Leads complex and high value procurement process (legal process, market engagement, scoping, briefing, tendering, selection, evaluation, contract negotiation and management of suppliers)
Provides high quality customer focused procurement and service design advice to external customers
Creates and maintains positive, collaborative and supportive professional relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers, as well as actively generating and building relationships with new customers
Be regarded as a trusted advisor to the customer’s senior team
Acts a senior point of advice for internal staff in terms of the commercial and assignment management aspects of project delivery
Actively generates opportunities for future work through the ongoing development of professional networks of contacts across the NHS and wider public sector