Job summary
Are you passionate about using data to drive impactful decisions within the NHS? Do you thrive on engaging with a wide range of commercial professionals across England? Do you have the skills to identify opportunities for improvements that deliver tangible savings? Do you excel in both stakeholder engagement and delivering strategic insights?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join NHS England's Central Commercial Function and work in the NHS Spend Comparison Service project as the Commercial Data Insights Senior Manager.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a project that's transforming the way NHS organisations approach procurement. You will have the chance to lead critical initiatives, shape the future of data-driven procurement across the NHS, and contribute to real, measurable improvements.
Who You Are:
You are a proactive, strategic thinker with a passion for data and stakeholder engagement. You understand the power of data-driven insights to drive better decision-making and optimise procurement outcomes.
You have practical experience with procurement datasets, such as purchase orders, accounts payable data, contracts, catalogues and work plans. You have a strong understanding of NHS procurement processes, with experience in category spend analysis, savings identification and recording.
If you're ready to lead on data-driven solutions and make a difference in healthcare procurement, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
In this high-impact role you will lead efforts to unlock the potential of data to improve procurement outcomes across the NHS. As the Insights Senior Manager, you will work directly with NHS organisations, helping them harness the power of the NHS Spend Comparison Service to identify cost-saving opportunities and deliver measurable improvements in procurement efficiency. You will work closely with stakeholders from all over England identifying and supporting those with the greatest potential to benefit from the service. Your goal will be to guide these organisations through the journey of discovering cost-saving opportunities, improving procurement efficiency, and enabling smarter decision-making through data.
- Lead Stakeholder Engagement and Support
- Workshop Design and Delivery
- Data-Driven Opportunity Identification
- Enhance Data Quality and Completeness
- Develop and Refine Analytical Products
- Drive Better Commercial Outcomes
- Support In-House Analytical Capability
- Continuous Service Improvement
- Identify Opportunities
- Improve Data Quality and Completeness
- Champion Innovation and Best Practices
- Gather and Implement User Feedback
- Collaborative Leadership
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will:-
- Work as part of the Systems, Data and Insight team, which enables the Commercial Directorate and wider health system to deliver improved commercial technology and insight.
- Establish strong relationships with NHS organisations, guiding them to effectively use the NHS Spend Comparison Service to drive financial savings and operational improvements.
- Organise and facilitate workshops tailored to the needs of different NHS organisations. These workshops will be hands-on, providing practical, scenario-based training that enables users to engage with real data and generate insights specific to their region.
- Use a systematic approach to assess data across NHS trusts and identify key opportunities where organisations can benefit the most. You will then collaborate with those organisations at the ICS or regional level to implement strategies that deliver savings and improve performance.
- Work closely with local data teams and NHS organisations to continuously improve the quality and completeness of data within the NHS Spend Comparison Service.
- Drive the development of the project to cater to the evolving needs of NHS trusts.
- The commercial Data Insights Senior Manager will develop data and analytical workflows on procurement and commercial data using cloud-based data integration services. They will develop and implement strategies to optimise procurement processes, drive data quality, communicate and support adoption of successful initiatives across organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will:-
- Work as part of the Systems, Data and Insight team, which enables the Commercial Directorate and wider health system to deliver improved commercial technology and insight.
- Establish strong relationships with NHS organisations, guiding them to effectively use the NHS Spend Comparison Service to drive financial savings and operational improvements.
- Organise and facilitate workshops tailored to the needs of different NHS organisations. These workshops will be hands-on, providing practical, scenario-based training that enables users to engage with real data and generate insights specific to their region.
- Use a systematic approach to assess data across NHS trusts and identify key opportunities where organisations can benefit the most. You will then collaborate with those organisations at the ICS or regional level to implement strategies that deliver savings and improve performance.
- Work closely with local data teams and NHS organisations to continuously improve the quality and completeness of data within the NHS Spend Comparison Service.
- Drive the development of the project to cater to the evolving needs of NHS trusts.
- The commercial Data Insights Senior Manager will develop data and analytical workflows on procurement and commercial data using cloud-based data integration services. They will develop and implement strategies to optimise procurement processes, drive data quality, communicate and support adoption of successful initiatives across organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven track record in analysing and interpreting procurement data across various procurement categories
- Experience in procurement opportunity analysis and savings methodologies
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to effectively communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Working knowledge of procurement processes acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience and training
- Understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven track record in analysing and interpreting procurement data across various procurement categories
- Experience in procurement opportunity analysis and savings methodologies
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to effectively communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Working knowledge of procurement processes acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience and training
- Understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Values diversity and difference; operates with integrity and openness
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
