Job summary
South West London Procurement Partnership was established in 2021 to provide procurement services to our customers and patients across South West London. We look after over £1.4bn of non-pay spend for 5 organisations, c.30,000 customers and ensure that over 1m patients get the goods and services they need to be provided with excellent care. Our aim is to provide world class commercial and operational procurement services to ensure that not only do we provide the excellent care our patients need, but that the organisations we serve contribute to their local communities beyond the medical care - by focusing on quality, sustainability and social value as anchor institutions.
SWLPP manages the provision of all goods and services. Our aim is to ensure that our customers get true value for money in a compliant, sustainable and innovative way - by providing strategic category and contract management expertise, logistics and data analytics. We are at the forefront of ICS procurement development and play a key part on the shaping of the national procurement agenda.
We want to foster and encourage a culture of innovation and "doing things differently". Challenging the status quo and being a partner of choice to our customers.
Main duties of the job
- Team management
- Strategic contract management
- Delivery of cash releasing savings and added value benefits
- Stakeholder management
- Supplier management
Please refer to the Main Duties/Key Result Areas of the job description.
The job description is not an exhaustive list, but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.
***Please note that a pre-employment skills test / skills assessment test may be included as part of the Interview process***
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and their main site is shared with St George's University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. They have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3m across South West London.
They deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. They also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5m people. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialised care and a range of community services to patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply CIPS Level 6, MCIPS, or NVQ Level 4
- Degree level qualification, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Relevant business qualification
- Membership of an alternative Management Institute
Experience
Essential
- Multi-commodity and services procurement experience
- Experience as recognised negotiator, Experience as a lead negotiator
- Experience of corporate contracting and management of commercial affairs
- Experienced in producing and understanding business plans, reports, contracts and service level agreements
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Advanced complex negotiation and contracting experience and demonstrable record of high achievement against set targets
Desirable
- Procurement experience in the NHS
- Procurement experience in Healthcare services provision in UK Private sector or International sector
- Experience of managing Procurement personnel
- Experienced in meeting financial targets and project management deadlines
- Experience of public sector Procurement
- Experience of managing personnel
- Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong persuasion and influencing skills.
- Ability to lead and implement change in a challenging environment.
- Vendor management & development skills
- Knowledge of Procurement I.T. Systems and Excel
- Thorough understanding of commercial issues and purchasing techniques including the rules and policies governing public sector procurement
- Ability to manage and coordinate large and complex projects involving multiple personnel from different organisations.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate data and make recommendations on the best value options for procurement and supply.
- Ability to manage multiple contracts to ensure best value for money and high service level
Desirable
- Understanding of Global Healthcare Market
- Knowledge of software packages to produce correspondence, charts; graphs and presentations.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel to an advanced level to produce graphs; mathematical and logical formulas.
Personality Requirements
Essential
- Committed to increasing the profile of Procurement within the Services
- Committed to business service provision
- Dedicated, assertive, persuasive and ethical
- Self starter demonstrating leadership qualities
- Self-confident and motivated
- Ability to operate and guide in high pressure environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply CIPS Level 6, MCIPS, or NVQ Level 4
- Degree level qualification, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Relevant business qualification
- Membership of an alternative Management Institute
Experience
Essential
- Multi-commodity and services procurement experience
- Experience as recognised negotiator, Experience as a lead negotiator
- Experience of corporate contracting and management of commercial affairs
- Experienced in producing and understanding business plans, reports, contracts and service level agreements
- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Advanced complex negotiation and contracting experience and demonstrable record of high achievement against set targets
Desirable
- Procurement experience in the NHS
- Procurement experience in Healthcare services provision in UK Private sector or International sector
- Experience of managing Procurement personnel
- Experienced in meeting financial targets and project management deadlines
- Experience of public sector Procurement
- Experience of managing personnel
- Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong persuasion and influencing skills.
- Ability to lead and implement change in a challenging environment.
- Vendor management & development skills
- Knowledge of Procurement I.T. Systems and Excel
- Thorough understanding of commercial issues and purchasing techniques including the rules and policies governing public sector procurement
- Ability to manage and coordinate large and complex projects involving multiple personnel from different organisations.
- Ability to analyse and evaluate data and make recommendations on the best value options for procurement and supply.
- Ability to manage multiple contracts to ensure best value for money and high service level
Desirable
- Understanding of Global Healthcare Market
- Knowledge of software packages to produce correspondence, charts; graphs and presentations.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel to an advanced level to produce graphs; mathematical and logical formulas.
Personality Requirements
Essential
- Committed to increasing the profile of Procurement within the Services
- Committed to business service provision
- Dedicated, assertive, persuasive and ethical
- Self starter demonstrating leadership qualities
- Self-confident and motivated
- Ability to operate and guide in high pressure environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
