Deputy Head of Procurement & Supply Chain

Supporting the Head of Procurement and Supply Chain, the post holder will lead and manage the operational aspects of the team, ensuring day‑to‑day function operates smoothly and issues are dealt with proactively and positively.

Responsibilities

• Engage with key stakeholders across the Trust and the wider North East London Integrated Care System to ensure commercial processes, resources and systems are fit for purpose and provide a modern efficient service specific to Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
• Design and implement new processes to support procurement and supply chain functions, including the contract register, structured savings plan, procurement work plan and standardisation plan.
• Support the team in a positive, inclusive and professional manner, ensuring a customer‑focused ethic to both end users and external suppliers.
• Engage with NEL PP and NEL Integrated Care System partners to realise efficiencies and improved working, benefiting all organisations.
• Work closely with partners to ensure their transactional procurement service meets the needs of the organisation, focusing on supplier rationalisation and delivering cash‑releasing savings.
• Support the team to engage with NEL PP and partner organisations, ensuring commercial processes and systems are modern, efficient and fit for purpose.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

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