North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) is a collaborative procurement organisation based in Sheffield and hosted by Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT). Our aim is to deliver best value procurement outcomes for the NHS through collaborative working. A wholly NHS owned organisation NOE CPC brings together a wealth of experience, understanding and knowledge, providing collaborative procurement and commercial solutions to the wider NHS and is one of the leading players in collaborative procurement within the NHS in England.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Delivery and Process Manager to join the expanding team at NOE CPC. Reporting to the Head of Procurement Operations you will be responsible for ensuring that key procurement processes, procedures and systems are in place, and are developed and continuously improved to support the overall operation of NOE CPC.

Main duties of the job

The role will work include leading and managing a team of procurement professionals, ensuring compliant procurement delivery and performance in line with external quality standards, business objectives and KPIs, and customer expectations. The role will work with the Head of Procurement Operations, and Category Leads to develop, maintain and communicate NOE CPC's framework workplan/pipeline. Responsibilities will also include ensuring consistent delivery of procurement projects to a high quality and to time, in line with the framework workplan, The role will also lead business improvement projects, undertaking specific procurement activity, provide procurement advice and support, and develop internal processes, procedures and supporting systems.

In this new role you will have a proactive approach, with a strong focus on continually improving service standards and operational efficiency within the field of public procurement, and you will be responsible for developing and driving our approach in this area. The role will include monitoring or performance against KPIs, as well as extensive engagement with other NHS organisations and a wide range of stakeholders, based locally, regionally and nationally, including NHS England, DHSC and others. We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual wanting to make a positive difference in the NHS.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate(s) should be able to demonstrate strong personal skills, a sound understanding of public procurement practices and hands on experience of a wide range of tendering and contracting processes, including procurement document development and use of e-tendering systems.

The successful candidate(s) should have the enthusiasm to work alongside cross-functional internal teams to deliver an outcome and experience of line management responsibility and capacity planning. They will also be a

good communicator, have a strong people focused approach, and broad commercial acumen.

As part of the NOE CPC Procurement Operations Team, the role will be responsible for:

• Managing the delivery of NOE CPC procurement programme and related workstreams to support the delivery of agreed outputs, in line with the NHS England CEOP framework accreditation process and Cabinet Office spend controls process.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to lead a team providing a wide range of procurement processes, including conduct of above threshold compliant tenders, bespoke and further competition projects.
• Take a lead role in the development and continuous improvement of procurement processes, procedures and systems, and to ensure high quality service delivery against KPIs.
• Work closely with the Technical Programme Manager to ensure internal systems and processes adhere to legislation, regulation and initiatives within public sector and NHS procurement practices set out by the NHS England Central Commercial Function.
• Develop and maintain procurement documentation sets including Invitation to tender (ITT) documents, contract documents, terms and conditions, pricing schedules etc.
• Lead the development of consistent procurement processes and procedures, with an eye for continuous improvement of those processes.
• Adhere to corporate operating procedures governing public procurement, including compliance with the UK Public Contracts Regulations (PCR 2015, PA23 and the Provider Selection Regime).
• Procurement Act 2023 Advanced Practitioner accreditation status would be an advantage.
• Have a strong customer focus, commercial acumen and a pro-active approach.
• Be well organised with an efficient approach to management of a varied-day to-day workload.
• Lead a team that will involve the delivery of regular team briefing sessions and maintaining a positive working environment and culture, in line with LYPFT values.
• Build excellent working relationships with peers, colleagues, customers, suppliers and other external stakeholders.

This role will work closely with and support the Head of Procurement Operations and other colleagues within the wider NOE CPC, to build effective working relationships with the specialist category teams within NOE CPC, external NHS customers and supplier organisations.

Experience of working in an operational procurement role with an organisation which is required to comply with the UK Public Contracts Regulations is essential.

For a further discussion regarding this role, please contact Natalie Ledger on 0114 2127435

**Please note any correspondence following application will be sent via trac.jobs & the Trust's Resourcing Team**

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Experience

Essential

• Able to organise team workload, determine relative priorities and plan ahead
• Proven experience of managing and coordinating large and complex

Knowledge

Essential

• Subject matter expert within the use of electronic tendering systems, customer relationship management software and compliance with UK public contract regulations.
• Advanced IT skills with knowledge of specialist software for contract management, electronic catalogue, and e-procurement systems. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Power-Point.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Don Valley House

Sheffield

S4 7UQ

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