About
Our aim is to support NHS Wales by creating a dedicated shared services organisation with a distinct identity, which shares common operating standards in line with best practice, has sufficient scale to optimise economies of scale and purchasing power, improves quality, and has an excellent customer‑care ethos and focus on service quality. NWSSP is committed to delivering customer‑focused support functions and services to NHS Wales statutory bodies, continually reviewing performance through ongoing dialogue and performance reports with each health board and trust.
Key details
* Location: Woodland House, Maes-y-Coed Road, Cardiff, CF14 4HH
* Contract type & working pattern: Permanent, Full time – 37.5 hours per week
* Salary: £46,840 – £53,602 per annum (Yearly)
* Grade (Band): 7
* Specialty: Procurement
Job Overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Procurement Business Manager to join the NWSSP – Procurement Services Integrated Partnership Team supporting Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Velindre University NHS Trust and NWSSP at Woodland House, Cardiff. This role offers a dynamic, challenging, high‑profile environment to develop your procurement career, applying commercial acumen and 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.
Responsibilities and main duties
* Manage a team of Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P) staff with regional responsibility for processing purchase orders, managing order queries, resolving invoice‑on‑hold queries and increasing efficiencies in the P2P process.
* Ensure the team meets its organisational Key Performance Indicators and follows best practice in line with set policies, procedures and local governance frameworks.
* Conduct the role for the first 12 weeks fully office based for training, then review flexible working arrangements in line with the agile working policy.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Postgraduate diploma or demonstrable equivalent experience in a relevant area.
* Qualified in project management, e.g. PRINCE2 or alternative methodology or equivalent experience.
* Qualified to MCIPS (Level 5‑6) or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
* Having or working towards ECDL.
* Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts procurement processes/procedures.
Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent communication skills, written and oral, articulate and robust in presenting ideas.
* IT proficiency particularly in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, databases and use of the web for researching.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
* Conversant in Welsh.
* Familiar with integrated web‑based systems.
Experience
Essential criteria
* Proven experience of handling complex and/or high value procurements on time and within budget.
* Expertise in EU procurement and contract management, obtained via further training and/or relevant experience.
* Experience of project planning and ability to meet deadlines, including participating and co‑ordinating costings and purchases in line with agreed revenue and capital projects.
* Demonstrable track record of obtaining savings and other business indicators.
* Experience of people/staff management.
* Conversant with legal, compliance and probity issues.
Desirable criteria
* Awareness of quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.
* Awareness of category management.
* Awareness of business planning principles.
* Experience of managing large scale and/or complex projects.
* Track record of managing organisational and technological change.
Documents
* JD & PS (472.4) PDF KB
* JD & PS Welsh (552.3) PDF KB
* OH Form (720.5) PDF KB
* NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice (696.3) PDF KB
* NWSSP – About Us (6.6) PDF MB
* NWSSP – Our Benefits 2023 (487.5) PDF KB
* NWSSP – Buddion (491.0) PDF KB
* PCGC – Amdanom (6.7) PDF MB
* Guidance Notes for Applicants April 2024 (278.7) PDF KB
* IMTP Summary 2024‑2027 (13.7) PDF MB
* IMTP Summary 2024‑2027 – Cymraeg (13.7) PDF MB
Further details & informal visit contact
Name: Gareth Stallard
Job title: Deputy Head of Operational Procurement
Email: [email protected]
Additional information
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or, unless you have a Skilled Worker visa, 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 UKGov. 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.
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