Commercial Lead
NHS England
Full time Full day
Leeds
As a Procurement Lead within the Professional Services, Corporate Services and Estates team for the Commercial Directorate the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplined team.
The NHS is one of the biggest commercial “organisations” in the country, buying on behalf of the fifth biggest employer in the world. NHS England rely upon the commercial teams to buy the goods and services they need, making them critical to the delivery of the roles of NHS England.
Commercial activity can vary from call off against frameworks all the way to large, multi-million pound procurements in areas as diverse as consultancy through to waste management and is underpinned by exceptional stakeholder management skills and close working with our Contract management and Commercial Governance teams.
This role is a key role as part of the Commercial Directorate, reporting to the Head of Procurement in the category.
Reporting to the Head of Procurement you will join our team to work as the subject matter expert in procurement and governance with our stakeholders to deliver high quality procurements, in line with governance and legal duties.
The aim of the Commercial Delivery & Governance function is to provide, develop and continually enhance the commercial offering, delivering value for money and strategic improvement of the overall operation of the category.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The New NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dave Heason Job title: Associate Director of Commercial Email address: [email protected]
The NHS is one of the biggest commercial “organisations” in the country, buying on behalf of the fifth biggest employer in the world. NHS England rely upon the commercial teams to buy the goods and services they need, making them critical to the delivery of the roles of NHS England.
Commercial activity can vary from call off against frameworks all the way to large, multi-million pound procurements in areas as diverse as consultancy through to waste management and is underpinned by exceptional stakeholder management skills and close working with our Contract management and Commercial Governance teams.
This role is a key role as part of the Commercial Directorate, reporting to the Head of Procurement in the category.
- Leading and delivering procurements for our stakeholders
- Providing robust governance of business cases and commercial approvals
- Delivery of work aligned to the new Procurement Act
- Maintenance of workplans and pipelines for significant projects
Reporting to the Head of Procurement you will join our team to work as the subject matter expert in procurement and governance with our stakeholders to deliver high quality procurements, in line with governance and legal duties.
The aim of the Commercial Delivery & Governance function is to provide, develop and continually enhance the commercial offering, delivering value for money and strategic improvement of the overall operation of the category.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The New NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose By
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dave Heason Job title: Associate Director of Commercial Email address: [email protected]
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