Job Description
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Governance Manager to join our national team with a salary of £48,000 to £55,000 DOE + 10% performance based bonus + 6% matched pension.
As an organisation that constantly strives to better our approach, we are looking for a proactive Procurement professional who will actively look to challenge process and the status quo to identify areas for change and improvement that will inevitably benefit the Patient.
The ideal candidate will also have a good understanding of cabinet office controls and commercial compliance frameworks and will be responsible for Monitoring and driving procurement compliance in accordance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 (UCR 2016), Cabinet Office Controls and Government Commercial Technical Standards across all areas of non-pay spend at NHS Property Services.
Specialists are expected to have a good understanding of their functional area, and how it connects with other areas of the business. They collaborate with colleagues to provide relevant and timely information in an understandable way to ensure we maintain compliance to deliver value for money, delivering positive outcomes for our internal and external stakeholders.
The succesful candidate will also:
- Ensure Category teams are maintaining Procurement Systems, databases, and records.
- Ensure all procurement data is current and up to date.
- Support the Category Managers with Audit & Governance responsibilities and future audits.
- Provide reporting to internal stakeholders and external bodies to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations
- Support with the communication of updates in Procurement Policy and subsequent procurement procedures.
We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary and 27 days annual leave, we’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what truly matters to you.
If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to great discounts with leading high street names with the bluelight discount card.
Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. We ‘hire for attitude and train for skills’ providing opportunities for our people to develop & progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
If you are a member of a professional body we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit you’ll be good to go in one of our great offices (or at home!)
Who are we?
We are part of the NHS family with 6,000 professionals supporting over 3,000 healthcare properties across England. Our purpose is to enable excellent patient care by being the best property and facilities provider to the NHS.
Our services include estate strategy and optimisation, property management, facilities management, property development and construction project management. We help support millions of patients and NHS colleagues in collaboration without 7,000 customers who range from Integrated Care Systems, health providers, charities and more.
Our culture and values seek to place our NHS colleagues and their patients, at the heart of everything we do.
We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.
Best of luck with your application!