Senior Strategic Supplier Manager - DDTS

Job summary

Youll be joining an organisation with ambitious plans to provide cutting edge digital services and to improve our technology and data services over the next 5 years. You will be able to put your skills in performance, strategic and supplier management to full use, ensuring that those plans are informed by robust analysis. A key part of this role will be to support implementation of the DDTS Sourcing Strategy and its four key priorities of a supplier segmentation framework, supplier rationalisation, augmented resource management and future strategic supplier partnerships to support and develop areas of our existing service delivery and potential co-innovation Every day will be different some days you may be ploughing through data to identify performance trends; others may be spent chasing senior managers and staff for information and following up on agreed actions; some may involve ensuring strategic suppliers are keeping up with their obligations; and some will be spent driving the agenda and successful outcomes from high level meetings.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the implementation of the DDTS Sourcing Strategy and its four key priorities Acting as an effective gatekeeper and take a key role in supporting DDTS SMT and other leads with complex and influential supplier relationships, where understanding organisational dynamics, networks of influence and current priorities are essential and where the absence of these can have significant consequences for the organisation. Developing and managing the DDTS contracts portfolio including establishing an effective renewal schedule process and engaging with key stakeholders across the Directorate in good time to either renew or replace existing supplier contracts. Ensuring timely reporting on the DDTS contracts portfolio to senior management and to the monthly DDTS Change Portfolio Board, ensuring that any risk and issues are captured and escalated appropriately. Maintaining the supplier performance measurement system through the function and ensuring that a common approach is adopted and that suppliers are held to account. Supporting the DDTS Efficiency Programme ensuring that best value is achieved from contract negotiations and any savings captured. Supporting and informing the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of the tasks/projects by providing high quality support including complex information and analysis, communications and stakeholder management.

About us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, were incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers. Its an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever