Chief Procurement Services Officer

The Chief Procurement Services Officer heads procurement for University Hospitals Tees, formed from South Tees Hospitals and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trusts, and reports to the Chief Finance Officer. The post sets group procurement and commercial strategy, covering contracts, supply chain and inventory, and drives savings from non-pay spend. Remit spans both merged trusts and their subsidiaries, with work across sites in each. Fit turns on MCIPS membership and senior leadership in a large healthcare setting.

What the job involves

• Lead development and delivery of the group procurement and commercial strategy
• Provide expert advice to Executive Directors, Trust Boards and senior clinical leaders
• Drive sustainable cost improvement and deliver annual savings and value targets from non-pay spend
• Lead high-value and complex commercial negotiations
• Ensure the highest standards of procurement governance, legislative compliance and transparency
• Develop partnerships across the NHS, public sector and supplier communities
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary procurement, supply chain and inventory teams
• Support strategic transformation programmes and service redesign
• Identify opportunities for innovation, commercial development and continuous improvement
• Establish a best-in-class procurement and supply chain service across University Hospitals Tees
• Lead strategic sourcing, category management and supplier relationship management programmes
• Lead implementation and optimisation of digital procurement and inventory management systems

Qualifications

• Masters-level management qualification or equivalent experience
• MCIPS membership

Experience

• Significant senior leadership experience in a large, complex healthcare organisation
• Developing and implementing long-term procurement strategies

Nice to have

• Experience leading services across multiple NHS organisations

What’s offered

• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Staff benefits
• Personal and professional development opportunities