This role will be part of the Cardiff and Vale Integrated Partnership within Procurement Services.
The role is to co‑ordinate the timely delivery and management of a range of allocated contracts, including the category strategy that offers value for money, utilising a range of electronic tools and stakeholder engagement.
The process from the identification of demand through to the award and publication of contracts in line with the published contract programme ensures compliance with organisational standards and relevant legislation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Head of Procurement and wider procurement team in providing a procurement service through excellent customer service, administration and management of new and existing contracts.
In addition to the criteria outlined in the specification you should demonstrate how you would apply your commercial acumen and utilise your skills to deliver in the complex changing environment within NHS Wales.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Job responsibilities
Full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
Qualifications
- Qualified to CIPS (Level 4 Diploma) or equivalent experience
- 5 GCSEs Grades A‑C including Maths & English or equivalent experience
Knowledge
- Understanding of category management
- Understanding of risk management
- Understanding of the business needs across Procurement Services
- Understanding of delivering value for money
- Understanding of the whole supply chain process
- Understanding of key performance indicators
- Understanding of e‑procurement
- Understanding of the need for compliance
- Understanding of legal requirements of a contract
- Understanding of external influences that could impact Procurement Services in NHS Wales
- Ability to articulate the value that Procurement Services deliver for NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts
- Understanding of EU Procurement
- Understanding of performance and process improvement, best practice principles and benchmarking
- Knowledge of Health Boards and Trusts Procurement processes/procedures
- Awareness of how a Shared Services organisation delivers its key functions – specifically NWSSP
- ILM Level 3, other management qualifications or working towards a management qualification
Experience
- Proven experience of delivering complex procurement projects
- Proven experience of assessing business needs
- Proven experience of tendering
- Proven experience of specification writing
- Proven experience of developing evaluation criteria
- Proven experience of producing contract award reports
- Proven experience of contract management
- Proven experience of implementation of contracts
- Proven experience of engaging with key stakeholders
- Experience of managing multiple projects simultaneously – ability to effectively plan, meet demanding deadlines, balance complex stakeholder needs
- Demonstrated experience of dealing with contract legislation, compliance and probity issues
- Demonstrable track record of delivering savings against targets, non‑financial benefits and other key performance indicators
- Awareness of Quality standards and working with ISO policies and procedures
- Demonstrated experience of contributing to business planning processes; assisting development of a contract plan and savings plan
- Experience of people/staff supervision/management – preferably within a procurement or supply environment
- Experience of managing risk, establishing mitigating action and managing issues to deliver a positive conclusion
- Experience of category management and developing team work plans
Skills and Attributes
- Ability to drive and lead comprehensive data gathering on products and suppliers
- Ability to communicate complex information effectively to multidisciplinary groups of staff and customers at all levels
- Ability to build productive relationships and maintain effective business partnering relationships
- IT proficiency, particularly in the use of MS Office; complex spreadsheets, bespoke databases and web‑based systems
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Understanding of a range of complex category product knowledge relevant to NHS Wales customers
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills with customers and external parties
- Welsh language skills – desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh
Other
- Demonstrate how your personal qualities match against NWSSP core values – Working Together, Innovating, Listening and Learning, Taking Responsibility
- Ability to access transport (public and/or private) to travel off site for meetings (as appropriate) throughout Wales and other parts of the UK
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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