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 Sourcing Team Internal Advert SmartTogether, is an award winning Procurement Shared Service hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We support Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as well as Guy’s and St Thomas’. We are a professional team of almost 200 providing the full range of procurement and supply chain management services. As part of our service development plans, we are looking to recruit several Sourcing Managers who are passionate about procurement and want the challenge and exposure of working across multiple spend categories and different NHS Trust organisations. We are looking an experienced Sourcing Manager who has demonstrable experience of leading above threshold procurement exercises in one or more of the following categories: Information Technology, Corporate, and Estates and Facilities, to provide procurement expertise, expert advice, reports, information and data that support the direction and strategic vision of Smart Together. Applicants will need to be motivated self-starters with demonstrable experience of delivering cash-releasing savings through Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs), in a dynamic complex environment. Main duties of the job Duties and Responsibilities Responsible for leading the negotiation of complex/ high value commercial contracts. Responsible for resolving legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders through the de-brief procedure as set out under the Public Procurement Regulations and where necessary through formal arbitration. Responsible for resolving contractual disputes with incumbent suppliers and ensuring appropriate contingency and exit plans are agreed where required. Working for our organisation SmartTogether, is an award winning Procurement Shared Service hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. We support Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as well as Guy’s and St Thomas’. We are a professional team of almost 200 providing the full range of procurement and supply chain management services. Among the benefits we offer is a flexible hybrid working policy of two days home working per week, plus the ability to work from a number of Trust locations. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Duties and Responsibilities Responsible for leading the negotiation of complex/ high value commercial contracts. Responsible for resolving legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders through the de-brief procedure as set out under the Public Procurement Regulations and where necessary through formal arbitration. Responsible for resolving contractual disputes with incumbent suppliers and ensuring appropriate contingency and exit plans are agreed where required. Procurement specialist for the Trust on the Public Contract Regulations and associated Case Law. Procurement specialist for all Trusts on the portfolio and sourcing strategy and category management. Trust expert for the specific portfolio with a detailed understanding of the portfolio market, industry trends, product/service options/ best practice. Responsible for and leading on highly complex financial analysis and modelling of spend categories and operational processes to support options appraisal. Responsible for ensuring tender evaluation methodologies are appropriate to evaluate different purchasing scenarios and in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations Responsible for developing and managing a broad range of complex category related activities. To formulate and adjust plans and strategies were required. Required to have standard key board skills with role involving a combination of desk based duties, standing for presentations, and walking between meetings within the three hospital sites. Undertake market research and user feedback to support portfolio initiatives as required. Responsible for the development, implementation and on-going ownership of consistent purchasing policies across the NHS Trust within the specialist portfolio category. Responsible for purchasing supplies within the specialist portfolio category. Line management responsibility for the relevant portfolio team. Responsible for recruitment and selection, performance and achievement of targets. Professional lead providing advice and guidance for staff in other departments undertaking a purchasing role – pharmacy, IT&T, and capital & estates. Responsible for adapting and designing the Procurement Portal for the relevant specialist category. Responsible for benchmarking contract prices with other NHS Trusts, via PPIB tool kit for example. Responsible for ensuring annual audits are undertaken of identified strategic suppliers to measure performance and compliance within contractual obligations. Responsible for leading and project managing a large range of initiatives. Required to prepare and review detailed analysis/ options appraisal/ business cases including papers for Trust Board of Director approval. Required to respond proactively to urgent/ critical issues and prioritise activity appropriately to ensure such issues are effectively managed. Responsible for resolving conflict situations either within the portfolio department, across the wider service, hospital Trusts, or with external suppliers regarding staff behaviour/conduct or outcomes of purchasing decisions. The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including: Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria MCIPS Prince II Experience Essential criteria Measurable specialist technical knowledge across the fields of purchasing and contracting including the Publis Procurement regulations, NHS SFI's Proven record of achievement to deliver significant percentage reductions in cost over a sustained period Skills Essential criteria Ability to interpret statutory and DoH guidance and recommend necessary actions Persuader, good interpersonal skills Advanced organisational skills Strong sense of quality, ability to lead by example 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 Helen Lisle Job title Deputy Chief Procurement Officer Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07766523872