Procurement Manager
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lincoln, LN1 1FS
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Join a friendly, high-performing team at the forefront of transformation, where procurement plays a key role in shaping future services. This is not a...
We are seeking a commercially minded Procurement Manager to lead high-value, complex healthcare procurement activity and help maximise the impact of our resources. This is a senior, high-impact role where you will shape sourcing strategies, deliver value for money, and support better outcomes for our communities.
You will manage the full pre-award procurement lifecycle, from market engagement and tendering through to contract award and mobilisation. Working closely with clinical and corporate stakeholders, you will act as a trusted advisor, guiding decisions with insight, data and market knowledge. Your work will directly support better outcomes for our patients and colleagues.
Lead end-to-end procurement activity, ensuring compliant and effective tender processes.
Deliver savings, efficiencies and wider social value benefits.
Develop category strategies and forward procurement plans.
Build strong stakeholder relationships and influence decision making.
Provide expert advice on procurement legislation, governance and best practice.
Manage multiple complex projects, delivering to time and quality expectations.
Support continuous improvement of procurement processes and tools.
You will bring strong public sector procurement experience, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the confidence to lead complex projects. You will be collaborative, commercially focused and able to turn strategy into delivery.
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Undergraduate Degree level or equivalent, preferably in a related subject, or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continued education and/or training to support professional development
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) MCIPS accredited, actively working towards it, or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Government Commercial College Transforming Public Procurement Certificate
- Management qualification
- Project / Change Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Public Sector Procurement Experience
- Experience of operating in a lead or management procurement role
- Significant experience of procurement processes including leading complex, above-threshold tenders from market engagement through to contract award
- Experience co-ordinating the production of all the documentation required for the procurement process in liaison with other parties
- Experience of working with a range of stakeholders in different settings
- Ability to produce comprehensive draft reports, data and formal letters
Desirable
- Project Management Experience
- Experience of developing and delivering procurement training
- Experience of managing a team with or without direct line management authority
Special Requirements
Essential
- Advanced IT skills and proficiency of all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use) Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
- Willingness to develop additional technical and specialist knowledge and skills in procurement
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
21 August 2026
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