Job Description:
Procurement Manager
Cromwell Hospital (London, SW5 0TU)
Hybrid working (3 days per week at the Hospital)
Full time
Permanent
Salary starting from £65,000 per annum plus 10% Bonus
Advert closes 24th April 2025
We make health happen
Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.
As Procurement Manager you will be responsible for managing the buying of consumables for the Cromwell Hospital across a wide supplier base. This is a senior commercial role that will provide expertise to focus on strategic sourcing and value delivery whilst managing supplier relationships.
How you’ll help us make health happen:
You will be responsible for the hospitals consumable expenditure to ensure products and services are sourced competitively and cost effectively
Be accountable for identifying and delivering multiple cost saving initiatives.
Work closely with clinical stakeholders to understand their needs and mange relationships with key suppliers
Create reports identifying key commercial KPIs and create solutions to address under performance
Negotiate with and manage the supplier base with a clear strategy and improvement of terms
Deliver projects and trials with across wider teams for new initiatives
Remedy any supplier issues and maintain personal integrity when dealing with commercial confidentiality and conduct
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
Experience of this role within a medical/clinical setting is highly desirable
Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate with teams of all levels is essential
CIPS qualified
Proven ability and experience of delivering savings through driving strategic planning
Experienced negotiator who is proficient at drawing upon and developing fact based negotiation plans and operating at a senior level
Contract and supplier relationship management expertise is essential
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- 10% management bonus
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
- Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
Time Type:
Full time
Job Area:
Finance & Accounting
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London
