Procurement Business Partner

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity exists for a Procurement Business Partner – RLH within the Procurement Department to manage the non-pay and strategic sourcing of hospital/category commercial activity.

This high‑profile hands‑on leadership role requires the successful applicant to balance strategic and tactical operational priorities on a daily basis, requiring resilience and energy. A ‘can do’ attitude will help you flourish in this dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality information, analysis and professional and commercial support to Procurement service customers, directly influencing strategic and business decision making.
• Act as the senior, dedicated point of procurement contact for a specific site, driving productive collaboration between site stakeholders and the Procurement function to manage non‑pay activity across the Trust.
• Resolve supplier issues at site swiftly to prevent disruption to patient care.
• Lead a category‑focused sourcing team to generate cost efficiencies for the Trust and implement the Procurement Strategy across all sites.
• Implement innovative supplier solutions that achieve significant and sustainable cost improvements while maintaining high‑quality care for patients and service users.
• Provide guidance for key stakeholders and enable prioritised change through process improvements, product and equipment standardisation designed to drive cost down and improve service standards and outcomes.
• Interpret and convey complex information to a range of staff, including formal presentations, leading meetings and one‑to‑one discussions on briefing, negotiating and problem‑solving.

Equality and Diversity

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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