Contracts Officer

Contracts Officer

The closing date is 02 March 2026

Working within the Contracts Team, the post holder will play an active role in the department, utilising knowledge, skills and experience to make contributions to the achievement of departmental objectives by undertaking projects to drive value and innovation within the organisation.

The successful candidate will work cross functionally with both the Procurement Team and the wider Trust to ensure all goods and services are procured in the most economically advantageous method, adhering to Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Public Procurement Regulations.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

• Ensure compliance with Public Procurement Regulations, Trust Standing Financial Instructions.
• Assist and carry out tender exercises where applicable.
• Assist in the management of capital equipping schemes as defined by the Trusts Site and Service Capital Project Team where required.
• Seek new sources of supply to ensure that purchasing remains cost effective.
• Act as a guardian of the procurement process, challenging non‑compliance through the appropriate channels.
• Attend meetings ensuring all relevant stakeholders are kept updated on the status of procurement schemes.
• Assist within the Contracts Team, ensuring that the Trust's purchasing activities are undertaken in an efficient and effective manner.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that "happy staff, makes for happy patients". We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

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WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

• Advise managers on the quality and effectiveness of contracts ensuring consultative process with users takes place where appropriate.
• Close liaison with internal and external contacts in relation to procurement activities ensuring target deadlines are met.
• Manage self and project teams in the delivery of scheduled and ad‑hoc procurement/commercial activities utilizing the relevant IT packages ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and within budget.
• Maintain close liaison with the Trust Medical Equipment Manager where appropriate when procuring medical equipment.
• Negotiate best value with suppliers and influence internal customers to use the services of the Procurement function and contribute to the achievement of the Trust's savings target.
• Advise on procurement options in terms of routes to market.
• Attend project meetings ensuring all relevant stakeholders are kept updated as to the status of capital procurement schemes.
• Produce management reports aimed at ensuring that stakeholders have the appropriate information to aid business decision making.
• Provide routine advice to the Trust's departments and project teams with regards to tendering requirements, with emphasis upon ensuring that the procurement process is run smoothly and in the best interests of the Trust.
• Provide professional procurement advice and supporting documentation to focus groups set up to consider the Trust's purchasing activities.
• Support clinicians in organising product trials, analysing quotations and question documents, and undertaking evaluations which lead to best value purchasing practice.
• Ensure that recommendations for purchases are fully explained using appropriate relevant evaluation criteria, delivered in accordance with timescales and remain within budget.
• Seek best buy opportunities considering alternative…