Associate Director - Procurement & Supply Chain

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.

We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of our friendly team.

We take pride in nurturing a supportive environment in which to work while ensuring we deliver a high quality service.

The procurement function acts as a centre of excellence for all Procurement & Supply Chain activities across the new group. It manages the provision of goods and services to all departments (clinical and non-clinical) on a daily basis, contracting for the provision with several thousand suppliers. The service performs a strategic business management role, managing £420m of non-pay expenditure in support of its stakeholders across the group

Main duties of the job

To lead the Trust's procurement function to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient supply of goods and services.

Be recognised as the professional procurement lead for the Trust, especially on high profile and high risk procurements. To lead on negotiations of complex, high value contracts for the procurement of capital and consumable items.

You will play a key role in the development of the ICS Procurement Strategy, facilitating collaboration across partners, and supporting alignment of resources and services to drive financial benefits.

Represent the Trust at a national and regional level and influence the NHS procurement landscape to deliver best outcomes for the Mid and South Essex hospitals

You will have responsibility for the leadership and development of staff within the purchasing team, and ensuring the provision of a highly effective and responsive procurement function.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Application

Essential criteria

• Educated to Master degree level in Procurement related profession, including logistics/supply chain or equivalent experience.
• Experience in producing and understanding business plans
• Ability to identify development opportunities for co-workers

Desirable criteria

• Member of the institute of logistics

Supply Chain

Essential criteria

• Experience of logistics, inventory control and supply chain management

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Associate Director Procurement and Supply Chain (PDF, 648.5KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 23/24 (PDF, 40.2KB)
• Application Form (DOC, 233.0KB)