Assistant Contracts Officer (Grade A)

Integrated Care System; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an Assistant Contracts Officer to support the procurement of essential services. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical and communication skills, have experience in procurement, and be proficient in using Microsoft Office tools. This role offers a mix of on-site and remote working arrangements, with various employee benefits available.

Benefits

Excellent transport links

Wellbeing initiatives

Car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Procurement environment.
• Good understanding/experience of negotiation practices.
• Proven experience delivering cost reduction savings.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support purchasing of goods and services per NHS policies.
• Liaise with suppliers and uphold compliance with standards.
• Collaborate across teams and build skills in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Team player

Experience using Microsoft Office

Education

Good level of general education

CIPS Level 2 or 3 in Procurement and Supply

Tools

Oracle Purchase to Pay System

Job description

The Procurement department at AGH Solutions Ltd has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join us as an Assistant Contracts Officer.

In this role, you will focus on supporting the renewal of contracts for essential goods, works and services that underpin healthcare delivery. You'll contribute to reviewing supplier agreements, preparing contract documentation, and working collaboratively across hospital departments to ensure ongoing compliance and performance. Your input will help drive sustainable value-for-money procurement decisions and sustain high-quality, reliable supply chains across the NHS.

Our Procurement team is passionate about delivering excellent customer service and plays a key role in enabling clinical teams to provide outstanding care to patients and service users, both within the hospital and across the community.

We're looking for someone who is:

Enthusiastic and confident, with strong analytical abilities

A clear communicator and team player

Computer literate, with experience using basic software systems such as Microsoft Office

What we offer

AGH Solutions is committed to dynamic working arrangements, offering

a blend of on-site and remote working wherever possible.

We also offer a wide range of benefits, which include:

Great public transport links

A range of wellbeing initiatives

Excellent range of benefits, including car lease scheme and cycle to work scheme

Main duties of the job

Support the purchase of goods, services and works in line with NHS policies, ensuring value for money and timely delivery. You'll liaise with suppliers, procurement data, and uphold compliance with relevant standards--all while collaborating across teams and building your skills through development opportunities in a fast-paced healthcare environment

About us

AGH Solutions was born out of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, a hospital and community services trust based outside Keighley, West Yorkshire.We are privileged to operate in a beautiful part of the country. The clinical services we support reach far up into the Yorkshire Dales, across the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven patch. We are also lucky to have excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and beyond. Leeds city centre is 25 minutes by train from Keighley.We provide a wide range of services, from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement.Our vision is to bring you a flexible, responsive, high quality, value for money service.Our NHS heritage means we work to the values and ethics of the NHS, and to those of Airedale NHS FT specifically

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A good level of general education
• Experience in a Procurement environment
• CIPS Level 2, Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations or; CIPS Level 3, Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations

Knowledge

• Good understanding/experience of negotiation practices

Experience/Skills

• Good experience in delivering cost reduction savings
• Good analytical skills and mathematical orientation
• Experience in using a purchase to pay system, such as Oracle
• Good interpersonal skills, good oral and written communication.
• Alibity to use common software packages i.e. Microsoft Office

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.