Senior Commercial Manager

The Senior Commercial Manager plays a pivotal role in leading strategic sourcing and procurement activities to secure goods and services essential to NHSBTs operations. Working collaboratively with suppliers, internal directorates, and international peers, you will ensure procurement solutions meet stakeholder needs while delivering innovation and efficiency. A key part of the role is to manage end-to-end procurement processes in compliance with Public Procurement Regulations, the NHSBT standing orders and Standing Financial Instructions at all times. You will be responsible for risk managed delivery of contracts that are robust, legally binding and importantly cost efficient and effective as well as ensuring that we can demonstrate to the public through the scrutiny of audit both internal and external, that we obtain great supplier performance and best value for money on our contracted non-pay expenditure and achieves savings targets.

In this role you will support in the delivery of the planning & organisation, day to day operations, financial, quality targets and vision of the Commercial directorate within NHSBT. Responsibilities include:

• Leading and supporting category strategies, market shaping, strategic sourcing, and procurement.
• Developing long-term strategic plans for the sourcing, procurement, and delivery of contracts.
• Developing working relationships with key suppliers and ensuring excellent performance standards are achieved in line with contractual requirements and stakeholders expectations.
• Leading and supporting in the preparation of tender documents, inviting tender bids from suppliers, including the selection of suppliers following pre-qualification analysis of supplier information and pre-tender commercial discussions.
• Ensuring compliance with Public Procurement Regulations including the legally mandated OJEU Directives and the NHSBT Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions at all times.
• Delivering contracts that are robust, free from risk, legally binding and importantly cost efficient and effective.
• Ensuring that NHSBT can demonstrate to the public through the scrutiny of audit both internal and external, that it obtains best value for money on its contracted non-pay expenditure and achieves savings targets.
• Co-ordinating and planning own work and the work of individual staff via a work programme.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary-donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference-Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

What we offer:

• NHSBT promotes flexible working opportunities where the role will allow.
• 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years service and to 33 days after 10 years.
• NHS pension scheme. The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at:
• We've fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. Its open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.

To learn more, please see our recruitment profile, which provides a summary of the job description and person specification. This can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking Apply if you are viewing this advert on another site.

• MSC in Procurement/Business/Economics OR alternatively able to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge & experience
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

• Experience of market shaping, strategic sourcing, purchasing, contracting and supplier and contract management in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience in large scale contracting arena. Evidenced by contractual negotiated success.
• Knowledge and understanding of large complex commercial contract negotiations.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and manipulate complex data and information.
• Advanced use of Microsoft office packages, Oracle Financial and Commercial Systems.
• Experience of contract and supplier management.
• Experience of designing and developing tender and contract documentation.
• Knowledge of legal terms and conditions.
• Ability to use other computer packages e.g. Acrobat
• Experience and knowledge of Quality standards, ISO, Service Level Agreements, Purchasing Policies and Procedures.

Assistant Director Sourcing and Procurement