Procurement Assistant

Job Summary

The successful candidate will work to assist the Procurement Officer, Senior Procurement Officers, Deputy Head of Procurement and Assistant Director - Procurement in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of Strategic Procurement, in accordance with the Trusts Standing Financial Instructions (SFI’s) and procurement procedures, to help deliver value for money for the trust.

Under the direction of a Senior Procurement Officer, the successful candidate will be the procurement lead for allocated work streams and projects, managing their own workload, and supporting the Deputy Head of Procurement and Assistant Director - Procurement in the provision of a professional purchasing and supply service to the Trust.

The post holder will be required to undertake specific projects delivering against agreed timescales and outcomes for Trust Departments and Divisions.

To assist, manage and monitor the procurement of the full range of Trust contracts for goods and services working within the public sector procurement policy and legal framework. These will be for high value complex contracts above procurement limits as well as those below.

Support Trust Departments and Divisions in ensuring they comply with procurement legislation, UK law and Trust Standing Financial Instructions.

The post holder must be able work as part of a team, ensuring that relevant procurement information is disseminated throughout the Procurement department as necessary.

Support the Deputy Head of Procurement, Senior Procurement Officers and Procurement Officer and under their direction lead a range of procurement projects to deliver against the procurement workplan and cost improvement programme.

Under the general direction of the Procurement Officer, Senior Procurement Officers and Deputy Head of Procurement assist in preparing and issuing of tender documentation, evaluate and assist with the negotiation of tenders received against the specification, and prepare analytical summaries in preparation for contract awards, ensuring that all contracts maintain fair and equal competition.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The successful candidate will join the trust procurement team, consisting of hardworking, enthusiastic professionals. Whilst the team works predominantly remotely, monthly in person team meetings are held to ensure help and support are provided to all team members.

The Trust’s Procurement Department has been accredited as "Best" within the Commercial Continuous Improvement Assessment Framework (CCIAF).