Procurement Specialist

6 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Healthtrust Europe Full time

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**The Opportunity: Procurement Specialist (Sourcing Specialist internally)**

At HealthTrust Europe (HTE), we are seeking an experienced procurement professional to join our Purchased Services team, where you can make a difference within your role, take pride in your work and be part of a team that is taking the company into a new and exciting era.

As a Procurement Specialist, you will be supporting the public sector (NHS). Specifically, you will be working on categories ranging from, but not limited to pathology, diagnostics, LIMS. Automation, renal, medical liquid & bulk gases. You will be responsible for negotiating industry leading national agreements, ensuring best in class industry pricing and contract terms and conditions.

**Who are we?**

Based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, we offer solutions to manage spend effectively and improve performance, working with both public (NHS) and private healthcare providers to optimise the use of products and services to identify cost saving opportunities.

**DUTIES (included, but not limited to)**:
**Category Knowledge**

Understand or demonstrate an aptitude to learn the product categories assigned and how end-users interface with the products/services including but not limited to:

- Product features and benefits
- Product comparisons between supplier offerings and impact on healthcare providers in deriving value through conversion opportunities
- Interpret and use market information provided by HealthTrust Europe Sales & Marketing Team and US Global Sourcing Team
- With guidance from manager, uses knowledge about supplier to execute strategies, create leverage, and mitigate risks.
- For assigned categories, develop the strategy with the support of their manager, seeking guidance for risk issues and agreeing on risk mitigation strategies.

**Sourcing Process**
- Under general supervision, being responsible for the sourcing process for their assigned categories. This includes market research, bid preparation, RFI, strategy development & validation, SQ, RFP/ITT, contract negotiations, and contract launch
- Present category strategies and final awards to internal stakeholders for review and discussion, prior to being validated by members
- Deliver quality presentations to customers
- Undertake a pre
- assessment of award scenarios and utilises outputs to inform sourcing strategies for assigned categories
- Utilise knowledge of procurement processes to determine appropriate procurement approaches required to deliver required value for all stakeholders
- Undertake end to end sourcing initiatives in line with organisation’s sourcing practices.

**Project Management**
- Plan and execute project timelines for assigned categories, with guidance from their manager.
- Translate objectives into project planning priorities, creates and manages work plans and timelines for multiple projects and priorities, and finalises negotiations in the timeframe designated for the project
- Deliver a quality project.

**Supplier and Customer Relationship Management**
- Oversee the supplier relationship during the sourcing process. Participate in supplier business reviews and reviews new products/technologies/services as they arise in assigned categories
- Build effective working relationships with customers with interaction primarily being through member presentations
- Identify key customer relationships to be established, to support the growth of the assigned portfolio
- Build and nurture effective customer relationships through frequent interactions (all levels, including executive) and engagement activities.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**

**Essential**
- 2-3 years procurement experience with a proven track record of delivery against targets
- Strategic Sourcing and Category Management experience
- Experienced negotiator
- Supplier relationship management and project management experience
- Accomplished user of e-Procurement systems, Microsoft Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Access, Outlook

**Desirable**
- Understanding of EU Directives
- Indirects experience
- Understanding of Group Purchasing Organisations
- Member or training to be a member of the Chartered Institute of purchasing and Supply, and works in accordance with the CIPS Code of Ethics

**Why work for us?**

At HealthTrust Europe we offer core benefits such as:

- Pension
- Life assurance
- Critical illness cover
- 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working (2 days from home a week)

Employees can access the following voluntary benefits and more, which are available at set times during the year:

- Cycle Scheme
- Private healthcare
- Gymflex
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Technology at home
- Private GP consultations
- Purchase up to 10 days annual leave

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