# Procurement Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week ((Hybrid - based at RUH, SFT or GWH))
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T09:20:58.306Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Salisbury/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Procurement/Procurement-v8230125
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230125?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join our award‑winning Procurement Team and play a key role in shaping a safe, modern, and efficient NHS. We’re looking for a proactive Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and contract activity across our clinical procurement category.

In this role, you’ll work closely with trust clinical teams to deliver high‑quality, value‑for‑money solutions that support safe patient environments and excellent operational performance. You’ll manage end‑to‑end procurement activity, negotiate strong commercial agreements, and help deliver year‑on‑year savings while ensuring compliance and driving sustainability and social value.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, and influencing positive change. If you're commercially minded, confident managing complex projects, and keen to make a visible impact across our hospitals, we’d love you to join us.

### Main duties of the job

This is a diverse role where you will be working within the clinical procurement team, sourcing goods and services across Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire.

- Ensure all procurement activity complies with Public Procurement Law, NHS policies, and sustainability and social value requirements, maintaining clear documentation and producing high‑quality recommendation reports.
- Act as a subject‑matter expert, providing specialist advice on procurement regulations, procedures, and best practice, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged throughout the process.
- Manage and support a small team, contributing to recruitment, appraisals, staff development and day‑to‑day leadership, while promoting collaborative and inclusive working.

Monitor supplier and contract performance, supporting stakeholders with issue resolution and ensuring compliance, quality and continuous improvement.

- Work collaboratively with internal colleagues and external suppliers to support patient‑centered services, contribute to service improvement, and uphold strong professional standards.

The successful candidates will have the flexibility to be based at either in Royal United Hospitals in Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust or Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Advert and Job Description attached.

The successful candidate will have the flexibility to be based any of the 3 Trusts:

- Royal United Hospitals in Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Experience and Qualification

**Essential**

- Fully conversant with Public Sector Procurement Rules
- Experience of buying clinical goods or services
- Evidence of working with wide range of stakeholders
- Able to work independently
- Project Management Experience/Working to deadlines
- Significant relevant procurement experience
- Obtained level 4 or Working towards MCIPS
- Supervisory Experience

**Desirable**

- Previously worked in a commercial NHS Environment
- Relevant degree
- Full MCIPS Registration
- Project management qualification and experience

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539853)
- [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030)

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