Network Procurement Officer

NHS; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Procurement Officer to support projects within a collaborative network. Responsibilities include operational procurement activities, leading procurement processes, and improving quality and efficiency. Candidates should have a background in procurement, administrative experience, and relevant qualifications. This role offers competitive compensation and a commitment to staff development.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a previous administrative role.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Experience dealing with non-routine administrative matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational procurement activities.
• Lead procurement processes as directed by the Procurement Manager.
• Identify areas to improve quality and reduce costs.

Skills

Collaboration

Advanced IT Skills

Project Management

Communication

Education

GCSE in English and Maths

NVQ level 3 in administration

Degree in Business Studies

Level 4 CIPS accreditation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The closing date is 30 September 2025

We are looking for a Procurement Officer to join us within the East of England Diagnostic Network Team. The network team have expanded to include four diagnostic networks: Pathology, Imaging, Endoscopy and Physiological Sciences. Our collaborative approach is central to our operations, and we are committed to supporting our trusts within the procurement domain.

Diagnostic networks are an advocate in creating an environment to support all our staff to develop and grow, share skills and knowledge, embrace innovation, deliver excellence and value within our procurement activities and has the ambition to become a world class procurement function of the future.

You will provide support to the Procurement Domain lead to help deliver the array of projects within the networks. You will also support the identification of new opportunities to deliver cost and value benefits across the network's portfolio.

You will attend, participate and present at various events, representing the procurement domain and the relevant network therefore need to travel around the East of England.

You will have a background in procurement or contracting, relevant qualifications or substantial experience, however if you have some experience in procurement, we would consider a band 5 development role.

This post is until 31st March 2026. Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for providing a range of operational procurement activities.
• Work alongside the team and assist in the provision of a cost effective, efficient and responsive service, ensuring customer service levels are established and maintained to a high standard on a client/service provider basis.
• As instructed by the Procurement Manager, lead on procurement processes ensuring that arrangements are commercially sound and represent the best interests of the Network.
• Help to deliver agreed savings identified on the Procurement Work plan.
• Apply considerable professional judgment when leading on specific procurement activity and when advising senior managers, colleagues, staff and customers on the resolution of complex and strategic procurement issues.
• Lead in identifying areas to improve quality and reduce costs on network wide non pay spend.
• Understand the wider procurement landscape and category areas to deliver innovative opportunities to the member trusts.
• Lead multi-disciplinary network wide procurement project teams at all levels.
• Responsibility to ensure customer service levels are established and maintained to a high standard on a client/service provider basis.
• Provide supplies and procurement support, assistance and advice to the network trusts across a range of purchasing and administrative duties, with responsibility for providing procurement project support to the network across a range of service areas.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous administrative role
• Working collaboratively as part of a team
• Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office
• Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
• Experience of dealing with non-routine administrative matters
• NHS experience
• Experience within relevant work area
• Experience of working with members of the public
• Supervision/co-ordination of other team members
• Project management
• Working autonomously

Qualifications

• GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
• NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent
• Relevant experience to degree level
• Working towards or achieved level 4 CIPS accreditations or higher
• Degree in Business Studies

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.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working