Procurement Assistant

HealthTrust Europe; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider in Birmingham is seeking a Procurement Assistant to support contract processes and supplier relationships. The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal skills and a proactive attitude, ready to engage with stakeholders. This role offers hybrid working, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including 25 days annual leave, pension, and critical illness cover.

Benefits

Pension

Critical illness cover

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Hybrid working

HTE Me Time

Volunteering Leave

Dental Insurance

Technology at home

Private GP consultations

Private healthcare

Holiday buy / sell

Travel season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Ability to understand product categories and how end-users interact with them.
• Demonstrated aptitude to learn about supplier strategies and risk mitigation.
• Skills to build and nurture customer relationships effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Procurement Team in finalising contract documents.
• Liaise with suppliers and develop relationships.
• Identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.
• Oversee supplier relationships during the sourcing process.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Confident with Customers / Suppliers

Proactive

Administration experience

Experience of coordinating a process

Excellent oral, written skills and presentation skills

Developed interpersonal skills

Job description

The opportunity :

Procurement Assistant (internally Sourcing Support, Level 2)

Want to join one of the world's most ethical company?

Are you looking to start a career in procurement?

As a Sourcing Support you will be responsible for working with the Procurement Team to support the finalisation of contract documents and will provide assistance throughout the contract process across multiple categories.

In this role, you will also liaise with suppliers, develop internal and external relationships, identify inefficiencies and implement improvements.

So, who are we?

We offer solutions to manage spend effectively and improve performance, working with both public and private healthcare and non-healthcare providers to optimise the use of products and services to identify cost saving opportunities and best value. As part of the HCA Healthcare Group, in March 2024, we were named in Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th time.

Why us?

Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.

You will receive comprehensive onboarding program at the beginning of your journey to give you the understanding of where we have come from and where we are heading. As you progress, you'll be given stimulating, hands‑on experiences to further develop your skills.

HealthTrust Europe offers many opportunities for professional development, such as training programmes and continuing education. This allows employees to build new skills and advance their careers within the company.

DUTIES (included, but not limited to)

Category Knowledge

Understands or demonstrates an aptitude to learn the product categories assigned and how end‑users interface with the products / services including but not limited to:

• Product features and benefits
• Product comparisons between supplier offerings and impact on healthcare providers in deriving value through conversion opportunities

Supplier Knowledge

• With guidance from manager, uses knowledge about supplier to execute strategies, create leverage, and mitigate risks.

Strategy Development, Validation and Risk Mitigation

• For assigned categories, develops the strategy with the support of their manager, seeking guidance for risk issues and agreeing on risk mitigation strategies.

Sourcing Process

• Presents category strategies and final awards to internal stakeholders for review and discussion, prior to being validated by members
• Undertakes a pre‑assessment of award scenarios and utilises outputs to inform sourcing strategies for assigned categories
• Utilises knowledge of procurement processes to determine appropriate procurement approaches required to deliver required value for all stakeholders
• Demonstrates an aptitude to learn the product categories assigned and how‑end users interface with the products / services

Supplier and Customer Relationship Management

Supplier :

• Oversees the supplier relationship during the sourcing process. Participates in supplier business reviews and reviews new products / technologies / services as they arise in assigned categories

Customer :

• Builds and nurtures effective customer relationships through frequent interactions and engagement activities.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Customer facing experience
• Confident with Customers / Suppliers
• Proactive
• Administration experience
• Experience of coordinating a process
• Possesses good organisational and task‑oriented capabilities
• Excellent oral, written skills and presentation skills
• Possesses developed interpersonal skills to work in a high profile and fast paced team environment

What we offer :

Salary Range : Competitive Salary

At HealthTrust Europe we offer core benefits such as :

• Pension
• Critical illness cover
• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working (up to 2 days working from home)
• HTE Me Time - block up to two hours per month in your dairy as HTE Me Time. You can undertake activities that support your wellbeing.
• Volunteering Leave

Employees can access the following voluntary benefits and more, which are available at set times during the year :

• Dental Insurance
• Technology at home
• Private GP consultations
• Private healthcare
• Holiday buy / sell
• Travel season ticket loan

If you think this role is for you, please apply now!

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