Regional Procurement Lead – Category Strategy (2-Year FTC)

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Wales benefits

Job summary

NWSSP Procurement Services in Wales is seeking a proactive procurement professional to lead regional activity across multiple Health Boards in the South East Wales region. The role focuses on construction, refurbishment and facilities categories, delivering savings and ensuring policy compliance.

You will join an agile team based in Cardiff with some home/agile working. A CIPS Level 5 qualification is required, with extensive experience in complex procurement and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex procurement projects.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience of contract legislation, compliance and probity issues.
• Delivery of savings in procurement programmes.
• Experience of people/staff supervision.
• Experience of risk management.
• Experience of category management.
• Experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders professionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage the regional procurement workplan across South East Wales for construction, refurbishment and facilities.
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders at all levels to deliver the category strategy.
• Contribute to agile and flexible working arrangements while maintaining delivery.
• Support continuous improvement and value-for-money across NHS Wales procurement.

Skills

Data gathering

Communicate complex information

Influencing and negotiation

IT proficient

Stakeholder management

Education

CIPS Level 5 (Advanced Diploma)

ILM Level 4

Job description

NWSSP Procurement Services in Wales is seeking a proactive procurement professional to lead regional activity across multiple Health Boards in the South East Wales region. The role focuses on construction, refurbishment and facilities categories, delivering savings and ensuring policy compliance.

You will join an agile team based in Cardiff with some home/agile working. A CIPS Level 5 qualification is required, with extensive experience in complex procurement and stakeholder management.