Job Summary
As a key member of the Procurement & Supply Chain Department within the Finance Directorate, you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining digital solutions that drive efficiencies, savings, and quality improvements across the organization. You will lead and develop a cross functional Team that is dedicated to supporting patient care and operational efficiency. Your expertise will contribute to enhancing data analytics, streamlining reporting functions, and supporting strategic decision-making.
Main duties of the job
What You Will Do:
- Lead the Procurement Systems team to develop high-quality data flows and reporting functions.
- Design and maintain digital solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of procurement and supply chain data.
- Develop and enhance self-service reports and dashboards for improved internal and external reporting.
- Oversee data integrity and quality, ensuring compliance with statutory and contractual reporting requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement by leveraging innovative digital solutions and best practices.
- Manage and maintain key procurement systems, including Atamis, PAM, GHX, NEP, and Ingenica Inventory Management Systems.
- Provide leadership and guidance to the Procurement and Supply Chain Systems and Data team, ensuring optimal performance and development.
- Act as a key stakeholder in strategic projects, supporting the wider transformation of procurement processes.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Must have a relevant IT degree at MSc level or above, or equivalent technical qualification & experience (equivalent experience = Demonstrable experience working in a relevant technical role of sufficient seniority)
- This role requires the Candidate to keep up to date with digital solutions , provide evidence of continued professional development
- Excellent IT skills across all packages including Microsoft Office, Outlook and Microsoft Project, Excel
- Ability to regularly undertake research and development into data analysis techniques and provide subsequent reports to stakeholders.
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of staff management
- Working knowledge of the NHS England National Procurement
- Microsoft expert Power BI development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 30 July 2025
