Procurement Business Officer

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 in place that release clinical time to focus on patient care and develop a value‑based procurement approach based around patient outcomes.

Procurement Services have a vacant Procurement Business Officer position. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging and high‑profile environment.

The post will be working on behalf of Health Education & Improvement Wales.

We are committed to the development of our staff and each year we are able to support the progression of our staff through the levels of CIPS qualifications – our goal is to have a fully skilled, dedicated professional workforce that supports NHS Wales in all areas of the Procure to Pay process.

Contributes to being the interface of Procurement between NWSSP Local Procurement and our customers and will assist in representing the function at various levels. Additionally, the post holder will assist in informing on the status/priority of category work plans across the Trust. This will involve liaison with user departments and NWSSP at all levels to promote procurement input into partner organisations' business plans at the earliest opportunity.

Provision of a professional procurement service to the Health Board/Trust contributing to the development and achievement of the NWSSP Business plan. The post holder will support the Senior Procurement Business Manager on procurement issues and on key projects.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. For more information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible; all posts will have a contractual base but, as part of agile ways of working, that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

• Qualified to CIPS (Level
  4)/NVQ2/3 or equivalent experience 5 GCSE’s grade C and above, including Maths & English or equivalent experience

• Knowledge of purchasing principles and contract law
• Working knowledge of quality systems and procedures including problem solving techniques

• Proven ability to establish and enhance effective working relationships with stakeholders
• Ability to work to deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Products
• Ability to work positively as part of a team
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data sets

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.