NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday either 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm.Thank you for your interest in joining the Procurement Team here at NHS Greater Glasgow & ClydeNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the largest Health Board in Scotland and has a trade spend with third party suppliers of over £887m with the Procurement Department providing a comprehensive procurement and logistics service for all Health Board functions. This includes strategic sourcing and advice to improve effectiveness and value for money on all expenditure for goods, services and works.Reporting to the Deputy Head of Procurement, the Commercial Team Manager (Non-Medical) leads on the non-medical category of the contracting and tendering workplan (including optimal implementation of national contracts) within the Board. This involves leading and motivating a team of circa 10 members of staff ranging from Band 7 Commodity Team Managers, Band 6 Senior Buyers and Band 5 Senior Commodity Officers covering Estates, Facilities and Corporate commodity teams.This is a significant post within the Procurement Department and within the Health Board generally and presents an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, organised and commercially orientated candidate.Informal Contact: Chris Sanderson, Head of Procurement at [email protected] or 07929711588.Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information PacksNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.For application portal/log-in issues, please contact in the first instance.
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