Senior Procurement Manager Clinical

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Sheffield seeks a Senior Procurement Manager to enhance procurement strategies and stakeholder collaboration. This full-time role (Hybrid) involves managing complex tenders for goods and services while achieving savings targets. Ideal candidates will have significant procurement experience, MCIPS qualifications, and strong analytical skills. The position offers competitive salary and benefits. Join a leading trust committed to professional development and supporting its staff's work-life balance.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing packages

Financial support systems

Qualifications

• Extensive and relevant experience in tendering in a procurement environment.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Responsibility for managing complex tenders.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-value and complex tenders and contracts for goods and services.
• Develop strategies to meet the procurement needs of specialist product/service categories.
• Operate effective information systems to ensure accessibility of data that adds value.

Skills

Excellent numerical and analytical skills

Excellent communications skills

Commercial Negotiation training

Project Management training

Education

4 GCSE or equivalent including Maths & English, grade C/4 or above

Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma (MCIPS), or degree in business-related subject

MBA or MSC in Procurement / Supply Chain

Job description

Main area Procurement Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working (Home & Office)) Job ref 190-9072-DIR-A

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Position will be offered at entry level of salary range Salary period Yearly Closing 18/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/01/2026

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The Trust is looking to appoint an enthusiastic procurement professional to join the Clinical Procurement team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing an effective and efficient procurement service across a range of stakeholders.

The department is looking for a dynamic and experienced procurement professional to enhance relationships with stakeholders, to drive productive collaboration and effective forward planning to manage non-pay activity. Reporting to the Strategic Procurement Manager, the Senior Procurement Manager will provide procurement expertise to stakeholders within the Trust: advising on successful contracting within the context of public procurement regulations and the Trust’s internal regulations and policies.

The post-holder will be an integral part of the team working with managers/clinicians to develop procurement strategies for agreed categories of spend and to identify opportunities for the achievement of directorate savings.

Main duties of the job

To take responsibility for leading high-value and complex tenders and contracts for goods and services, achieving the most economically advantageous outcomes for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and Sheffield Children’s Hospital Trusts (the Trusts).

To develop strategies to meet the procurement needs of specialist product/service categories and the Trusts as a whole.

To operate effective information systems to ensure accessibility of data that adds value to decision making.

To achieve savings targets in line with the Trusts formal Savings Plan.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• 4 GCSE or equivalent including Maths & English, grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Diploma (MCIPS), or degree in business-related subject
• MBA or MSC in Procurement / Supply Chain

Experience

• Extensive and relevant experience in tendering in a procurement environment.
• Experience of managing staff
• Responsibility for managing complex tenders

Skills & Knowledge

• Basic management/supervision training
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Excellent communications skills
• Commercial Negotiation training
• Project Management training

Personal Qualities

• Excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrable leadership qualities

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

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You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
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