Job Description:
Procurement Support Specialist
Bupa Place (Salford Quays M50 3SP)
FTC 12 months
Full time 37.5 hours
Hybrid (2 days in the office)
Salary: from £26,400 per annum DOE
Advert closes Wednesday 17th June 2026
We make health happen
At Bupa, our purpose is simple – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by putting care at the heart of everything we do.
As a Procurement Support Specialist, you’ll play an important role in making this happen. You’ll support our teams across the UK to get the goods and services they need in a simple, compliant and efficient way. By making procurement easy to navigate, you’ll help colleagues focus on what matters most – delivering great care to our customers.
You’ll be part of a supportive Procurement and Commercial team where your ideas are valued. We’re always looking for ways to improve how we work, and you’ll have the chance to use feedback and data to make a real impact on our processes and customer experience.
How you’ll help us make health happen
As a Procurement Support Specialist, you’ll:
1. Help colleagues and suppliers understand and follow our procurement processes
2. Offer clear guidance so people can make the right choices quickly and confidently
3. Check and maintain procurement data to make sure everything is accurate and compliant
4. Spot opportunities to improve how we work and suggest practical changes
5. Record and deal with any issues, making sure they’re resolved and shared with the wider team
6. Support suppliers to meet contracts and service agreements where needed
7. Work closely with the Procurement team to build strong relationships across the business
8. Carry out general administrative tasks that keep the team running smoothly
Key Skills/Qualifications needed for this role
We’re looking for someone who enjoys helping others and takes pride in getting the detail right.
You’ll have:
9. Experience working in a fast past administrative role. This is a requirement for the role so please clearly outline your experience on your application.
10. Procurement experience is helpful but not essential
11. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain things in a clear and simple way to a range of stakeholders
12. A collaborative approach and confidence building relationships with different teams
13. Good understanding and previous use of procurement systems such as Jaggaer and Peoplesoft is an advantage
14. Excellent attention to detail and confidence working with numbers and data
15. Problem-solving skills, with the ability to find practical solutions
16. The ability to manage your own workload and stay organised
17. A proactive mindset – you’ll look for ways to improve how things are done
You’ll also feel comfortable challenging requests that don’t follow our policies, explaining the benefits of doing things the right way.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
18. 25 days holiday per year, pro rata to your contract.
19. Access to a range of services to support your physical and mental wellbeing
20. Fixed term benefits allowance
21. Access to our confidential employee assistance programme
22. Workplace pension
23. Online discounts covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and more.
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.