NHS Wales Shared Services Procurement is an established Procurement Service assisting the Health Boards and Trusts across Wales to deliver patient‑centred services. We are an award‑winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality. Our aim is to have seamless procurement processes that release clinical time for patient care and develop a value‑based procurement approach based on patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
* Act as the interface of Procurement between NWSSP Local Procurement and our customers, and represent the function at various levels.
* Assist in informing on the status and priority of category work plans across the Trust.
* Liaise with user departments and NWSSP at all levels to promote procurement input into partner organisations’ business plans at the earliest opportunity.
Qualifications
Essential
* Qualified to CIPS Level 4, NVQ2/3 or equivalent experience.
* 5 GCSEs grade C and above, including Maths & English, or equivalent experience.
* Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through NVQ level 3 or Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply, plus knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience.
* Previous work experience in a contracting function: e.g., constructing specifications, appraising suppliers, inviting tenders & evaluating bids, and managing terms and conditions of contract.
* Proven ability to establish and enhance effective working relationships with stakeholders.
* Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets, work to deadlines and follow work through to completion.
* Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills; competent in Microsoft products.
Desirable
* Awareness of business planning principles.
* Working knowledge of quality systems and procedures, including problem solving techniques.
* Knowledge of best practice, benchmarking and performance measurement techniques.
* Experience of managing staff.
* Welsh language skills (levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing).
* The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
A Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required.
Benefits
Offering a comprehensive benefits package. For more information on working for us and the application process, visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us.
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focusing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
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