Job summary
- Main area
- Market Management
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6685489-IE
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Market Management Operations Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are in the process of establishing long-term capability to deliver the New Hospital Programme - the 3rd largest programme on the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio enabling the delivery of NHS’s Health Infrastructure Plan.
The Senior Market Management Operations Manager role works within the Resilience and Insights team who focus on assessing the markets for their Appetite, Capability, Capacity, Resilience and Accessibility to deliver NHP ambition by creating a diverse, collaborative, and visible supply chain to reflect the transition into delivery and inform resource planning.
The role will focus on supporting the Head of Supply Chain Resilience in building resilience to minimise risk of supply disruption at all tiers of supply chain. As the Senior Market Management Operations Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team working closely with senior business stakeholders to execute risk mitigation strategies both short and long-term. This will best position NHP to maximise value delivery, minimise risk and deliver the agreed benefits of the programme through cost saving or improved operations.
The role will work within a team of several people with a potential mix of NHP employees and Programme Delivery Partner (PDP) support, and create a wider network of those. This team will deliver against the NHP Strategy, working closely with the Resilience and Insights team within the Hospital Transformation Directorate of NHP.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for leading a defined set of activities and projects and any associated business change activities. Primary responsibility for successful delivery of the required outcomes, including the establishment of appropriate governance and assurance, monitoring progress, managing risks and issues and ensuring the business readiness for change.
Working closely with colleagues across the Programme Directorates, ensuring coherent strategy, and will:
- Support the drive of the market approach and plan for the team, ensuring alignment across the other teams within Supply Chain and Markets
- Be thorough in understanding of the market as-is position for the various aspects of delivery (capacity, capability and appetite)
- Enable the required level of market capacity, capability and appetite at the point of time required by NHP to deliver against the Programme ambition
- Document key stakeholders with relevant engagement plans
- Identify examples of national and international best practice and ensure that NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare, including alignment and coworking with NHSE
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Membership of (or to be currently working towards) the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or World Commerce and Contracting (WCC – formerly IACCM) or equivalents.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in resilience and risk, supplier relationship management, risk analysis and market engagement
- Proven track record of managing and leading cross-functional teams or projects. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Extensive experience of Market Management within highly complex programmes and delivering within agreed timescales.
- Experience of delivering long term strategic plans and being able to alter plans to fit with the rapidly changing environment.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Commercial Focus - Commercial / procurement / contract management strategy experience and understanding of market category management, with significant experience in leading change and improvement in a complex environment.
- Managing Complexity – ability to work with complex markets, with complex commercial structures to ensure value for money is achieved, working within a complex organisational structure with multiple stakeholders.
- Resilience – Adapting quickly to different environments, adjusting communication styles when appropriate. Resilient in interactions with suppliers and across the team.
- Building Relationships - Leadership, management & coaching skills. Can promote a diverse and engaged working culture & build individual / team capability. Able to operate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders with differing views.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Recruitment Support
- Job title
- Recruitment Support
- Email address
- [email protected]
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