Head of Supply Chain and Procurement

Job Description:

• Head of Supply Chain and Procurement
• London – Cromwell Hospital
• Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Permanent

Full-Time

Closing date: Friday 29th August 2025

We make health happen

At Bupa, we’re here to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives – and make a better world. With no shareholders, our focus is firmly on our customers and the communities we serve. This role plays a key part in supporting our mission by ensuring our supply chain and procurement operations run smoothly and efficiently across our London Diagnostics and Secondary Care Campus.

As Head of Supply Chain and Procurement, you’ll lead a high-performing team and shape the strategic direction of our medical supply chain. You’ll be at the heart of integrating new services and clinical specialities from acquisitions like New Victoria and Canary Wharf into our Bupa Cromwell framework. It’s a unique opportunity to make a real impact on patient care and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Setting the direction for our medical supply chain and advising senior leaders on growth and planning.
• Budget management: Developing and overseeing departmental budgets, including staff costs and capital expenditure.
• Team development: Supporting training, engagement, and team-building initiatives to help your department thrive.
• Inventory management: Embedding our new Inventory Management System (IMS), driving continuous improvement, and aligning with clinical needs.
• Purchasing operations: Ensuring purchasing processes meet corporate standards and resolving issues that impact clinical services.
• Procurement and contracting: Leading supplier relationships, standardising product sets, and working with Bupa Procurement on strategic sourcing.
• Stakeholder engagement: Collaborating with clinical teams, finance, legal, and external suppliers to deliver value and performance.
• Governance and compliance: Ensuring adherence to health and safety, infection control, and regulatory standards.

What We’Re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who brings a wealth of experience and a collaborative, forward-thinking approach. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, Procurement or a related field.
• 15–20 years’ experience in hospital or healthcare supply chain and procurement.
• Strong understanding of healthcare workflows and commercial structures.
• Proven ability to lead multi-site operations and large-scale procurement strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, especially with senior clinical leaders.
• A creative mindset and the ability to solve complex challenges.
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions, including post-acquisition integration.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and compliance.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

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

• Enhanced Pension Contributions

• Private medical insurance (Family cover)
• Target bonus of 25% based on individual and company performance
• Access to our Viva wellbeing programme
• Discounts on Bupa products and services
• Opportunities for career development and learning

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 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.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you’re treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London