Procurement Assistant

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Warrington is seeking a Procurement Assistant to join their team. The role involves supporting the procurement strategy, managing supplier communications, and providing administrative support across homes and hospitals. The ideal candidate should have understanding of supply chains and experience in a similar role. This position offers hybrid working with the flexibility to work from home part of the week.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Comprehensive understanding of key supply chains categories.
• Previous experience in a supply chain or customer service role.
• Confident in building rapport and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement team with category management and supplier communication.
• Manage supplier product and price file updates.
• Provide updates on supplier performance to the manager.
• Support procurement activities including tenders and selection.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Understanding of key supply chains categories

Collaborative working

Job description

Barchester's procurement team have a new opportunity for a Procurement Assistant to join the Barchester family. Offering hybrid working, with 3 days in our established Warrington office and 2 days working from home.

To provide a high level of administrative procurement support that will ensure all objectives for Barchester Healthcare's Procurement strategy are met or exceeded. To manage the supply chain performance of categories and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements. Provide procurement support to all internal departments and all homes and hospitals in the estate.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Will support the procurement team with the day to day support on category management and supplier communication
• Manage supplier product and price file updates and communicate changes internally and centrally within any systems needed
• Work closely with any S2P systems team updating on pricing and supplier changes
• Arrange and attend supplier review meetings and follow up actions to completion
• Provide regular updates on supplier performance to the supplier performance manager
• Support all homes and operational functions with procurement enquiries
• Support Procurement team with data analysis
• Sending surveys to homes and reporting on the results
• Support Procurement activity within the department including tenders and the wider supplier selection and strategy
• Manage supplier relationships and include internal stakeholders and other functions as and when required

Required experience and qualifications:

• Comprehensive understanding of key supply chains categories
• Previous experience of working in a supply chain role and/or customer service role
• Strong communication skills
• Confident working collaboratively and able to build good rapport and relationships

If you'd like to use your supply chain experience and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is an empowering and rewarding place to be.