Job summary
Employer heading
Assistant Procurement Business Manager
Band 5
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Assistant Procurement Business Manager to join the NHS Shared Services - Procurement Services' Frontline Procurement Team for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board at Woodland House, Cardiff.
If you’re looking for a career in Procurement that keeps you motivated, offers potential for personal development and puts you in a position to make a positive difference to the NHS in Wales, then NWSSP Procurement Services has a career that will interest you.
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.
Initially office based for 8-12 weeks for training purposes and will then follow the agile working policy.
Main duties of the job
NWSSP - NHS Wales Procurement Shared Service is an established Procurement Service assisting the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to deliver patient centred services. We are an award winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality. As a Procurement Service we have an obligation to provide stakeholders and customers with the best quality service, ensuring the right product, provision or service has been sourced and supplied efficiently and at the right price for all of Wales and our aim is to have seamless procurement processes in place that release clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value based procurement approach based around patient outcomes.
NWSSP Procurement Team has a vacancy for a Procurement Business Officer.
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 ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
We have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do. We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. Innovation is built into everything that we do. We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values. We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity. We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate ‘This is Our NWSSP’ our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks. We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified to CIPS Level 4 (Diploma) or equivalent CIPS Knowledge / Experience which can be demonstrated
- Ability to be able to define your understanding of:, Category management, Risk management
- "An understanding of the external influences that could impact Procurement Services in NHS Wales"
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of EU procurement.
- "Understanding of performance and process improvement, best practice principles and benchmarking"
- Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to drive and lead a comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
- Ability to communicate complex information effectively to multidisciplinary groups of staff and customers at all levels."
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
- Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.
- "Demonstrate experience of contributing to the business planning processes; assisting development of a contract plan and savings plan"
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Evans
- Job title
- Senior Procurement Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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