Job Posted: 13 March 2025
Job Updated: 13 March 2025
Location: Leeds – Hybrid working 2 days a week in our Leeds office.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £27,500 with potential to rise to £30,555 over 3 years
Closing Date: Thursday 27th March 2025
We have a great opportunity for a Procurement Assistant within our Commercial Medical and Technologies team.
The Procurement Assistant will work as an integral member of the category teams, ensuring the procurement processes are managed within identified KPIs. They will support the delivery of the end-to-end procurement process for our customers/stakeholders, working to always deliver a high level of customer service to all stakeholders ensuring that relationships and processes are managed effectively allowing overall targets to be achieved.
Every day you will …
* Achieve specific procurement goals or provide support to others while following established procurement systems and protocols.
* Gather and report on information on existing contract performance and provide as input to the new contract process.
* Carry out simple contract management tasks and conduct research using primary data sources to analyze key themes and trends.
* Prepare moderately complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices such as standard office software and summarize data for reports.
* Extract relevant data from information provided by others and input it into spreadsheets or standard formats.
* Develop working knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures and adhere to mandatory procedures to ensure work is undertaken to the required standards.
* Support stakeholder engagement by arranging actions, meetings, and events.
* Collect and collate information on key cost drivers, market dynamics, and issues for more senior colleagues to provide solid market information for decision making.
* Provide a quality service to customers while identifying opportunities to secure new business or support retention, including processing cases and resolving customer problems.
What can we offer you?
We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work, so we offer much more than a competitive salary:
* Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
* Annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards.
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.
* In-house training and access to external qualifications to maximize your potential.
* 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
* Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%).
* Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme with various benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, and more.
* 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
* Access to discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.
NHS Supply Chain, who are we?
Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, sourcing, delivering, and supplying healthcare products, services, and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.
We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with over a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to over 17,000 locations. This allows NHS staff to focus on providing excellent patient care.
What skills will help you thrive in this role?
* Experience working on Microsoft Office, particularly Excel at an advanced level.
* Ideally previous experience within a commercial environment.
* Ability to develop and deliver communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
* Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
* Work without supervision and provide technical guidance on analyzing data from multiple sources.
* Use clear and effective verbal communication skills.
Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at Careers@supplychain.nhs.uk
Our Inclusive Commitment
At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is valued, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. If this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly, we encourage you to still apply.
Struggling to complete our application form? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk for assistance.
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