Senior Procurement Specialist

Company: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Job Description:

An opportunity is available for a Senior Procurement Specialist in the NHFM Contracting team. Applications are invited from experienced Procurement Specialists, fully MCIPS qualified.

The post holder will lead on strategic and complex procurement, predominately in the IT/Digital Services and Corporate portfolios, working with senior stakeholders.

Leading a team of procurement specialists undertaking procurement activity to deliver the procurement work plan.

This role will work simultaneously across multiple stakeholder business units providing specialist procurement and commercial advice and guidance, and to lead a team of procurement specialists undertaking procurement activity to deliver the cost reduction programmes/commercial programmes across the Trust and its subsidiaries.

Undertaking Strategic and Complex procurement, including above threshold projects under the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024, involvement in collaborative opportunities on behalf of the wider Alliance.

Management of the procurement work plan, providing day to day performance management, supervision and development of a team of procurement specialists

Represent the Contracting Team at Business Unit/Senior Stakeholder Forums and at wider Alliance and Regional meetings, as required.

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provide specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. Carrying out facilities management for a state-of-the-art specialist emergency care hospital – The Northumbria, three general hospitals – North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham hospitals – and a number of smaller community hospitals and clinic sites, we cover one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year. Visit our website www.nhfm.co.uk for more information about who we are and benefits of working for us.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Losh Job title: Procurement Business Partner Email address: emma.losh@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07580 310105

Ross Morrison

Head of Contracting

ross.morrison@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

Mobile: 07580 309730

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Posted: October 25th, 2026