About the roleWe are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Procurement and Contracts Manager who wants to bring their skills and experience to one of the largest hospice groups in the country. As the Procurement and Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring that all contracts comply with legal and organizational standards. You will play a crucial role in optimizing our procurement processes and contributing to strategic business goals. This is a role that requires great negotiation skills, a personable approachable manner and a keen eye for commercial opportunities.You will be responsible for the end-to-end procurement process across all three of our hospices and our domiciliary care agency, develop and manage procurement policies, procedures, and best practices and oversee contract negotiations, drafting, and management to ensure value for money and risk mitigation.Essential criteriaYou will have proven experience in procurement and contract management and ideally some experience of the wider healthcare sector. A strong knowledge of procurement best practices, contract law, and commercial negotiation will be a must.About usSouthern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce. St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.BenefitsCompany pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employeesUp to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidaysOn-site education support and study leave opportunitiesOption to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for lessFree parking, subsidised meals and various social activitiesCorporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light CardEmployee Assistance ProgrammeDeath in ServicePlease note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
