on-site.
• Hybrid work (1 day every, 2 weeks on site)
• 27 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Personal development courses
• Paid sick leave.

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