Head of Procurement Transformation

Job Description:

Head of Procurement Transformation

Contract: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in office location)

Location: Flexible - (proximity to Manchester or London preferred)

Permanent

Full time

Closing date: Tuesday 3rd September 2024

We make health happen

Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

The Head of Procurement Transformation is a key strategic role within the Procurement Leadership team, where you will be responsible for providing continuous improvement support across the function. This includes transformation of processes, systems and workforce to deliver operational excellence in category management, supplier relationship and contract management. The role involves participation in business improvement activities within procurement, mobilisation and stabilisation to deliver subsequent profit improvement plans.

This role is instrumental in the processes and governance to align with the end to end planning and delivery process for all initiatives, projects and organisational change from initial feasibility through to financial approval, design, delivery and completion, to ensure all activity is delivered on budget, on programme and to a high standard.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Drive transformational change in accordance with the Procurement strategy through activity identified during the MU strategic planning process.
• Support the development and implementation of the strategy as required by the BGIUK Executive Team.
• Engagement of General Managers and operational senior leadership team to ensure successful deployment and embedding of change initiatives.
• Ownership and management of all planned transformation activity.
• Working closely with the operational senior leaders to gain buy-in across the business for transformational change and establish a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead initiatives through process optimisation, benchmarking and sharing of best practice.
• Manages an inclusive governance process across all areas of business improvement that drives focus on achieving results.
• Shares procurement best practices in any service line and drives consistency in approach.
• Adheres to and drives compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Ensures confidentiality of materials and information.
• Assist in the training and development of operational teams, including prioritising rollout and tracking implementation.
• Works collectively to achieve business objectives whilst promoting collaboration, co-ordination and teamwork with central teams and external organisations.
• Participate in the development and continuous improvement of tools to control resource allocation and related workforce management processes.
• Drive leaders in Procurement (Heads of, Category Managers and front-line colleagues) to ensure transformation strategy and performance targets are met.
• Ensure a communications plan is initiated at the appropriate time to inform all colleagues of any Change initiatives.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• Proven track record of delivering strategic change and improvement programmes in Procurement to achieve principle objectives, within budget/business parameters and in accordance with Industry best practice.
• At least 10 years of successful Procurement project and programme managing projects and strategic change.
• Proven ability to develop Procurement strategies and translate into tangible programmes of work at all levels.
• Proven ability to communicate change in a timely and precise approach in line with objectives.
• Proven understanding and management of the political environment associated with successful delivery of change.
• Ability to generate programme and project change delivery, commitment and buy-in from key stakeholders which often has numerous other business demands and pressures – emotional intelligence being key.
• Ability to drive and lead the delivery of strategic change/project across a senior stakeholder group (CEO, Exec
• Ability to lead, manage, motivate and empower others in pursuit and achievement of common goals.
• Operate flexibility in response to new demands, apply transferable skills within a diverse context and where necessary operate outside of professional boundaries.
• Demonstrable ability to operate with high thinking capacity and willingness and enthusiasm to challenge existing arrangements and methods.
• Successfully communicate and present with senior executives to gain commitment of Procurement Improvement, transformational activity, programmes and projects.
• Successfully identify and manage senior stakeholders internally and externally including consultants and supply partners.
• Ability to operate and deliver within a changing business and market environment – demonstrate resilience at times of high pressure.
• Facilitation skills – ability to successfully facilitate a varying degree of workshops (typically with senior executive resource) to achieve specific outcomes and drive commitment, advocacy and delivery.
• Able to demonstrate empathy and the integrity to deal with sensitive and personal information during times of change and business improvement.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available

• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

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Locations:

Angel Court, London, Bupa Place