Healthcare Procurement Consultant Lead
Posted 5 days ago by Robert Walters
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
Birmingham, UK
Summary: Robert Walters is seeking a Procurement Consultant for a 6-month contract with a leading digital services business. The role is fully remote and focuses on establishing a Procurement function to meet the organization's due diligence and safety needs. The consultant will balance strategic and operational responsibilities, ensuring effective governance and compliance. This position is designed to support the evolving needs of the business while delivering cost savings and risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish procurement governance framework - approval processes, delegation of authority and reporting lines
- Draft/implement policies & procedures for ethical sourcing, sustainability and compliance with NHS/DHSE standards
- Create supplier assurance framework - risk assessment, due diligence
- Establish requirements for conducting supplier audits
- Identify requirements for supplier contracts - SLA, metrics
- Develop contract templates, legal/compliance assurance reports
- TPAF strategy to deliver cost savings
- Establish process required for provision of benchmarking analysis with market rates/healthcare procurement best practice
- Develop third-party risk management framework
- Critical supplier - risk mitigation plans
- Plan training sessions and produce communication materials
Key Skills:
- Experience in procurement strategy and governance
- Knowledge of supplier assurance and risk management
- Ability to develop contracts and compliance frameworks
- Strong analytical skills for financial and value delivery
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and training capabilities
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Birmingham
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Robert Walters is in partnership with an industry leading digital services business. Due to continued growth and acquisition, they are keen to appoint a Procurement Consultant on a 6-month contract. Fully Remote this is a home-based role.
As a Procurement Consultant, you will scope and build a TPAF and Procurement function. It will be built to effectively to service the due diligence and safety needs of the business with an assurance and risk-based structure. Ensuring also it is resourced to meet evolving group needs.
You will balance strategic deliverables (framework, policies, risk register management) with operational output (contract management, audits and dashboard requirements).
Healthcare Procurement Consultant (Home Based) Duties:
1. Procurement Strategy & Governance
- Establish procurement governance framework - approval processes, delegation of authority and reporting lines
- Draft/implement policies & procedures for ethical sourcing, sustainability and compliance with NHS/DHSE standards
2. Supplier & Third-Party Assurance
- Create supplier assurance framework - risk assessment, due diligence
- Establish requirements for conducting supplier audits
3. Contracts & Compliance
- Identify requirements for supplier contracts - SLA, metrics
- Develop contract templates, legal/compliance assurance reports
4. Financial & Value Delivery
- TPAF strategy to deliver cost savings
- Establish process required for provision of benchmarking analysis with market rates/healthcare procurement best practise
5. Risk Management & Assurance
- Develop third-parry risk management framework
- Critical supplier - risk mitigation plans
6. Stakeholders Engagement & Training
- Plan training sessions and produce communication materials
The contract opportunity for a Healthcare Procurement Consultant (Home Based) is a 6-month contract paying a competitive day rate.
For further information, please apply with an updated CV and reach out to Ajay Hayre on (see below)
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