Interim Procurement Manager

Your New Company

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced procurement professional to join a leading NHS organisation as an Assistant Procurement Manager. This role offers the chance to contribute to a busy and evolving procurement function, supporting the delivery of high-quality procurement services across a large and complex healthcare environment.

Working alongside key stakeholders, you will help drive value, support strategic sourcing activities, and ensure procurement practices align with public sector regulations and organisational objectives.

Your New Role

As an Assistant Procurement Manager, you will play a key role in supporting procurement and supply chain activities across a diverse range of categories and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include

• Supporting the delivery of procurement processes and sourcing initiatives.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal customers and external suppliers.
• Contributing to negotiation activities and contract discussions.
• Supporting strategic purchasing and supply chain management objectives.
• Managing procurement projects and workload priorities to meet organisational deadlines.
• Presenting procurement, financial and performance information to stakeholders where required.
• Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams to deliver value-for-money outcomes.
• Ensuring compliance with UK procurement regulations and established procurement procedures.

What You'll Need to Succeed

To be successful in this role, you will have

• Procurement experience, including knowledge of UK procurement regulations and negotiation principles.
• Experience working within a procurement environment, ideally within the NHS or a comparable public sector organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer relationship-building skills.
• A good understanding of purchasing, supply chain management and procurement best practice.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and manage changing priorities.
• A collaborative and team-focused approach to work.
• Corporate Membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), equivalent experience, or a willingness to work towards professional accreditation.
• Good IT skills and a sound general level of education.

Desirable experience includes

• Knowledge of NHS Supply Chain.
• Benchmarking tools such as Spend Comparison Services.
• Previous management or supervisory experience within a procurement function.
• Experience working within a large and complex organisation.
• Project management qualifications or formal project delivery experience.

What You'll Get in Return

• Opportunity to develop your career within a respected NHS procurement function.
• Exposure to strategic procurement and supply chain activities.
• Professional development and learning opportunities.
• A collaborative and supportive team environment.
• The chance to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of healthcare services through effective procurement.

Apply Now

If you are a procurement professional looking to further your career within the NHS and are passionate about delivering value, building stakeholder relationships and supporting procurement excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us for a confidential discussion about this opportunity.

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