Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£71,148 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust is home to Europe’s largest dental school, a £160 million Cancer Centre, and Evelina London Children’s Hospital, among other key facilities. In 2021, the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined the Trust, creating a world-renowned heart and lung centre. We pride ourselves on clinical excellence, high-quality teaching, research, and delivering outstanding patient care.

We are seeking a Strategic Analyst Manager for a 12-month maternity leave cover to support our strategy of becoming a truly data-centric organisation. You will lead and project manage small teams of analysts to provide insightful data analysis for procurement managers across London and nationally. Your expertise in reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI, Excel, and preferably Azure, Microsoft Fabric, SQL, and data warehousing will be essential.

You will design and present analytical products that deliver actionable insights to reduce costs, improve compliance, and enhance internal processes. This role requires excellent communication skills to engage with internal and senior external stakeholders including NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Systems, regional procurement hubs, NHSE/I, and DHSE.

Following current remote working legislation, the post holder will be expected to visit member organisations mainly in London and occasionally attend meetings nationwide.

Main Duties
Manage the function and programme, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture. Transfer expertise on innovation internally and to senior stakeholders through briefings and training. Support matrix working to achieve LPP objectives. Motivate, inspire, and develop staff, including recruitment, appraisal, and employee relations. Oversee multiple functions and corporate responsibilities within the team. Develop and manage BI and analytics projects that convert data into actionable information, automate processes where possible, and deliver regular business intelligence reports to end users.

Working for Our Organisation
NHS LPP is hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, providing the legal framework and support services. NHS LPP manages collaborative procurement projects for acute, community, and mental health trusts, as well as CCGs, primarily in London but also beyond. The organisation aims to be a centre of commercial excellence delivering sustainable cost and service improvements. NHS LPP is accredited for disability awareness and Investors in People.

Detailed Responsibilities
The post holder will lead local and national procurement reporting, support national finance and procurement data projects, and engage with national bodies. Familiarity with NHS procurement initiatives and category knowledge is expected. The role involves consulting with member trusts to support data-driven procurement decisions and presenting the analytics team as a professional centre of excellence.

Experience
- Significant experience providing analytical support to finance and procurement professionals
- Managing BI projects and teams of at least 2-3 staff
- Reporting, business case development, client relationship management, and data presentation
- Desirable: At least four years’ experience in NHS IM&T/Informatics or procurement or a large organisation with analytics service experience

About You
- Strong communication, team working, and negotiation skills
- Good organisational skills for planning and prioritising work
- Ability to engage with senior internal and external stakeholders effectively
- Enthusiastic about innovation and developing a collaborative team culture

Qualifications
- Essential: Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Sound working knowledge of design architecture, data warehousing, commercial BI tools, and analytical methods
- Desirable: Project management experience, e.g. Agile methodology