# Chief Procurement Services Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The James Cook University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Procurement manager
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £94,356 - £108,814 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:01:12.660Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Admin/Admin-v8341700
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8341700?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

University Hospitals Tees is are seeking an exceptional strategic and inspirational procurement leader to join our senior leadership team as Chief Procurement Services Officer.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-performing procurement, supply chain and inventory management function that supports the delivery of outstanding patient care across our organisations. Reporting directly to the Chief Finance Officer, you will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of procurement, commercial services, contract management, supply chain and inventory operations.

### Main duties of the job

As University Hospitals Tees most senior procurement professional, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our procurement strategy across the University Hospitals group and its subsidiary organisations, ensuring compliance with evolving legislation, maximising value from significant non-pay expenditure and driving innovation across the organisation and wider health system.

You will:

Lead the development and delivery of a forward-thinking procurement and commercial strategy.

Provide expert advice to Executive Directors, Trust Boards and senior clinical leaders.

Drive sustainable cost improvement and value realisation initiatives.

Lead high-value and complex commercial negotiations.

Ensure the organisation achieves the highest standards of procurement governance, compliance and transparency.

Develop strong partnerships across the NHS, public sector and supplier communities.

Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams across procurement, supply chain and inventory management services.

Support the delivery of strategic transformation programmes and service redesign initiatives.

Identify opportunities for innovation, commercial development and continuous improvement.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A comprehensive Job Description is attached to this job advert.

Key Results and deliverables:

Develop, implement and deliver the Group Procurement and Commercial Strategy.

Deliver annual savings, productivity and value improvement targets from non-pay expenditure.

Establish a best-in-class procurement and supply chain service across University Hospital Tees.

Lead strategic sourcing, category management and supplier relationship management programmes.

Ensure compliance with procurement legislation and governance frameworks.

Lead the implementation and optimisation of digital procurement and inventory management systems

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant senior leadership experience within a large, complex healthcare organisation
- Experience developing and implementing long-term procurement strategies

**Desirable**

- Experience of leading services across multiple NHS organisations

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Management qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS)

## Documents

- [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096)
- [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093)
- [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423)
- [chief procurement services officer job description (pdf, 1004.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10665927)

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