Assistant Procurement Business Manager

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

The closing date is 06 May 2025

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Procurement Business Manager to join the Cardiff & Vale Integrated Procurement Partnership Team at Woodland House, Cardiff.

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.

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

The organisation recognises the challenges of recruiting high calibre candidates and has a number of bases across Wales. Whilst the preferred base would be Woodland House in Cardiff, hybrid working is a benefit of this role, the successful candidate will be office based/home based 3/2 days per week and discussions may be held in this regard with the successful candidate.

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.

NWSSP Procurement Team has a vacancy for an Assistant Procurement Business Manager.

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.

About us

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.

Offeringa comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visithttps://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

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.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

043-AC063-0425

Job locations

Woodland House

Maes Y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to CIPS Level 4 (Diploma) or equivalent CIPS Knowledge / Experience which can be demonstrated
  • Ability to be able to define your understanding of:, Category management, Risk management
  • "An understanding of the external influences that could impact Procurement Services in NHS Wales"

Desirable

  • Understanding of EU procurement.
  • "Understanding of performance and process improvement, best practice principles and benchmarking"
  • Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to drive and lead a comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
  • Ability to communicate complex information effectively to multidisciplinary groups of staff and customers at all levels."

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
  • Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously

Desirable

  • Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.
  • "Demonstrate experience of contributing to the business planning processes; assisting development of a contract plan and savings plan"
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to CIPS Level 4 (Diploma) or equivalent CIPS Knowledge / Experience which can be demonstrated
  • Ability to be able to define your understanding of:, Category management, Risk management
  • "An understanding of the external influences that could impact Procurement Services in NHS Wales"

Desirable

  • Understanding of EU procurement.
  • "Understanding of performance and process improvement, best practice principles and benchmarking"
  • Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/ procedures

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to drive and lead a comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
  • Ability to communicate complex information effectively to multidisciplinary groups of staff and customers at all levels."

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
  • Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously

Desirable

  • Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures.
  • "Demonstrate experience of contributing to the business planning processes; assisting development of a contract plan and savings plan"

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Address

Woodland House

Maes Y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH


Employer's website

https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Address

Woodland House

Maes Y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH


Employer's website

https://nwssp.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Head of Operational Procurement

Gemma Roscrow

gemma.roscrow@wales.nhs.uk

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£30,420 to £37,030 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

043-AC063-0425

Job locations

Woodland House

Maes Y Coed Road

Cardiff

CF14 4HH


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