Job Description

Are you looking to progress your administrative skills into the world of Procurement? Are you well organised and analytically minded with passion and desire to chip in to the positive reputation of our business?

We are seeking an exceptional, highly motivated individual, to join the NHS SBS Transactional Procurement Services working within a fresh and innovative team maintaining quality standards and taking ownership for providing administrative support within our procurement function.

This role is based on a hybrid working model, predominantly working from home, however you will be required to go into the office for collaborative working once a quarter, potentially more if the need emerges!

What you\'ll be doing:

• Review procurement requirements, in line with the compliance and standard financial instructions per trust
• Review non compliant requisitions and communicate and Liaise with clients to make sure they are compliant
• To review documentation including contracts, quotes and catalogue items for processing requisitions
• Work with the Transactional Procurement team to action and resolve and queries for Internal and external customers
• Provide advice and guidance on effective submission of requisitions, ensuring these are submitted as compliant requisitions that support faster processing of PO\'s
• Support on locating orders not received
• To be the Customer service and support and direct any queries in the P2P process
• Arrange new supplier sets, liaising between clients and suppliers, making sure bank details and required documents are received in a compliant format and actioned in a timely manner
• Actively manages and report on your own workload

What you\'ll bring:

• A proven track record using different IT systems with MS Office skills
• The ability to deliver quickly and accurately to customers across a high volume of requests
• A high level of organisational skills, effective time-management and a proactive approach to delivery
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work with team members at a variety of levels within NHS SBS and customer organisations

It would be great if you had:

Procurement experience

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we\'re looking for, please do apply, we\'d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Salford
Security Clearance Level: DBS
Internal Recruiter: Chloe
Salary: Up to \xc2\xa324,500 depending upon experience and development needs
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Although this is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you\'re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams\' expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence.
We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level.
Would you like to join us on our journey?

Sopra Steria