Procurement Officer

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
**We are looking to recruit an experienced Procurement Officer ( ASC) Services that will support with the establishment and maintenance of a reliable and accessible supply chain to meet the needs of vulnerable adults in Salford.**

This will involve renewal of existing service provision along with more strategic, market-shaping activity to harness emerging opportunities and develop the range of services offered locally.

You will be working with traditional Adult Social Care service markets including care home and home care providers while supporting the identification, adoption and integration of modern approaches such as Technology Enabled Care.

You will work as part of a supportive team while enjoying the autonomy to progress your own project portfolio, providing assurance and updates to the Category Manager and Head of Service.

You will provide support to colleagues, commissioners and providers in the effective and efficient delivery of Adult Social Care services. The role will support an end-to-end procurement function including identification of need, tendering and evaluation, contract management & administration, and supplier relationship management within the Adult Social Care service category.

**Main duties of the job**:
Designing, sourcing and delivery of processes that assist the team in running effective procurement activities to ensure quality services are commissioned.

Presenting complex data in a digestible and meaningful format that assist with identification of need, prediction of demand, and providing assurance as part of the commissioning life cycle.

Developing relationships and negotiating with providers to deliver the team objectives and strategic priorities.

Working with contract assurance & quality improvement colleagues.

Analysing performance information to make recommendations on amendments to/development of service specifications.

Developing relationships with customers, colleagues and commissioners.

You will be involved in supporting various finance functions within the Trust, and will include:

- rate negotiation and implementation (within delegated limits);
- advice on budgetary implications of contract activity;
- assessment of potential/existing provider financial standing.

Developing and maintaining a detailed understanding of relevant policies; legislation; local, regional & national strategies; and best practice in the area of Adult Social Care service procurement.

**Working for our organisation**:
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Registration**:
**Desirable criteria**:

- Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)

**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Educated to degree level and/or substantial relevant experience
- Studying towards, or willing to study towards Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Graduate Diploma.

**Knowledge, skills, training & experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working in Procurement
- Experience /Knowledge of Adult Social Care services - either personally or professionally
- Experience of tender evaluation
- Experience of manipulating complex data to produce reports
- Working within a team effectively
- Sound commercial knowledge and contract law
- Supply chain management
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good prioritisation, organisation and time-management skills
- Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Customer oriented
- Negotiation skills, influential and assertive with tact and diplomacy
- Contract Management experience including the ability to produce tenders and quotations in accordance with Trust Standing Financial Instructions

**Desirable criteria**:

- Up-to-date knowledge of contract law, contracting and purchasing legislation and implementation of procurement actions in f