Procurement Specialist

Are you a procurement professional looking for a new challenge? Our Healthcare Solutions Team at NHS Shared Business Services is seeking a hard-working and inquisitive individual to join our team.

As a member of our team, you will own and lead multiple procurement projects for our NHS Customers, utilising standard methodology and innovative procurement solutions. You will also support our customers by providing training and advice on the procurement process, whilst adhering to standard methodology.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain vital procurement experience within a well-established team and progress into an exciting career within healthcare procurement. If you are highly motivated, flexible, and ready to give to the positive reputation of our business, apply now and take the first step in your new career journey.

This is a hybrid working role with the requirement to attend either Leeds, Bristol, or Salford up to once a month. You may also need to attend customer sites as required.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading Procurement projects (scoping, pre-tendering activities, tendering, selection, evaluation, moderation and potentially contract agreement)
• Providing high quality customer focused procurement and service design advice to external customers whilst supporting the team in delivery of projects
• Crafting and maintaining positive, collaborative, and supportive professional relationships with internal collaborators and external customers, as well as actively generating and establishing relationships with new customers.
• Being regarded as a trusted advisor to the customer as well as knowledge of the NHS and its strategic goals and policy drivers.
• Actively generating opportunities for future work through the ongoing development of professional networks of contacts.
• Horizon scanning in order to identify development and new opportunities for new and existing customers.

What you’ll bring:

• Confirmed knowledge and experience of public sector/NHS procurement processes and regulations.
• Proven experience in Procurement activity preferably public sector.
• Knowledge and skill in Procurement process, including tendering and contract negotiation.
• Effective communicator both verbally and in writing to internal and external collaborators.
• Able to take ownership for delivering own work and meeting agreed work objectives, working to customer requirements and governance processes.
• Self- motivating with energy, drive, and resilience under pressure.

It would be great if you had:

• General commercial awareness
• Knowledge of eSourcing tools
• Experience of working closely with multiple Public Body organisations
• Professional Qualification in Procurement (or the desire and willingness to work towards)

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: Anywhere (UK)

Security Clearance Level: DBS

Internal Recruiter: Kayleigh

Salary: Up to £37,500 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

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NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams’ expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.

We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.

Would you like to join us on our journey?