Senior Procurement OfficerNHS

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your procurement career and make a meaningful impact on healthcare services?

Synchronicity Care Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Procurement Officer to join our ambitious and forward-thinking Procurement Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering strategic procurement solutions that directly support the provision of high-quality healthcare services. Working across a diverse portfolio of goods and services, you will lead and manage end-to-end procurement projects, partnering with both clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to achieve outstanding outcomes.

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will be instrumental in ensuring compliance with public sector procurement regulations, driving value for money, managing supplier relationships, and supporting service improvements that ultimately benefit patients and the wider community.

If you are passionate about procurement excellence and want to contribute to an organisation that makes a genuine difference to people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for a proactive and experienced procurement professional with a strong track record in public sector procurement, including tendering, managing procurement projects, and developing strategic procurement plans.

In this influential role, you will lead the successful procurement of a diverse range of goods and services, working closely with clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to ensure value-driven solutions that directly support the delivery of exceptional patient care. You will manage complex procurement activities from inception to contract award, leading competitive tender exercises and maximising the use of framework agreements to achieve the best outcomes for the organisation.

As a key member of the Procurement Team, you will champion continuous improvement, helping to shape and enhance procurement policies, documentation, processes, and ways of working. Your expertise will drive best practice, innovation, compliance, and efficiency across the organisation.

Job description

As a Senior Procurement Officer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering strategic procurement solutions that support the Trust's commitment to outstanding patient care. Leading and managing end-to-end procurement activities, you will oversee tendering exercises and contract negotiations across a diverse portfolio of goods and services, working in partnership with both clinical and non-clinical teams.

You will ensure full compliance with public sector procurement legislation and Trust governance requirements while driving value for money, innovation, sustainability, and service excellence. Through effective strategic sourcing and commercial expertise, your work will directly contribute to enhancing patient outcomes and organisational performance.

Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will develop and deliver robust procurement strategies and forward plans that align with service requirements and Trust priorities.

Your ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and external partners will be key to identifying opportunities for improvement, driving efficiencies, and delivering lasting value.

A key focus of the role will be identifying opportunities to maximise value for money and deliver sustainable efficiencies across the organisation. Through robust market analysis, effective supplier engagement, and strong commercial negotiation, you will help ensure that procurement decisions deliver the optimum balance of cost, quality, and service. By challenging existing practices, driving continuous improvement, and supporting innovative procurement approaches, you will contribute to achieving financial savings, operational efficiencies, and long-term value that supports the Trust's strategic objectives and the delivery of high-quality patient care.

You will mentor and support colleagues within the procurement team, sharing knowledge, building capability, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and high performance. Through your guidance and coaching, you will play an important role in developing future procurement talent and strengthening the overall effectiveness of the team.

Benefits working for SCL on behalf of CDDFT

• Hybrid and flexible working
• 6 monthly bonus scheme
• Free parking
• Up to 30 days holidays plus statutory days (based on full time)
• Training and development opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing support
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts at high street shops, restaurants and on line retailers
• Access to an on site gym.

Please note the in person interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 20th July 2026.

About us

Our organisation is a subsidiary of an NHS organisation and is currently awaiting UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approval to be added under our parent organisation's Sponsor Licence. Until that approval has been granted, we are not authorised to issue Certificates of Sponsorship or sponsor applicants.

This is a legal and regulatory requirement, and we cannot proceed with sponsorship until UKVI has completed the approval process.

We regret any inconvenience this causes. Our decision is based solely on our current regulatory position and is not related to your suitability for the role or any personal characteristic.

SCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) set up to deliver a range of non-clinical services The company is a separate legal body to CDDFT.

SCL offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ to the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

• A Competitive salary
• Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) CDD Services will pay a 3% contribution (this is over and above the minimum contribution rate at the present time)
• Night Shift Working Allowances (where appropriate)
• Bank Holiday Working Allowances (where appropriate)

Bank work is offered on an 'as and when' basis with no guaranteed hours and will be paid on a pro-rata hourly rate for hours worked only