Chief Procurement Services Officer: Sponsorship Available

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

University Hospitals Tees is are seeking an exceptional strategic and inspirational procurement leader to join our senior leadership team as Chief Procurement Services Officer.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-performing procurement, supply chain and inventory management function that supports the delivery of outstanding patient care across our organisations. Reporting directly to the Chief Finance Officer, you will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of procurement, commercial services, contract management, supply chain and inventory operations.

Main duties of the job

As University Hospitals Tees most senior procurement professional, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our procurement strategy across the University Hospitals group and its subsidiary organisations, ensuring compliance with evolving legislation, maximising value from significant non-pay expenditure and driving innovation across the organisation and wider health system.

You will:

Lead the development and delivery of a forward-thinking procurement and commercial strategy.

Provide expert advice to Executive Directors, Trust Boards and senior clinical leaders.

Drive sustainable cost improvement and value realisation initiatives.

Lead high-value and complex commercial negotiations.

Ensure the organisation achieves the highest standards of procurement governance, compliance and transparency.

Develop strong partnerships across the NHS, public sector and supplier communities.

Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams across procurement, supply chain and inventory management services.

Support the delivery of strategic transformation programmes and service redesign initiatives.

Identify opportunities for innovation, commercial development and continuous improvement.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Management qualification at Masters level or equivalent experience
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (MCIPS)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant senior leadership experience within a large, complex healthcare organisation
  • Experience developing and implementing long-term procurement strategies

Desirable

  • Experience of leading services across multiple NHS organisations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 29 October 2026

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