Assistant Procurement Business Manager

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Benefits package

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Procurement Services invites applications for an Assistant Procurement Business Manager in Cardiff. This role offers a chance to contribute to patient-centred procurement across Wales in a dynamic, high‑profile environment.

Candidates should demonstrate commercial acumen and a track record of innovative solutions. The post supports agile working and may be based in Cardiff with hybrid/home working options.

Qualifications

• Qualified to CIPS Level 4 (Diploma) or equivalent
• Understanding of Category management
• Understanding of Risk management
• Understanding of external influences on NHS Wales procurement
• Understanding of EU procurement
• Knowledge of performance and process improvement, benchmarking
• Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts procurement processes/procedures

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex procurement projects with commercial acumen.
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary staff and customers.
• Contribute to business planning: contract and savings plans.

Skills

Data gathering

Clear communication

Procurement knowledge

Education

CIPS Level 4 (Diploma)

Job description

If you are looking to join NWSSP, please see the additional information below that may be of interest to you: -

Our “Benefits” video has been created to highlight and showcase some of the benefits of working for the NHS and NWSSP:- https://youtu.be/zX3x046SDhg

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Procurement Business Manager to join the Cardiff & Vale Integrated Procurement Partnership Team 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.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

The organization recognises the challenges of recruiting high calibre candidates and has a number of bases across Wales. Whilst the preferred base would be Woodland House in Cardiff, hybrid working is a benefit of this role, the successful candidate will be office based/home based 3/2 days per week and discussions may be held in this regard with the successful candidate.

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 an Assistant Procurement Business Manager.
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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

• 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

• Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
• Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously
• 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

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.