Deputy Head of Clinical Procurement

Deputy Head of Clinical Procurement

Salary: From £75,400 +up to 12% annual bonus

Location: Denmark Hill, London – hybrid working, with three days per week onsite and travel across KFM sites

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Are you an experienced clinical procurement leader ready to take the next step in your career?

King’s Facilities Management (KFM) is looking for a Deputy Head of Clinical Procurement to help lead its Clinical Procurement function, overseeing complex, high-value procurement programmes while helping shape the team’s performance, culture and future direction.

KFM is wholly owned by King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and provides procurement, equipment, supply chain and other specialist services across the Trust. This is an opportunity to apply your commercial and procurement expertise in an environment where effective procurement supports the delivery of healthcare services.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Procurement & Supply Chain, you will take a senior leadership role within the department, supporting the delivery of procurement strategy, savings and quality objectives while developing the capability of the wider team.

You will lead a portfolio of complex and high-value clinical procurement projects, provide strategic procurement advice to senior stakeholders and work closely with clinical teams, suppliers and colleagues across KFM.

The role combines procurement leadership, category management, strategic sourcing, contract management and people leadership. You will have the opportunity to influence how procurement operates, identify new commercial opportunities and support continued improvement across the function.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading complex, high-value clinical procurement and strategic sourcing programmes
• Supporting the delivery of clinical procurement strategies, savings plans and performance targets
• Leading tenders, contract negotiations and contract award processes
• Developing and implementing category management strategies across significant areas of expenditure
• Working with clinical and operational stakeholders to identify opportunities for rationalisation, standardisation and improved value
• Providing expert commercial, contractual and procurement advice
• Leading effective contract management and supplier relationship management
• Identifying opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
• Analysing expenditure, markets and procurement opportunities to support commercial decision-making
• Leading, coaching and developing procurement colleagues
• Deputising for the Head of Clinical Procurement when required.

About you

We are looking for an experienced procurement professional who can combine strong commercial judgement with confident leadership and stakeholder management.

You will bring significant experience of procurement, category management, strategic sourcing and contract management, together with a strong understanding of clinical categories and public-sector procurement.

You should be able to demonstrate:

• Significant experience managing and developing procurement teams
• Experience delivering complex procurement projects from business case and options appraisal through tendering, evaluation and contract award
• Strong knowledge of clinical procurement and category management
• Working knowledge of NHS/public-sector procurement and procurement regulations
• Experience of strategic sourcing, tendering, demand management, standardisation and contract management
• A track record of delivering measurable procurement savings and benefits
• Strong supplier relationship and supplier performance management experience
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage complex negotiations
• Degree-level education
• MCIPS or equivalent procurement experience

Previous experience working within an NHS procurement function is desirable, but KFM is also interested in candidates who can demonstrate highly relevant procurement leadership experience within other complex healthcare or public-sector environments.

Why KFM?

This is a chance to join KFM in a senior role where you can influence both day-to-day delivery and the longer-term development of the procurement function.

You will work with a wide range of clinical, commercial and operational stakeholders, lead significant procurement programmes and help develop a team focused on quality, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

This recruitment campaign is being managed by Insight Executive on behalf of King’s Facilities Management (KFM), to find out more, contact Andrew Pyman at Insight Executive.