Sheffield/Nottingham/Alfreton or Leeds with national travel – £128,441 plus bonus & benefits.

NHS Supply Chain is a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, stock and supply healthcare products, services and food to the NHS and wider healthcare organisations across the United Kingdom.

NHS Supply Chain was formed in 2018 and provides a supply chain service to the NHS. It holds a range of contracts with expert service providers and has a revenue in excess of £5bn managing over 5500,000 unique products sourced from over 1,000 suppliers, leveraging a national supply chain including 7 regional and national distribution centres. The organisation employs over 1,200 people, as part of a wider NHS Supply Chain workforce of over 4,000 (including logistics, IT and commercial partners). 

NHS Supply Chain operates a national supply chain for medical devices and clinical consumables, providing a high level of service and range of delivery options through expert partners. The business also offers a range of clinical services, from driving product innovation, to clinically and quality assuring products, to supporting patient safety, and improving clinical outcomes. This is alongside the ambitious and critical role in supporting the delivery of the NHS net zero commitment by 2045 and social value ambitions.

The Executive Team, in partnership with the Board, have big plans for the future. Guided by a refreshed 10-year strategy, the team are determined to be a proactive and collaborative partner that looks across the whole of healthcare. Our Vision, Purpose and Strategy are clear. We provide direction, leadership, and commercial focus to help the NHS save lives and improve health outcomes.

NHS Supply Chain are now looking to appoint an Executive Director of Finance who will ensure strong and effective financial governance, together with strategic financial and performance leadership. This is a new Executive level role which has been established to support the CFO and will be responsible for leading the finance function.

Successful applicants will bring:

• A depth and breadth of financial leadership experience and a professional accountancy qualification (ACA ACCA CIMA CIPFA).
• A leadership style rooted in emotional intelligence, ideally honed through managing high-achieving finance teams.
• Experience of working in a commercial (for profit) business (supply chain, logistics, healthcare sectors would be desirable for a base level of knowledge) as well as an understanding/appreciation of the NHS as the customer.
• A commercial mindset.
• A history of delivering process excellence through transformation.
• A digital focus – having driven a digitalisation agenda in its broadest sense, and able to demonstrate how technology can enhance all aspects of the organisation. 

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We believe that the best teams are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are a national organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from under-represented communities. Our recruitment processes are conducted to ensure that they are made on merit after a fair and open process so that the best people, from the widest possible pool of candidates, are appointed.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please speak with our advisors at Berwick Partners:

Hannah Wade

Associate Partner - Healthcare Practice

+44 113 386 8542

Hannah.Wade@berwickpartners.co.uk 

Ashley Crich

Partner – Head of Financial Leadership Practice

Berwick Partners

+44 207 367 9753

Ashley.Crich@berwickpartners.co.uk