207741 - Procurement Manager

The Role

Join NHS Lanarkshire as a Procurement Manager and make a significant impact on our healthcare system. In this crucial role, you'll manage procurement and commercial activities for medical / surgical consumables and equipment categories, overseeing regulated tenders, contract implementation / optimisation, and ongoing contract management. Your efforts will support our overarching procurement strategy and ensure maximum value for money and supply chain integrity within Scotland’s third largest health board.

As a Procurement Manager, you'll provide expert advice to management and budget holders, represent NHS Lanarkshire on national Commodity Advisory Panels, and collaborate with NSS National Procurement on contract and governance matters. You'll also identify potential areas for service expansion and contribute to our improvement plans, including through NHS Scotland Sustainability and Value programmes. If you're passionate about procurement and want to contribute to health and well-being within Lanarkshire, we'd love to hear from you.

What we'll need you to bring

The post requires an individual with strong technical skills to ensure that theoretical models of high quality procurement are turned into practice. This requires an individual who is educated to degree level and in addition has post-graduate qualifications preferably from the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) to Advanced Diploma Level (Level 5) and ideally be working towards or will have gained Professional Diploma (Level 6) – MCIPS.

The post also requires an individual who demonstrates a high level of competence in the critical leadership behaviours identified as crucial to achieving success within NHS Scotland.

• Working in partnership
• Learning and development
• Caring for staff
• Improving performance through team working
• Communicating effectively
• Improving quality
• Achieving results

In addition, the post-holder will have significant experience in Procurement Management, a good working knowledge of modern Procurement Systems and an aptitude for achieving objectives within an area of intensity and competing demands.

Knowledge and experience of how to apply the requirements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations and Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act is highly desirable.

As well as being used to influencing other professionals towards considering new ways of working, the post holder will have demonstrated an ability of being proactive in presenting ideas for change by reasoned argument and persuasion. The post holder will require excellent communication, inter-personal and negotiation skills.

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Contract type : Permanent

Full time : 37 hours

Location and Working Pattern : The office location for the role will be at NHSL Headquarters, Kirklands Hospital, Bothwell, G71 8BB. Remote, hybrid working is available based on a minimum 2 office days per week. The working pattern for this role Mon-Fri; 9 : 00-5 : 00

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Euan Erskine, General Manager - Procurement & Logistics on [email protected]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected]

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Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some Of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.

Additional Information For Applicants

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Right to Work within the UK

NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.

We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. UK Visas & Immigration rules are available at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.

Please note that all Band 1 and Band 2 posts are not eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route.

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