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Job Overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Business Officer to join the NHS Shared Services - Procurement Services' Frontline Procurement Team based at St David's Park, Carmarthen.
If you’re looking for a career in Procurement that keeps you motivated, offers potential for personal development and puts you in a position to make a positive difference to the NHS in Wales, then NWSSP Procurement Services has a career that will interest you.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic challenging and high profile environment. In addition to the criteria outlined in the specification you should demonstrate how you apply commercial acumen and utilise 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 for success in this role.
Main Duties of the Job
NWSSP - NHS Wales Procurement Shared Service 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.
As a Procurement Service we have an obligation to provide stakeholders and customers with the best quality service, ensuring the right product, provision or service has been sourced and supplied efficiently and at the right price for all of Wales and our aim is to have seamless procurement processes in place that release clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value based procurement approach based around patient outcomes.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria:
* 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 OR
* Previous work experience in a contracting function: e.g. ability to interpret and develop technical and commercial specifications to support sourcing activities, experience working with end users to translate operational requirements into clear, concise procurement documentation, appraise suppliers, invite tenders & evaluate bids, terms and conditions of contract.
* Proven ability to build, manage, and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
* Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative approach to engaging diverse teams and vendors.
* 5 GCSE’s grade C and above, including Maths & English or equivalent experience
Desirable Criteria:
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Competent in the use of Microsoft products
* Proven ability to prepare documentation utilising Microsoft products that are both structurally and grammatically correct and capable of final presentation
* Excellent organisational skills
* Proven communication skills
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to follow work through to completion
* Ability to work positively as part of a team
* Welsh language skills are desirable
* Ability to collaborative approach to engaging diverse teams and vendors
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities. If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered.
Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification.
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