Procurement Category Support Specialist
2 months ago
The Procurement Shared Services Team within NHS LPP delivers all tender activity on behalf of the above categories for our members.
The Procurement Specialist will lead sourcing activities on behalf of all NHS LPP members, advising the local procurement teams and stakeholders of the best route to market to meet their objectives.
The post holder will be an expert in public sector procurement and will develop in-depth category knowledge allowing them to advise stakeholders with regard to the work of NHS LPP and the best way to structure contracts. These contracts can be significant in value - e.g. £100m.
The post holder will be expected to provide advice to a range of stakeholders including senior managers, and directors within the NHS and provide professional advice to suppliers on compliant procurement processes.
A detailed understanding of EU and UK Procurement Law will be required which will have been obtained by masters or equivalent training.
Support the development and delivery of sourcing strategies for NHS LPP Member’s non-pay spend.
Carry out Tender and supplier contracting initiatives as directed by the Procurement Associate Director / Assistant Director e.g. create Frameworks, Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), Mini-Competitions and bespoke projects.
Develop and implement Tender activity as directed by the Procurement Associate Director/ Assistant Director working with NHS LPP Members.
Maintain overall understanding of NHS LPP Member spend using a variety of data sources including benchmarking and supplier management information, to establish a detailed knowledge of Member expenditure by Supplier & Commodity
The post holder is required to follow Trust policies and procedures which are regularly updated including, but not limited to:
Information Governance
All staff must comply with information governance requirements. These includes statutory responsibilities (such as compliance with the Data Protection Act), following national guidance (such as the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice) and compliance with local policies and procedures (such as the Trust's Confidentiality policy). Staff are responsible for any personal information (belonging to staff or patients) that they access and must ensure it is stored, processed and forwarded in a secure and appropriate manner.
Develop and implement full end to end Tender activity as directed by the Procurement Associate Director / Assistant Director working with NHS LPP Members.
Please see Job description for full details
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential Criteria
- Good general education
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Evidence of CIPS qualification and progress towards professional chartered status
- Previous procurement experience or training to a Masters level or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential Criteria
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a healthcare related organisation.
- Working knowledge of contract law
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential Criteria
- Experience of sourcing including tender process from initial scoping to contract award.
- Analytical competence and problem solving.
- Excellent administration & organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent IT skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload and organise others workload.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use eProcurement systems.
- Microsoft Excel and data base competence.
- Ability to analyse data.
- Ability to run reports and prepare presentations.
- Demonstrable ability to work and influence teams.
- Demonstrable ability to manage workload.
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