Associate Director of Procurement – Collaboration
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an ambitious, strategic and collaborative Associate Director of Procurement Collaboration to help shape and deliver the future of procurement across West Yorkshire. Working alongside the Director of Commercial & Procurement, you will play a pivotal leadership role in aligning procurement functions across multiple NHS Trusts, establishing the West Yorkshire Provider Procurement Collaborative (WYPPC) as a sector‑leading collaborative, and delivering major efficiencies, savings and service improvements in an increasingly challenging financial environment. You will lead complex regional sourcing strategies covering non‑pay spend in excess of £1bn per annum, including capital programmes, major service contracts and innovative commercial solutions. This role combines strategic leadership, change management, commercial expertise and system‑wide collaboration, and includes deputising for the Director of Commercial & Procurement where required.
Main Duties
You will be a senior procurement professional with substantial NHS experience, a proven track record of leading complex programmes, and the credibility to influence at a collaborative level.
You will bring:
- Strong leadership and people‑management capability
- Experience of delivering large‑scale savings and transformation across multiple organisations
- Exceptional negotiation, communication and stakeholder‑management skills
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care, supported by the Leeds Way values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Why you should join our team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area, employing 22,500 colleagues. We pride ourselves on being inclusive and putting your health and wellbeing first. We are looking to expand the reach of our diverse workforce, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience while placing patient care and safety first. As part of WYAAT and the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated Care System, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence procurement at scale, improve patient outcomes, deliver value for the public purse and help shape the future of NHS collaboration across one of the largest health economies in the country.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Post‑graduate qualification to Master level in business‑associated discipline or industry equivalent
Experience
- In‑depth knowledge and expertise of NHS processes, acquired by formal qualification or relevant knowledge and experience
- Understanding of NHS working practices from national to local level
- Ability to work within Trust policies and procedures and the appropriate contract and procurement legislation
- Strong knowledge of procurement contract law and UK procurement legislation
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please consider this before submitting your application.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires Disclosure and Barring Service checks for any previous criminal convictions.
Contact
Name: Paul Ralston
Position: Director of Commercial & Procurement
Email: paul.ralston@nhs.net
Phone: 07729 784110
Associate Director of Procurement – Collaboration
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an ambitious, strategic and collaborative Associate Director of Procurement Collaboration to help shape and deliver the future of procurement across West Yorkshire. Working alongside the Director of Commercial & Procurement, you will play a pivotal leadership role in aligning procurement functions across multiple NHS Trusts, establishing the West Yorkshire Provider Procurement Collaborative (WYPPC) as a sector‑leading collaborative, and delivering major efficiencies, savings and service improvements in an increasingly challenging financial environment. You will lead complex regional sourcing strategies covering non‑pay spend in excess of £1bn per annum, including capital programmes, major service contracts and innovative commercial solutions. This role combines strategic leadership, change management, commercial expertise and system‑wide collaboration, and includes deputising for the Director of Commercial & Procurement where required.
Main Duties
You will be a senior procurement professional with substantial NHS experience, a proven track record of leading complex programmes, and the credibility to influence at a collaborative level.
You will bring:
- Strong leadership and people‑management capability
- Experience of delivering large‑scale savings and transformation across multiple organisations
- Exceptional negotiation, communication and stakeholder‑management skills
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care, supported by the Leeds Way values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Why you should join our team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area, employing 22,500 colleagues. We pride ourselves on being inclusive and putting your health and wellbeing first. We are looking to expand the reach of our diverse workforce, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience while placing patient care and safety first. As part of WYAAT and the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated Care System, this role offers a unique opportunity to influence procurement at scale, improve patient outcomes, deliver value for the public purse and help shape the future of NHS collaboration across one of the largest health economies in the country.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Post‑graduate qualification to Master level in business‑associated discipline or industry equivalent
Experience
- In‑depth knowledge and expertise of NHS processes, acquired by formal qualification or relevant knowledge and experience
- Understanding of NHS working practices from national to local level
- Ability to work within Trust policies and procedures and the appropriate contract and procurement legislation
- Strong knowledge of procurement contract law and UK procurement legislation
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please consider this before submitting your application.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires Disclosure and Barring Service checks for any previous criminal convictions.
Contact
Name: Paul RalstonPosition: Director of Commercial & ProcurementEmail: paul.ralston@nhs.netPhone: 07729 784110
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