Senior Procurement Manager

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We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and credible Procurement Professional to join the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology Procurement team.The SYB Pathology network builds on the high quality pathology services currently provided in each of the five Acute Trusts to provide the best possible service for patients across the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint. It is our mission to deliver high-quality and innovative laboratory medicine solutions to patients, clinicians and partners to improve health, add value to patient care, safeguard best clinical outcomes and support the transformation of healthcare across SYB and beyond.If you are ready for a new challenge and can drive the delivery of complex procurement solutions on behalf of our stakeholders, we want to hear from you.The Procurement team supports flexible patterns of work including working flexibly within the departments core hours and offering hybrid working, fulfilling duties both on and off site.This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 27 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust’s legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project’s implementation and the timescales associated with this.You will have responsibility for leading high-value and complex tenders and contracts for goods and services, achieving the most economically advantageous outcomes for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Pathology and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.Developing strategies to meet the procurement needs of specialist product/service categories and the Trusts as a whole, operating effective information systems, ensuring accessibility of data that adds value to decision making.Whilst Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is host employer the post holder may be required to undertake duties at any of the sites within the Network, these include;

• Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (DBTHFT)
• The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT)
• Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT).

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers 5 hospital sites, provides care from over 40 community settings and has an excellent reputation for research.As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits, this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.The role can support hybrid working and the Trust considers all flexible working requests in line with the needs to the service.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Shenton Job title: Head of SYB Pathology Procurement Email address: rebecca.shenton1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07971841561