Procurement Business Manager

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Equal opportunities

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is seeking a Procurement Business Manager to lead strategic procurement initiatives across Health Education & Improvement Wales. You will engage stakeholders, drive staff development, and increase visibility of contract content and expenditure.

Successful candidates will demonstrate continuous improvement, adaptability to changing priorities, and a track record of delivering innovative procurement solutions while managing a demanding workload.

Qualifications

• Qualified to CIPS Level 5 (Advanced Diploma) OR Procurement or business related Degree.
• Experience delivering complex procurement projects and contract management.
• Knowledge of procurement processes across Health Boards and Trusts.

Responsibilities

• Support development of sourcing plans, non-pay savings, and compliance.
• Manage performance monitoring of the NHS Wales Sourcing team.
• Apply strategic thinking to continuous service improvements and challenge legacy practice.
• Respond to FOI and audit queries and ensure KPI targets are met.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

CIPS Level 5 or equivalent

Tools

Contract management

ISO standards

Job description

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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

Procurement Services have a vacant Procurement Business Manager position. 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.

The post will be working on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales, and will focus on stakeholder engagement, staff development and increased visibility of contract content and expenditure.
To be successful in this post, the candidate will be of a continuous improvement mindset; need to be flexible and responsive to changes in priorities; be of a resilient personality; demonstrable track record in delivering creative and innovative service improvement solutions; manage heavy workload at pace; ensure policies and procedures are adhered to ensuring strategic and operational targets are delivered.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the teams understanding of the strategic direction of all NHS Wales organisations and the alignment with the NWSSP strategic objectives as part of the Integrated Medium-Term Plan (IMTP).

The post holder will support the leadership of the Assistant Head of National Sourcing in the delivery of a comprehensive sourcing plan, Non Pay Savings, Compliance , P2P, Audit and ensuring operational management and performance monitoring of the Health Education & Improvement Wales Sourcing team.

Apply innovative and strategic thinking to continuous service improvement initiatives and be prepared to challenge historical practice when appropriate, ensuring best practice is adopted which improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the Procurement Team.

Ensure the operational management and performance monitoring of the whole Procurement team in line with departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). Support the Assistant Head of National Sourcing in responding to FOI and Audit and Assurance queries.

Discover how you can enjoy life to the full & progress your fulfilling career by sharing in our values, working together, taking responsibility, listening and learning and innovation.

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

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

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Qualified to CIPS Level 5 (Advanced Diploma) OR Procurement or business related Degree
• Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures

Experience

• Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects: -assessment of business need -evidence of tendering -specification writing -evaluation criteria -contract award reports -contract management -implementation of contracts -engaging key stakeholders
• Demonstrate experience of dealing with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues.
• Experience of people / staff supervision / management – prefer... management experience within a procurement or supply environment.
• Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to drive and manage comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills with customers and external parties, a good builder of productive relationships and the skill to be able to maintain effective business partnering relationships.

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.