Procurement Business OfficerNHS
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Procurement Business Officer to join the NHS Shared Services - Procurement Services' Frontline Procurement Team at Swansea Bay University Health Board, Neath Port Talbot Hospital.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic challenging and high-profile environment. In addition to the criteria outlined in the specification you should demonstrate how you apply commercial acumen and utilise skills to deliver in the complex changing environment throughout NHS Wales. A resilient personality and track record of delivering creative and innovative solutions are required for success in this role.
The successful candidate will have procurement experience with an understanding and application of basic purchasing principles, analytical skills, will provide an efficient and professional customer service, which delivers on-going cost efficiencies/benefits in line with the Procurement teams' objectives. A member of the Team, who will be required to adopt a flexible approach to any activities undertaken, which will require the exercise of initiative, although operating within procedural guidelines. Liaison with staff at all levels within the stakeholder organisations, other NHS staff and external suppliers. Have experience of working within a busy office environment and be IT literate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached Job Description for further details.
- The post holder will support the Procurement Business Manager in the provision of a professional procurement service to the Health Board / Trust contributing to the development and achievement of the NWSSP Business plan. The post holder will support the Procurement Business Manager on procurement issues and on key projects.
- The post holder will ensure that the service is sensitive, responsive and flexible to the changing needs of the users balanced against the need to remain cost effective. The main task being to provide a strong and effective professional focus leading to the achievement of National, NWSSP and local agreed targets, efficiencies and added value initiatives.
- To present the NWSSP as a progressive, proactive, responsive and innovative concern in order to generate and drive uptake of negotiated contracts. Working closely with partnership organisations to influence choice, prioritise change and deliver savings, process improvement and product standardisation, driving cost down and quality and service up.
- Work closely with colleagues across the Procurement function and Partner organisations to promote joint approaches to solving service issues
Job description
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About us
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.