248636 Assistant Procurement Manager
The purpose of this post:
Business Assurance
- Manage and develop the Business Assurance Agenda across the commodity to include; Value-add, Sustainability, Equality & Diversity, Information Governance, Quality and Business Excellence, Benchmarking, Staff Governance, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity.
- Monitor and advise the Senior Management Team of progress, improvements, and associated business plans to ensure the Business Assurance objectives are delivered.
Commodity Team Leader
- To assist the Deputy Head of Procurement & Commodity Manager in the execution of a comprehensive procurement service to NHS Lothian, with a particular emphasis on developing Business Assurance systems to optimise savings, ensure a robust inbound supply chain and other value dividends through business improvement and governance.
- To develop associated Planning and Management Information systems that clearly link commodity strategy to commodity spend and which have predictive modelling capability.
- To govern the implementation of National Procurement (NP) contracts, ensuring compliance and delivery of savings.
- To manage all tendering activity in a fully compliant manner.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please view the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact NHS Scotland recruitment.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application early.
We will fully support disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission, without exception, is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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The purpose of this post:
Business Assurance
- Manage and develop the Business Assurance Agenda across the commodity to include; Value-add, Sustainability, Equality & Diversity, Information Governance, Quality and Business Excellence, Benchmarking, Staff Governance, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity.
- Monitor and advise the Senior Management Team of progress, improvements, and associated business plans to ensure the Business Assurance objectives are delivered.
Commodity Team Leader
- To assist the Deputy Head of Procurement & Commodity Manager in the execution of a comprehensive procurement service to NHS Lothian, with a particular emphasis on developing Business Assurance systems to optimise savings, ensure a robust inbound supply chain and other value dividends through business improvement and governance.
- To develop associated Planning and Management Information systems that clearly link commodity strategy to commodity spend and which have predictive modelling capability.
- To govern the implementation of National Procurement (NP) contracts, ensuring compliance and delivery of savings.
- To manage all tendering activity in a fully compliant manner.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, please view the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact NHS Scotland recruitment.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application early.
We will fully support disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission, without exception, is granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
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