Procurement Contracts Manager

Job Description

Clinical Procurement Contract ManagerSalary £42,633 - £52,205 depending upon experience - SheffieldAn exciting organisation working in partnership with the NHS across the country is looking for an experience Clinical Procurement Contract Manger to join their expanding team to deliver the best products to the NHS across the country whilst directly saving them money to spend on the service patients receive. This organisation has strong values and a clear company statement and needs like minded individuals, experienced in NHS Procurement and Contracts Management to join their team to help manage the delivery of the best quality possible to their NHS partners. If you are passionate about saving the NHS money and ensuring patients get the best care possible then this is the company for you. The RoleWe are looking for experienced Procurement Contract Managers to lead teams to complete numerous, complex multi-million-pound contracts through OJEU frameworks to contract launch for a framework that provides clinical products across Sterile Intervention Equipment and Associated Consumables.Youll be responsible for supporting contract development and ensuring performance delivery whilst driving value for money across multiple contracts -- compliant routes to market, working alongside category and clinical colleagues.Reporting to the National Category Manager, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of category frameworks and contracts, innovative offerings, and thinking outside the box to develop strategies to exceed the organisations savings targets and drive growth in transacted sales whilst saving the NHS as much money as possible.This will include:*Managing complex multi-million pound bids on behalf of the organisation, advising on risk and ensuring the organisation adheres to contracting regulations & responsibilities*Ensure a partnership approach with key customers in the NHS Supply Chain such as SCCL and the NHS Trust customers, building and managing excellent relationships with suppliers to maximise savings and leverage*Lead, manage and inspire a small but talented procurement contract team with responsibility for areas such as recruitment, health and safety and team wellbeing.*Support the National Category Manager both strategically and operationally contributing to the development of category and sourcing strategies and leading all contracting activities, providing commercial insight and legal expertise*Produce robust tendering documentation, templates, reports and supporting information*Undertake contract spend management across all contracts under management to ensure they do not exceed permitted contract values and to monitor compliance.*Track and manage contract extensions, contract variations and contract renewals and ensure all such negotiations / discussions are conducted professionally at all times.*Develop plans to manage all contract and ensure that targeted efficiencies are realised.*Develop and maintain an accurate contracts database.*Lead on ensuring that the procurement process is compliant with all statutory requirements and well as relevant local policies, standards and procedures.What experience you will need to do this job:*You will have at least 5 years experience of procurement, development, monitoring and management of contracts with significant financial value £m at a senior level in a supply chain environment*You will have experience / knowledge of PCR 15 / OJEU tendering from initiation of PID through to contract award, you ideally will have experience in the public sector procurement, particularly from NHS or a complex multi-layered organisation*You will have experience of managing multiple contracts at the same time.*You will be able to demonstrate significant experience of achieving targets whilst delivering and working to deadlines.*You are a natural leader, line-manager and mentor*Ideally you will already be CIPS qualified (or working towards)*You are results and detail focused, responding naturally to pressure and demanding deadlines*You have exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills and the ability to maintain an extensive network of contacts*Have highly developed numerical and analytical skills with strong Excel knowledge and have expert use of eProcurement software such as Proactis/Bravo/Due North etc.*Be confident and articulate with an engaging manner and great energy, comfortable with delivering complex reports to senior management and stakeholders*Already a car driver and willing to travel to other customer and supplier sitesWhat this position offers: *£42,633 - £52,205 pa*Business car lease scheme (for roles with travel over 4000 business miles per year)*Workplace pension contributions*25 days holiday entitlement & opportunity to purchase 5 more days & 8 days bank holidays*Death in service benefit*Excellent opportunities for career development*A friendly, supportive and energetic working environmentFor more information or a conversation about this role, please call Hannah Quinn on or email . 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Procurement Contracts Manager