Procurement Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious enthusiastic individual to work in the Procurement & Supplies Department within North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions, and join a rapidly expanding and constantly developing function.

The successful candidate will be a key asset working with the Senior Procurement Officer within the Corporate Services and Health Lives Care Group; which covers an arrays of areas including ICT Orthotics, Wheelchairs and Community Services

The successful candidate will be is a key interface between Procurement and our client(s), managing the timely negotiation of a range of allocated contracts that offer 'value for money' utilising electronic tools, from the identification of demand through to the award and publication of contracts in line with the published annual plan ensuring compliance with Organisational standards and relevant legislation.

Support the Senior Procurement & Contract Manager and Senior Procurement Officer to maximise Supply Chain opportunities, rationalisation & ensure value for money.

Maximise the use of existing contracting opportunities such as NHS Supply Chain, Commercial Procurement Collaborative, Crown Commercial Service, & to release resource for the Procurement agenda by contracting once.

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions provides a range of Estates, Facilities, Supplies and Procurement services to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The company is a separate legal body to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ from the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

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• Excellent performance related bonus scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (dependant on service and contracted hours)
• Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) - North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions will pay a 3% contribution
• Night shift working allowances (where appropriate)
• Bank holiday working allowances (where appropriate)

Support the Senior Procurement & Contract Manager and Senior Procurement Officer to maximise Supply Chain opportunities, rationalisation & ensure value for money.

Maximise the use of existing contracting opportunities such as NHS Supply Chain, Commercial Procurement Collaborative, Crown Commercial Service, & to release resource for the Procurement agenda by contracting once.

• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Advanced Diploma level 4 or equivalent experience.
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Advanced Diploma level 6 (MCIPS) or equivalent experience
• Qualification Project Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2).

• Working experience of purchasing and supply activity.
• Working Experience of an electronic procurement system.
• Experience of EU procurement procedures.
• Able to construct complex key performance indicators from specification.
• Working experience of operating within EU Contract Regulations and organisational policies.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Management