Procurement Manager (Healthcare/Social Services)

Steria Recruitment Ltd (a Steria company) provides recruitment and resourcing solutions to Steria, a leading European IT service provider.

Steria are looking for strong Procurement Managers to work for one of Steria's largest Public sector Clients, for an initial 3 months, based either in Manchester or London (with travelling required within local region).

A great opportunity has arisen to join our Clients Commissioner Services Procurement Team to lead complex individual and collaborative procurement projects on behalf of Healthcare Client- mostly health and social care services.

This wide ranging role will include undertaking health market analysis and market stimulation activities.

Key elements of the role will be the development of, with senior support, appropriate market engagement and procurement strategies, followed by project managed delivery of formal procurement processes to establish contracts and frameworks to enable to achieve best value.

Role & Responsibilities:

- Working knowledge of the application of EU procurement directives as appropriate in their application to the procurement of health and social care public services.
- Understanding of the principles of contract law as applicable to support health and social care commissioning and the development of key commercial elements of a contract to facilitate robust performance management to achieve commissioner outcomes.
- Experienced ability to plan and manage meetings including setting agendas, agreeing objectives, chairing toward consensus, agreeing actions, drafting minutes and following through with action plans.
- Working knowledge of the application of EU procurement directives as appropriate in their application to the procurement of health and social care public services.
- Ability to translate service specifications and knowledge of the health and social care market, into robust, defensible procurement evaluation methodologies to meet customer requirements.
- Excellent presentation skills and standards in all forms of communication - interpersonal, Powerpoint, correspondence, report writing, briefings, etc.
- Proficiency with Microsoft office suite including specifically Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
- Understanding of the principles of effective project management and experience in developing and delivering against project plans.
- Business IT skills are essential - report writing, presentation creation and delivery, complex data analysis and financial modelling.

Desirable Skills:

- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) accreditation or comparable experience.

Knowledge and experience of Public sector or Local Authority commissioning landscape & how procurement can best be used to support them.

Detailed understanding of contracts and service mobilisation.

Ability to pitch for and secure new opportunities in support of our growth plans for the procurement business.

No agencies, so contact me directly.

Steria Recruitment Ltd (a Steria company) provides recruitment and resourcing solutions to Steria, a leading European IT service provider.