Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Business Officer to join the NWSSP Procurement team based in Woodland House, Cardiff. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your procurement career in a dynamic, challenging and high profile environment.



As an established Procurement Service we have been assisting the Health Boards and Trusts in the delivery of patient centred services as part of NHS Wales Shared Services. We are an award winning service focusing on value, safety, excellence, innovation and quality.

The Procurement Business Officer role 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(s) will assist in informing on the status/priority of work plans across Health Boards / Trust. This will involve liaison with user departments and the NWSSP at all levels to promote procurement input into partner organisations' business plans at the earliest opportunity.



The post holder(s) will support the Procurement Business Manager in the 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 Procurement Business Manager on procurement processes and on key projects.



The post holder will ensure that the service is sensitive, responsive and flexible to the changing needs of the users balanced against the need to remain cost effective. The main task being to provide a strong and effective professional focus leading to the achievement of National, NWSSP and local agreed targets, efficiencies and added value initiatives.



To present the NWSSP as a progressive, proactive, responsive and innovative concern in order to generate and drive uptake of negotiated contracts. Working closely with partnership organisations to influence choice, prioritise change and deliver savings, process improvement and product standardisation, driving cost down and quality and service up. Work closely with colleagues across the Procurement function and Partner organisations to promote joint approaches to solving service issues.



The team is based in Woodland House, Cardiff, with some element of home/agile working as part of the role.



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. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://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.



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.