Procurement Policy Manager

Are you a Procurement Policy Manager with experience of Public Sector Procurement who is keen to embark on a new challenge?

As a Procurement Policy Manager, you'll play a crucial role in crafting our organisation's future. Your responsibilities include developing a strong procurement policy framework that not only meets compliance standards but also caters to the diverse needs of our customers. Your expertise is instrumental in driving our progress in adapting to new services and markets.

We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.

This position is predominantly home based, with an expectation to attend meetings at our Salford or Leeds office two/ three time per month.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the support for the implementation of new Procurement Regulations in 2023/24.
• Stay current with relevant regulations, laws, spend controls, and business conditions, maintaining a vigilant approach to changes that may impact procurement strategies.
• Present a strategic action plan based on the findings of the impact assessment, outlining specific steps for improvement.
• Facilitate briefings or training sessions to make sure a detailed understanding of the updated policies and their impact.
• Collaborate with Group legal colleagues to develop and implement a rolling program of legal training for collaborators, ensuring colleagues remain up to date on legislation, emerging case law, and legal standard methodologies.
• Develop and deliver training initiatives focused on tendering practices within the NHS environment, with a specific emphasis on Cabinet Office spend controls.

What you’ll bring:

• Detailed and up to date knowledge of policy relating to UK public sector procurement which has been acquired through work experience.
• A good understanding of the legislation relating to UK public sector procurement (PCR2015 & New Procurement Act 2023/ 2024).
• Experience of working within a UK public sector procurement team.
• Experience of dealing with UK public sector procurement policy.
• Experience of delivering training and speaking publicly to a large audience.
• Track record of meeting urgent requirements whilst handling conflicting pressures and delivering a flexible and adaptable service.

It would be great if you had:

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) qualified.
• Project Management qualifications or experience.
• Established networks across the public sector including the policy teams in government and DHSC.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Salford or Leeds

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Amy

Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum (Depending upon experience and development needs)

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?

We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.