Procurement Manager / Contracts Manager

Salary: £300 – £480 per day

We are working with one of our NHS clients, who are looking to fill a number of interim positions across their commercial and procurement teams. All of these roles are remote working contracts, so location isn’t an issue, but it does mean that they require experienced individuals, who have recent NHS knowledge and can work independently to deliver Trust objectives

We are recruiting on a number of levels for Procurement Manager / Contracts Manager Roles within an NHS Trust and you will have NHS experience in either a Procurement or Contracts Positions and be able to deliver results in a fast paced environment

Key Responsibilities

* To be responsible for the delivery of cost-effective procurement solutions via the analysis of all procurement spend and management of a team.

* To measure procurement and financial performance of above spend to ensure that savings are achieved by the utilisation of national, regional or local contracts.

* To manage and develop procurement policies and procedures to enhance contract coverage and provide specialist support to the Senior Procurement Manager by managing a range of procurement projects.

* To maintain an up-to-date contract database (Salesforce), that provides a comprehensive repository for all SLAs and third-party contracts.

* To analyse data and provide reports to key leads across the business to inform them of which contracts are due for renewal including Third Party, IT, CCG and other SLAs, to enable robust planning of future requirements.

* To provide supporting information, advice and guidance to contract managers in relation to the development and management of contracts and SLAs, including contract variation and termination.

To review all received contracts and SLAs to ensure they are signed and adhere to CSU process and governance requirements.