# Procurement Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/procurement-manager/aa04ad04-4339-4521-8379-144dfdd723f5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/procurement-manager/aa04ad04-4339-4521-8379-144dfdd723f5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Harrogate - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T13:42:58.609Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harrogate/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Procurement/Procurement-v8035526 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8035526?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Reporting to the Deputy Head of Procurement, the post holder will work as part of the Procurement Team to ensure that the purchase of all goods and services are undertaken in the most efficient and effective manner to provide value for money and maximise public benefit. The post holder will ensure that the Trusts procurement is undertaken in accordance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions and the Procurement Strategy, including managing and co-ordinating all activities associated with competitive tendering, such as the preparation of tender documents, evaluation and awarding of contracts in line with stakeholder requirements. Supports the Head of Procurement and the Deputy Head of Procurement with the implementation of procurement processes and systems across the Trust and influences how the Trust makes best use of its non-pay spend through professional purchasing practices and techniques. The post holder will also assist with the development, coordination and delivery of the procurement workplan and commercial pipeline. The Procurement Team is targeted with an agreed savings delivery target of £500k per annum and the post holder will be expected to significantly contribute to the successful delivery of this target. The post holder will, together with the Deputy Head of Procurement, ensure that contractual coverage through Procurement increases incrementally in order to deliver best value for the Trust. ### Main duties of the job Ensure compliance with all current and relevant legislation, Trust Standing Financial Instructions and departmental policies and procedures on Procurement. - Identify the needs of the organisation and deliver compliant, fit for purpose, contracts for the supply of goods and services. - Challenge purchasing routes and assist with the implementation of procurement policies and strategy to ensure all spend over SFI’s threshold is via compliant routes. - Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts and projects from establishment of requirements through to completion and identify new contracts and contract development opportunities. - Ensure appropriate purchasing routes and contracts are in place for assigned portfolio and contracts are renewed in accordance with agreed timescales and to meet operational requirements. Actively encouraging competitive tendering, recommend purchasing routes and assist in development of annual savings plan, as and when required. - Prepare procurement documents and detailed project plans focused on achieving value for money utilising the Trusts Contract Management System to aid this process through analysis of database information and preparation of statistical reports and recommendations. - Ensure timescales are met for the delivery of procurement related deadlines and report to the Deputy Head of Procurement any problems in achieving deadlines. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this position please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached. If you have any questions, please contact Danny Cooper - Deputy Head of Procurement Email - \[email protected\] ## Job Details Reporting to the Deputy Head of Procurement, the post holder will work as part of the Procurement Team to ensure that the purchase of all goods and services are undertaken in the most efficient and effective manner to provide value for money and maximise public benefit. The post holder will ensure that the Trusts procurement is undertaken in accordance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions and the Procurement Strategy, including managing and co-ordinating all activities associated with competitive tendering, such as the preparation of tender documents, evaluation and awarding of contracts in line with stakeholder requirements. Supports the Head of Procurement and the Deputy Head of Procurement with the implementation of procurement processes and systems across the Trust and influences how the Trust makes best use of its non-pay spend through professional purchasing practices and techniques. The post holder will also assist with the development, coordination and delivery of the procurement workplan and commercial pipeline. The Procurement Team is targeted with an agreed savings delivery target of £500k per annum and the post holder will be expected to significantly contribute to the successful delivery of this target. The post holder will, together with the Deputy Head of Procurement, ensure that contractual coverage through Procurement increases incrementally in order to deliver best value for the Trust. ## Job Description Ensure compliance with all current and relevant legislation, Trust Standing Financial Instructions and departmental policies and procedures on Procurement. Identify the needs of the organisation and deliver compliant, fit for purpose, contracts for the supply of goods and services. Challenge purchasing routes and assist with the implementation of procurement policies and strategy to ensure all spend over SFI’s threshold is via compliant routes. Manage an assigned portfolio of contracts and projects from establishment of requirements through to completion and identify new contracts and contract development opportunities. Ensure appropriate purchasing routes and contracts are in place for assigned portfolio and contracts are renewed in accordance with agreed timescales and to meet operational requirements. Actively encouraging competitive tendering, recommend purchasing routes and assist in development of annual savings plan, as and when required. Prepare procurement documents and detailed project plans focused on achieving value for money utilising the Trusts Contract Management System to aid this process through analysis of database information and preparation of statistical reports and recommendations. Ensure timescales are met for the delivery of procurement related deadlines and report to the Deputy Head of Procurement any problems in achieving deadlines. ## Responsibilities For further information on this position please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached. If you have any questions, please contact Danny Cooper - Deputy Head of Procurement Email - \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Must have the knowledge of business and commercial law and have the skills to draft exacting contracts. - Knowledge and experience of procurement IT systems, e-commerce, management information systems and data capture devices. - Must have the ability to work with external stakeholders, Senior Managers, Suppliers, NHS Supply Chain and other NHS organisations to interpret their needs into a commercial solution whilst adhering to the standing financial instructions of the Trust. - Must have experience of and worked within guidelines of Public Procurement Law. ### Experience **Essential** - Have substantial experience within a Healthcare environment, managing a number of projects and prioritising workload. - Experience of working with Senior Managers on complex projects. An ability to negotiate and persuade colleagues of the need to adopt best procurement practice. - Must be experienced in working within a fast-moving procurement department ideally within a customer facing service environment. - Must have the knowledge to work within a highly complex multi-disciplinary organisation and have the ability to agree large value complex contracts. - Experience of working with stakeholders to senior level to deliver projects or agreed service levels. **Desirable** - Experience working within an acute healthcare environment. - Sustainability Knowledge ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - Hold or working towards full professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply or equivalent experience - Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development and training. **Desirable** - Completed Transforming Public Procurement eLearning Modules by the Government Commercial College ## Documents - [trust polices and procedures (docx, 322.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346047) - [job description & person specification (docx, 97.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10323596) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.