Senior Procurement & Compliance Officer

Overview

 

Post Title:

Senior Procurement & Compliance Officer

Post Status:

Permanent Contract

Department:

Finance

Section:

Procurement

Reports to:

To the Head of Procurement / Deputy Head of Procurement

 

  

Salary

Appointment will be made on Grade VII scale at a point in line with Government pay policy

 

€ 60,013 to € 78,015 L LSI

 

Hours of Work:

Full time; 35 hours per week

 

Closing Date for Applications:

 

3/2/2026 at 12 noon.

 

Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.

 

 

The Procurement Function of Beaumont Hospital is responsible for ensuring the Hospital’s compliance with national and European purchasing regulations. The Procurement Function awards contracts for a range of medical and non-medical supply and service requirements and for high-value capital projects. Through the deployment of strategic purchasing solutions, the Procurement Function safeguards the attainment of value-for-money regarding the discharge of public funds and effectively manages contractual risk on behalf of end-users throughout the Hospital. The Procurement Function routinely analyses Hospital expenditure in order to assess ongoing levels of compliance with the procurement regulations and to identify (and rectify) instances of non-compliant purchasing. Reports relating to procurement compliance levels are produced on a regular basis for review by the Head of Procurement, the Director of Finance and Procurement, the Board of Beaumont Hospital and, as necessary, for the Comptroller and Auditor General.

 

The role in question necessitates a demonstrable understanding of  public procurement. The successful candidate will manage complex tendering procedures, will lead cross-functional project teams and will provide support and advice to end-users throughout Beaumont Hospital. Additionally, as a key component of this role, the successful candidate will collate and interrogate purchasing data, will classify expenditure in accordance with a variety of pre-determined categories and will produce compliance reports.

Responsibilities

 

General

 

• Conducting public tendering competitions, to include overseeing the successful delivery of strategic projects, improving compliance and safeguarding the attainment of value for money across all of the Hospital’s purchasing activities;

 

• Preparing, reviewing and amending contracts, service level agreements and terms and conditions on behalf of Beaumont Hospital, thereby mitigating risk;

 

• Utilising innovative procurement techniques to maximise purchasing outcomes for Beaumont Hospital (e.g., competitive dialogue procedures, negotiated procedures and managed equipment service arrangements);

 

• Liaising with HBS Procurement and the Office of Government Procurement, as appropriate, to determine Beaumont Hospital’s participation in national procurement projects, ensuring that Beaumont Hospital’s requirements are prioritised in a national context;
• Ensuring a high level of communication within the Department, promoting good industrial relations in employment practices and maintaining staff discipline;

 

• Maintaining an expertise in respect of public procurement jurisprudence, regulatory amendments and industry developments.

 

• Maintaining records for audit purposes and interacting with the C&AG in respect of procurement compliance.

 

Tendering

 

• Ensuring Beaumont Hospital’s continued compliance with the public procurement regulations through the conduct of public tendering competitions, to include the development of technical specifications, liaison with end-users, the management of evaluation processes and the notification of tenderers;

 

• Successfully managing complaints and challenges arising from unsuccessful tenderers, thereby mitigating the risk of formal legal challenge and avoiding attendant costs;

 

• Negotiating, drafting and implementing contractual terms for the appointment of all new suppliers and service providers;

 

• Liaising, as appropriate, with all external stakeholders (i.e., the HSE, the Office of Government Procurement and RCSI Hospitals) in order to fully avail of any benefits arising from any shared procurement and supply chain models implement