About this role
Venn Group are supporting a leading healthcare business in their search for a new Contracts Manager.This is a broad commercial procurement role with responsibility for managing a diverse portfolio of contracts across medical and surgical consumables, clinical services, maintenance, equipment etc
Reporting into the Group Head of Procurement, you will take full ownership of contract management activity, supplier performance and tendering processes, while working closely with clinical, operational and finance stakeholders to deliver value for money, mitigate commercial risk and support high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities:
Manage a broad portfolio of clinical and non-clinical procurement contracts, including medical consumables, equipment, maintenance and services.Lead tendering, contract negotiations, renewals and supplier selection to deliver strong commercial outcomes.Manage key suppliers, monitoring performance, SLAs, contractual risk and compliance.Partner with senior Finance, Clinical and Operational stakeholders to support procurement activity and major projects.Identify opportunities for cost savings, improved value for money and procurement efficiencies. Requirements
At least 3 years' procurement and contracts management experience within a healthcare organisation.Strong experience across tendering, contract negotiation and supplier management.CIPS or equivalent professional qualification.Strong commercial awareness with excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.