Director of Procurement & Sustainability
About the role:
The Director of Procurement & Sustainability is responsible for leading Sonic Healthcare UK’s procurement strategy and sustainability agenda. This role oversees sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, contract management, and the integration of environmentally responsible practices across the organisation. The position requires extensive experience in healthcare procurement, a strong understanding of UK healthcare regulatory standards, with a strong emphasis on developing and implementing procurement strategies to optimise cost savings and operational efficiency and environmental impact in alignment with organisational objectives.
Benefits:
Training and development opportunities – supporting professional development
Annual salary review – No banding restrictions: As we are a private company we are not restricted by salary bandings and so are able to negotiate appropriate salaries based on experience.
Discounted gym membership – we have a corporate gym membership scheme with Better Gyms
Cash healthcare plan – cash back on a variety of healthcare costs including dentist and opticians
Sick Pay Entitlement – 5 paid days in the first year of employment, 20 days thereafter
Permanent Health Insurance and Death in Service Cover
Life Assurance – providing salary continuation for long term illness (six months qualifying period)
Employee Assistance Programme – supporting staff wellbeing
Season Ticket Loan Scheme – interest free loan for the cost of annual travel ticket
Perkbox – Access to additional staff perks and benefits such as high street discounts
Company Pension Scheme – company and staff contributions which increase with service
Competitive annual leave allowance – 23 days
Flexible working hours – we support and offer flexibility around shift patterns and working schedule