Job summary
You will lead and take responsibility for a delegated category or categories having a value of circa twenty million to thirty million pounds of annual expenditure and be an active ambassador for KFM and our clients, fostering a highly professional and responsive client service approach and act as the main point of contact. Develop procurement strategy and implement strategic sourcing and strong stakeholder management to maintain the lowest costs and strengthen existing relationships with key suppliers. Review, negotiate, re- negotiate and draft contracts for cost optimisation and deliver savings targets to support the cost improvement programme. Implement change and improvements and support and enable staff to deliver, enhance expertise and build procurement capability. Work with Clinical staff to understand usage levels of goods and translate the need into effective contract and supply chain management to maintain a resilient supply chain.
Main duties of the job
A High performing team with KFM people management policy & procedure in place Create and implement category strategies that contribute to the delivery of corportate objectives KPIs in place to measure progress against targets and cost improvement programme. Ensuring procurement activity is recorded in the eProcurement platform Category Management - Evidence of new and innovative services/products evaluated and introduced over a 12 month timeframe All Contracts to be 100% compliant with performance monitoring in place Present Product standardization initiatives at committee level with clear, accurate specifications in place. Budget and projects all within agreed resource and KPIs achieved CIPS and annual savings achieved Positive feedback from stakeholders and new external clients All outlined proposals set out the cost benefits analysis
About us
KFM is a provider of healthcare support services. The purpose of KFM is to partner with and support healthcare providers in providing world class patient care, with all profits and cost savings reinvested in the NHS. KFM provides an end-to-end managed service, covering all clinical areas & specialities and procuring and supplying all clinical supplies, medical equipment plus maintenance, training and technical support and outpatient pharmacy dispensing services. KFM is a Limited Liability Partnership owned by Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with no private sector partners. KFM is a public authority not a private company. KFM has an annual turnover of around £180 million and over 350 staff.
Details
Date posted
17 November 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£64,200 to £71,300 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VPA754E5F3
Job locations
London
SE5 9NY
Employer details
Employer name
KFM
Address
London
SE5 9NY
Employer's website
https://www.kings-fm.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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