Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview An opportunity has arisen for an eProcurement Catalogue Manager within Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic person with a background in Procurement or Supply Chain to join our team. This role is integral in providing a well-organised catalogue management solution to our Trust-wide & Shared Service customers. The team oversee the accuracy of product data, negotiate pricing/savings for non-contracted items and ensure all products represent value for money. Working within the parameters of internal and external regulations, the catalogue manager will deliver professional customer serving and advice. Main duties of the job The purpose of the role is to maintain and manage an accurate catalogue data and delivery of cost reduction from negotiating price agreements for suppliers not subject to formal contract. The post holder is responsible for the overall management of supplier catalogues for each Trust within the shared service. Working for our organisation The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate the Trust values, and the responsibilities of the job description and the person specification. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Responsible as the Shared service Trust Catalogue manager operating within broad policies and procedures for the effective management of the supplier; These includes - Ensuring that all catalogue update activity aligns with the calendar of supplier catalogue/ price agreement expiry dates ensuring that price data remains active at all; Processing all catalogue price agreements with suppliers in the member Trusts purchase order systems in line with the operations policies and procedures; Resolving all price queries relating to catalogue orders, updating the relevant systems, supplier and team; Developing and maintaining catalogue protocols and policies across the member Trust and by external; Responsible for all tests/trials/evaluation of catalogue systems ensuring that all standards of the service are met at all; Reviewing purchase order spend report to add more items to the catalogue in line for operating procedures and policies; Working at a very high level of speed and accuracy in the management of the Shared Service catalogues; Preparing of all catalogue contract documents analysing statistical information across suppliers; Validating and analysing data received from Identifying price and other variances such as supplier performance/ lead times and making recommendations to the relevant Sourcing Manager; Planning / coordinating and implementation of member Trust wide supplier catalogues, ensuring that all operational timelines are met; Adjust and amend all plans to align with the relevant portfolio strategy. This involves working to various discrete portfolio teams; Communicating with all financial and procurement regulations related to catalogues to managers at all levels across the organisation and external bodies including when required. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Graduate / Diploma in Procurement/ systems related qualifications Desirable criteria CIPs Level 4 - obtained or currently studying Experience Essential criteria Experience of managing suppliers catalogues in a public / private sector Experience working with catalogue management systems and extensive knowledge of Microsoft office suite (word, excel and so on) Experience working on large data, summarise and write reports Desirable criteria Experience working in a procurement role either public or private sector Skills Essential criteria Must be able to plan and priortise own workload to meet deadlines and organise meetings with customers or suppliers as necessary Professional communication and customer service skills; confident in dealing with people at all levels in the organisation. Must work well as part of a team Good written English - Confident in writing reports or Letters; drafting clear and concise price agreement Demonstrate an understanding of good procurement practice and value for money in a Public sector context Work independently, manage own workload and able to handle competing priorities and time sensitive requirements; maintain focus and professional communication while under pressure Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Bisi Adedeji Job title Procurement Systems Manager Email address [email protected] Telephone number 02071885329