Procurement Business Officer

NHS; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services organization in Carmarthen is seeking a Procurement Business Officer to enhance procurement processes. The candidate should possess strong interpersonal skills, a background in professional purchasing principles, and the ability to engage with diverse teams. Responsibilities include assisting health services in Wales and preparing accurate documentation. Knowledge in Welsh is a plus. This role offers the opportunity for professional development in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of professional purchasing principles and contract law.
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships.
• Ability to follow work through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Assist Health Boards and Trusts to deliver patient centred services.
• Engage diverse teams and vendors collaboratively.
• Prepare documentation utilizing Microsoft products.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

NVQ level 3 or Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply

5 GCSE's grade C and above including Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft products

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Business Officer to join the NHS Shared Services - Procurement Services' Frontline Procurement Team based at St David's Park, Carmarthen.

If you're looking for a career in Procurement that keeps you motivated, offers potential for personal development and puts you in a position to make a positive difference to the NHS in Wales, then NWSSP Procurement Services has a career that will interest you.

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. A resilient personality and track record of delivering creative and innovative solutions are required for success in this role.

Main duties of the job

NWSSP - NHS Wales Procurement Shared Service is an established Procurement Service assisting the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to deliver patient centred services. We are an award winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality. As a Procurement Service we have an obligation to provide stakeholders and customers with the best quality service, ensuring the right product, provision or service has been sourced and supplied efficiently and at the right price for all of Wales and our aim is to have seamless procurement processes in place that release clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value based procurement approach based around patient outcomes.

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

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

A full Job description and Person Specification can be found attached within the supporting documents.

Person Specification

Shortlisting criteria

• Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through NVQ level 3 or Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply, plus knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience OR previous work experience in a contracting function.
• Proven ability to build, manage, and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to engaging diverse teams and vendors.
• 5 GCSE's grade C and above, including Maths & English or equivalent experience.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft products.
• Proven ability to prepare documentation utilising Microsoft products that are both structurally and grammatically correct and capable of final presentation.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Proven communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow work through to completion.
• Ability to work positively as part of a team.
• Welsh language skills are desirable.
• Ability to collaborative approach to engaging diverse teams and vendors.

Other

• Ability to travel in a timely manner off site for meetings throughout Wales and other parts of the UK.
• Awareness of Business planning principles.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and procedures including problem solving techniques.
• Knowledge of best practice, benchmarking and performance measurement techniques.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.