Job summary
- Main area
- Procurement
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 444-7364043-CORP
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wayside House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Procurement Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
The primary role of the Procurement team is to support all service areas within the Trust, providing procurement advice, guidance, and support on a range of requirements for goods, works and services in line with the Trust Standing Financial Instruction, and current Procurement Law.
Main duties of the job
To manage all operational aspects of the Contracting and Procurement function relating to the Procurement Team, ensuring that the Trust complies with Trust Financial Standing Instructions and current UK Procurement Law, to a high standard, whilst providing a responsive quality Procurement service. To provide support to the Senior Procurement Officer and lead on a range of procurement activities for goods works and services including obtaining quotations in accordance with UK procurement law.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Responsibilities of the Post
To effectively procure goods, services and works as required under the direction of the Senior Procurement Officer to achieve the most economically advantageous result at least risk. This will involve the use of the Trust e-procurement solution to obtain prices and quotations.
To directly supervise more junior staff (including Procurement Officer’s) and to provide operational support to ensure that requisitions and orders are orders are processed in a timely manner.
To ensure procurement practice, timelines and project plans are carried out in line with procurement law and to be accountable for procurement progress updates to the Senior Procurement officer.
To support the Senior Procurement Officer to ensure that all purchasing procedures are carried out within authorised budget allocations and that they comply with the Trust’s Standing Financial Instructions and audit requirements and ensure that all procurement activity complies with UK law.
To support the Procurement Department in the ongoing management of contracts when required.
To take a lead in providing support to the Senior Procurement Officer in the management of Trust held procurement and contracting data. This includes responsibility for the ongoing maintenance and administration of the Trust Digital Contracts Database.
Support the ongoing deliver of Trust CIP targets and other efficiency programmes as and when required.
To support and encourage the appropriate use of Trust applications to ensure all tasks/duties are carried out with maximum efficiency and effectiveness, including the use of finance systems (Integra) the: Creation of requisitions and orders in accordance with the Trust financial hierarchy and the effective use of catalogues.
To negotiated with suppliers and contractors when necessary.
To play an active role in providing high quality procurement advice and guidance to the Trust.
To coordinate and support the process of supplier setup and vetting (including confirmation of details, credit ratings and VAT assessment.
To take a lead in providing support to the Senior Procurement Officer in the management of Trust held procurement and contracting data. This includes (but is not limited to) information held in the Trust financial and contract management systems.
Coordinate and assist with the training of users on the Procurement aspect of the Finance system.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good education including minimum Grade C in English and Maths, or equivalent
- Qualified to Foundation Stage of MCIPS or equivalent professional qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Contracting and Procurement department.
- Experience of working within the NHS.
- Experience of processing orders (stock & non stock side).
- Experience of using systems for automated data processing.
- Experience of using e-procurement systems to obtain compliant quotations from suppliers.
Other
Essential criteria
- Have access to independent travel.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Raymond
- Job title
- Head of Contracting and Procurement
- Telephone number
- 07810514542
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