Head Of Indirect

Job Posted: 20 November 2024
Job Updated: 20 November 2024
Location: One of the SCCL office's – Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Warrington, Alfreton. Contract type: Permanent. Salary: £88,825 rising in increments to £104,500 in year 3 Closing Date: 4th December 2024 The Head of Indirect is responsible for the operational and strategic management of the indirect category management team and the commercial management of the outsourced procurement services, including delivery of the new NHS Supply Chain Logistics Reprocurement. The job holder reports to the Commercial Executive Director and sits on the Commercial Leadership Team, also working closely with the Supply Chain Executive Director in the management of the outsourced logistics provider. The job holder is responsible for the development and execution of category strategies driving value, compliance, effective performance management and improvement.
Every day you will … Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's procurement strategy. Take personal responsibility for a limited number of mission-critical procurement programs. Lead the development and implementation of strategy for a significant area of responsibility, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities and ensuring integration with wider corporate strategy. Lead the development of annual and longer-term business plans for a significant function or small local business, ensuring alignment with strategy; quantify business outcomes, i.e., revenues or other key performance indicators (KPIs) and resource budgets (financial and headcount); and ensure integration of key activities or projects across the organization. Set and communicate the strategy, along with the broad actions needed to implement it, for achieving the organization's mission, vision, and values within a function; inspire a large or diverse workforce to commit to these tenets and do extraordinary things to achieve the organization's business goals. Support the continuous improvement program across the commercial function and manage dependent cross-functional relationships. Lead the development of partnering relationships with senior executives throughout the organization, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust, and ensuring that internal clients have access to high-quality advice and guidance to support in delivering business strategy and plans. Develop database architectural strategies at the modelling, design, and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements. Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's supplier management program. Take personal responsibility for a small number of mission-critical supplier relationships. Create and enforce database development standards. What can we offer you? We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:
Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely. We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential. A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%). Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you. 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts. NHS Supply Chain, who are we? Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.
We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.
What skills will help you thrive in this role? Experience of interpreting strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long time frames. Significant experience of leading diverse teams across different disciplines. Able to gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. Is consistently honest and straightforward; shares uncomfortable information in a clear and helpful manner. Maintains high ethical standards and professional codes of conduct. Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action and energises people to commit to this long-term direction. Regularly and enthusiastically describes how people's efforts make a difference. Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies. Is a strong big-picture thinker; effectively integrates long-term opportunities and challenges with day-to-day activities. Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation achieve its objectives. Understands people's motivations, engages them in the work, and builds a sense of energy toward common goals. Ensures that others can make decisions and take accountability. Celebrates progress. Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Helps teams hold each other accountable for goals, adherence to policies and procedures. Tracks team metrics and milestones, redirecting effort, as necessary, for continued progress. Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Fosters accountability for making good financial decisions; provides guidance to help the team make astute decisions. Summarises financial performance data and explains implications for the organisation. Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders. Ensures the organisation can balance the needs of multiple stakeholder groups. Speaks clearly about the need for the organisation to adhere to strong ethics and show cultural savvy when working with internal and external stakeholders. Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at
Our Inclusive Commitment At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn't match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.
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SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.
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