Network Procurement Officer

Candino CA; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS organization in the East of England is seeking a Procurement Officer to enhance procurement activities across diagnostic networks. You will lead procurement processes, improve quality, and support trusts to achieve cost savings. The role offers a supportive work environment, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Background in procurement or contracting, relevant qualifications or substantial experience.
• Experience in leading procurement processes and providing operational procurement activities.
• Ability to advise on complex and strategic procurement issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of operational procurement activities.
• Lead procurement processes to ensure the best interests of the network.
• Identify areas for quality improvement and cost reduction.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Customer service skills

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant qualifications or substantial experience in procurement

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Procurement Officer to join us within the East of England Diagnostic Network Team. The network team has 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 aim to create an environment to support all staff to develop and grow, share skills and knowledge, embrace innovation, and deliver excellence and value within procurement activities, with 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 and support identification of new opportunities to deliver cost and value benefits across the networks portfolio. You will attend, participate and present at various events, representing the procurement domain and the relevant network; travel around the East of England is required. The post is until 31 March 2026. Internal ESNEFT applicants will be offered on a secondment basis only.

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, community hospitals and clinics, as well as in patients’ homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to NHS discounts, plus our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of operational procurement activities.
• Work with the team to deliver a cost effective, efficient and responsive service, with high customer service standards on a client/service provider basis.
• Lead procurement processes as instructed by the Procurement Manager to ensure commercially sound arrangements that best represent the network’s interests.
• Help deliver agreed savings identified in the Procurement Work plan.
• Apply professional judgment when leading on specific procurement activity and advising senior managers, colleagues, staff and customers on complex and strategic procurement issues.
• Identify 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 member trusts.
• Lead multi-disciplinary network-wide procurement project teams at all levels.
• Ensure customer service levels are established and maintained to a high standard on a client/service provider basis.
• Provide supplies and procurement support, advice and assistance to the network trusts across a range of purchasing and administrative duties, with project support to the network across service areas.
• Attend and represent the network at events, and travel as required around the East of England.

Qualifications and experience

• Background in procurement or contracting, relevant qualifications or substantial experience; if you have some procurement experience, a band 5 development role would be considered.

Employment details

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

About ESNEFT and benefits

• We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex.
• Large NHS organisation with more than 12,000 staff.
• Wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and NHS discounts, plus Staff Health and Wellbeing programme.
• Time Matters initiative aimed at reducing delays for staff and patients, supported by a partnership with Epic, a leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier.

How to apply

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you. For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A. LNKD1_UKTJ