Associate Director of Strategic Procurement/Contracting

Job summary

A new opportunity has arisen within the Gloucestershire and Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB cluster. The role provides strategic leadership and management of the ICB's Procurement function, ensuring that all procurement activity delivers high-quality outcomes and best value for money, is compliant with internal governance and relevant legislation, and effectively balances statutory, financial, and service delivery priorities.

We are seeking a MCIPS qualified commercially astute, values-led procurement leader to provide strategic leadership for the ICB's procurement function. You will advise and influence senior decisions, lead complex and high-value procurements across healthcare and non-healthcare, develop procurement strategy and policy, oversee the procurement pipeline, and manage contract and provider performance across an allocated portfolio.

In contracting you will ensure non-healthcare, goods and services contracts deliver quality, value for money and full compliance with legislative, regulatory and governance requirements.

You will be an experienced procurement professional with strong commercial judgement, strategic perspective and the confidence to operate in a complex and politically sensitive environment.

Please note: - Internal applicants and those at risk across the system will be given preference

Main duties of the job

As the ICB's senior expert adviser, you will provide strategic insight and assurance while working with ICB senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, Local Authorities, the regional Shared Procurement Service, NHS England and other partners.

Your key responsibilities will include:

As the ICB's senior expert adviser, you will provide strategic insight and assurance while working with ICB senior clinical and non-clinical leaders, Local Authorities, the regional Shared Procurement Service, NHS England and other partners.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the ICB's procurement function and complex, high-value or high-risk procurements.
• Develop and deliver procurement strategy, policy and operating procedures.
• Oversee the procurement pipeline, priorities, risks, resources and compliance.
• Manage allocated contracts, provider performance, relationships and disputes.
• Provide expert procurement and contracting advice across the organisation.
• Lead and develop staff, promoting collaboration and continuous improvement.

About us

We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

Details

Date posted

01 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£79,504 to £91,609 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

461-ICB-6228KB

Job locations

Bristol, Gloucester and hybrid working

Bristol Gloucester

BS16AG

United Kingdom