Job summary
- Main area
- Supply Chain
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 990-NHP-6685395-IE
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any NHSE Office
- Town
- National
- Salary
- £105,385 - £121,271 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Director of Supply Chain Intelligence & Management
NHS AfC: Band 9
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 Deputy Director of Supply Chain Intelligence & Management role will 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 post holder will drive the definition of current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues and the team as to how best practice might be adopted in the definition of future processes, document those processes as they are agreed and oversee their delivery.
As a Deputy Director of Supply Chain Intelligence & Management, the post holder will lead and work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers.
Main duties of the job
Key aspects of this role will be to: -
Ensure the strategy is formulated, understood by all stakeholders and is delivered utilising all available resources efficiently and effectively.
Ensure the development and management of relevant strategic plans, within the Sector.
Ensure appropriate system and processes are in place to enable the implementation of the strategy plans in the new organisations.
Proactively manage the key risks and issues associated and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond.
Monitoring and establishing accountability on the overall progress of the strategy to ensure completion within agreed timescales.
Avoid the destabilisation of business as usual.
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
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
- Membership of (or to be currently working towards) the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) or World Commerce and Contracting (WCC – formerly IACCM), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or equivalents.
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in resilience and risk, supplier relationship management, risk analysis and market engagement
- Strong understanding of supplier risk management and analysis tools. For example; horizon scanning tools, Supply Chain mapping tools like Boxarr or equivalent and Plan For Every Part (PFEP).
- Proven track record of managing and leading cross-functional teams or projects. Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives with entrepreneurialism in a challenging organisational environment
Skills Capabilities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
- Demonstrable ability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
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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