Procurement Team Leader

For enquires regarding this role, please contact Kirsty Boulton: [email protected].
About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic & hard working Procurement Team Leader to work within our dynamic procurement department at Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust.
The post holder will contribute to the provision of a cost effective and responsive professional purchasing and supplies service.
To assist in promoting strategic procurement issues across all Trust’s by efficient and effective purchasing arrangements. To make contributions to value for money to help improve patient care.
Responsible for the materials management / inventory management services to the Trust.
Lead and implement change and improvements to support the team to deliver their annual savings targets and raise the team profile with clients.
Responsible for the line management of the operational teams.
Seek to influence and encourage clients towards standardisation of products and cash releasing savings.
Work with colleagues to implement change, improve the service and deliver better value for the NHS.
Main duties
To be responsible for the oversight of the team activity managing all staff reporting to this role and make recommendations for improvement.
Line management including staff appraisals and sickness absence. Also participating in recruitment and selection.
To contribute to the continuous development and performance of the Supplies Department by participating in development activities and by suggesting areas of departmental and personal improvement.
With input from the team identify services that would benefit from improvements and be responsible for planning change with user departments so actions can be undertaken and increase the efficiency and take action.
Identify new services that would benefit from e-procurement. Develop customer review criteria and arrange regular meetings with customers for effective use of systems. To work with multiple stakeholders on improvements to systems.
To lead on the roll out of Supply Chain or Inventory service change and improvement.
To promote assess and advise peers and senior managers on “best value procurement” and seek out innovative opportunities to improve sustainable procurement.
To participate in creating a positive culture within the Department and through effective communication with customers which will ensure the delivery of a professional purchasing and supply service.
Ensure that a good working relationship is maintained between all members of the team and associated departments.
Essential Person Specification Requirements

• Degree level in Business Administration / Management or Equivalent qualification / experience or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) qualification or Chartered institute of Logistics and Transport qualification (CILT).
• Proven experience of supervising a small team within Supplies/logistics/Financial area.
• Experience in assisting in driving through efficiency gains and service improvement.
• Proven Understanding of ‘Procure to Pay’ procedures gained through working in a Procurement, supply chain or Finance environment.
• Knowledge of NHS Improvement, NHS Supply Chain, Clinical Evaluation and Collaborative Working.
• Excellent verbal, written, literacy and numeric skills.
• Personal organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of staff within the organisation regarding Procurement and Inventory systems.
• Remains effective under workload pressures.
• Multi-tasking with flexible working ability.
• Experience in working within an uncertain/unstable environment.
  

Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support
  

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